1976–77 UEFA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 1976 – 18 May 1977 | 
| Teams | 64 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Juventus (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Athletic Bilbao | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 | 
| Goals scored | 399 (3.17 per match) | 
| Attendance | 2,810,845 (22,308 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Stan Bowles (Queens Park Rangers) 11 goals | 
| ← 1975–76  1977–78 →  | |
The 1976–77 UEFA Cup was the sixth season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy, and at San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain. It was won by Juventus of Italy, who defeated Athletic Bilbao of Spain on the away goals rule after a 2–2 aggregate draw to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
This was the first major European conquest for Juventus, having previously lost one European Cup final and two Inter-Cities Fairs' Cup finals. It was the first time that a team from Southern Europe had won the competition, and the last European title for an Italian team for seven years, which was their biggest international drought at club level until 2018.[1]
In their first European final, Athletic Bilbao was the first Spanish finalist in the UEFA Cup, and the only one until 1985. A Spanish club last reached the Inter-Cities Fairs' Cup final in 1966, which was also the last year with a Spanish title in Europe. Athletic became the fourth different Spanish side to lose at this stage in European competition ever since.
Association team allocation
[edit]A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. The original allocation scheme was as follows:
- 3 associations have four teams qualify.
- 3 associations have three teams qualify.
- 18 associations have two teams qualify.
- 7 associations have one team qualify.
Hungary and Romania were the two associations selected to have an extra third birth for this season, while the Soviet Union and Sweden went back to two qualified teams.
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Teams
[edit]The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
- TH: Title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- LC: League Cup winners
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
- P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
| Round | First leg | Second leg | 
|---|---|---|
| First round | 8–16 September 1976 | 28–30 September 1976 | 
| Second round | 20 October 1976 | 3–4 November 1976 | 
| Third round | 24 November 1976 | 7–8 December 1976 | 
| Quarter-finals | 2–3 March 1977 | 16 March 1977 | 
| Semi-finals | 6 April 1977 | 20 April 1977 | 
| Final | 4 May 1977 | 18 May 1977 | 
First round
[edit]First leg
[edit]| Porto  | 2–2 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fischer  37', 44' | 
| AEK Athens  | 2–0 |  Dynamo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| 
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| Ajax  | 1–0 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Krol  42' | Report | 
| Celtic  | 2–2 |  Wisła Kraków | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Derby County  | 12–0 |  Finn Harps | 
|---|---|---|
| Hector  6', 22', 37', 39', 65' Rioch  12' James  20', 30', 70' George  24', 29', 76' | Report | 
| Eintracht Braunschweig  | 7–0 |  Holbæk | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
| Fenerbahçe  | 2–1 |  Videoton | 
|---|---|---|
| Turan  19', 87' | Report | Nagy II  70' | 
| Inter Milan  | 0–1 |  Budapest Honvéd | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fehérvári  32' | 
| KuPS  | 3–2 |  Öster | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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| Manchester City  | 1–0 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Kidd  44' | Report | 
| Shakhtar Donetsk  | 3–0 |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Rohovsky  3' Sokolovsky  75' Starukhin  80' | Report | 
| Wacker Innsbruck  | 2–1 |  Start | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mathisen  67' (pen.) | 
| Târgu Mureș  | 0–1 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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| Újpest  | 1–0 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai  89' | Report | 
Second leg
[edit]| Schalke 04  | 3–2 |  Porto | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Oliveira  51', 69' | 
Schalke 04 won 5–4 on aggregate.
Slovan Bratislava won 8–0 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Kaiserslautern  | 8–0 |  Enosis Neon Paralimni | 
|---|---|---|
| 
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Kaiserslautern won 11–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Moscow  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  AEK Athens | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Manchester United  | 2–0 |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Macari  42' McIlroy  65' | Report | 
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Austria Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona  | 3–2 |  Belenenses | 
|---|---|---|
| Rexach  33' Asensi  53' Clares  87' | Report | Vasques  43' José Rocha  55' | 
Barcelona won 5-4 on aggregate.
| Wisła Kraków  | 2–0 |  Celtic | 
|---|---|---|
| Kmiecik  53', 59' | Report | 
Wisła Kraków won 4-2 on aggregate.
| Finn Harps  | 1–4 |  Derby County | 
|---|---|---|
| McFarland  1' (o.g.) | Report | Hector  26', 31' George  81', 89' | 
Derby County won 16–1 on aggregate.
| Milan  | 2–1 |  Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Braunschweig won 7–1 on aggregate.
Espanyol won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Djurgården  | 2–1 |  Feyenoord | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jansen  66' | 
Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Videoton  | 4–0 |  Fenerbahçe | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Videoton won 5–2 on aggregate.
Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Budapest Honvéd  | 1–1 |  Inter Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Póczik  26' | Report | Muraro  89' | 
Budapest Honvéd won 2–1 on aggregate.
Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.
Öster won 4–3 on aggregate.
Magdeburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Juventus  | 2–0 |  Manchester City | 
|---|---|---|
| Scirea  36' Boninsegna  69' | Report | 
Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 7–0 on aggregate.
Queens Park Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Lokeren  | 3–1 |  Red Boys Differdange | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Flenghi  30' (pen.) | 
Lokeren won 6–1 on aggregate.
Akademik Sofia won 3–2 on aggregate.
| BFC Dynamo  | 1–1 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Noack  11' | Report | Rohovsky  16' | 
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
Sportul Studențesc won 4–2 on aggregate.
Wacker Innsbruck won 7–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 4–0 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade  | 4–1 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | Bonev  15' | 
Red Star Belgrade won 5–3 on aggregate.
Second round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens   | 5–2 |  Derby County | 2–0 | 3–2 | 
| Akademik Sofia   | 4–5 |  Milan | 4–3 | 0–2 | 
| Austria Salzburg   | 2–2 (a) |  Red Star Belgrade | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
| Barcelona   | 3–2 |  Lokeren | 2–0 | 1–2 | 
| Basel   | 2–4 |  Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 1–3 | 
| Eintracht Braunschweig   | 2–3 |  Espanyol | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
| Hibernian   | 3–4 |  Öster | 2–0 | 1–4 | 
| Wacker Innsbruck   | 1–2 |  Videoton | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| Kaiserslautern   | 2–7 |  Feyenoord | 2–2 | 0–5 | 
| Köln   | 5–2 |  Grasshoppers | 2–0 | 3–2 | 
| Magdeburg   | 4–2 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | 2–2 | 
| Manchester United   | 1–3 |  Juventus | 1–0 | 0–3 | 
| Shakhtar Donetsk   | 6–2 |  Budapest Honvéd | 3–0 | 3–2 | 
| Slovan Bratislava   | 5–8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 3–3 | 2–5 | 
| Sportul Studențesc   | 0–5 |  Schalke 04 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 
| Wisła Kraków   | 2–2 (4–5 p) |  Molenbeek | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 
First leg
[edit]| AEK Athens  | 2–0 |  Derby County | 
|---|---|---|
| Wagner  65', 69' | Report | 
| Akademik Sofia  | 4–3 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| Paunov  18' Manolov  25' Dimitrov  40' (pen.) Bigon  50' (o.g.) | Report | Capello  33', 80' Collovati  47' | 
| Austria Salzburg  | 2–1 |  Red Star Belgrade | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | Filipović  35' | 
| Basel  | 1–1 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Marti  2' | Report | Madariaga  45' | 
| Eintracht Braunschweig  | 2–1 |  Espanyol | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | Marañón  23' | 
| Kaiserslautern  | 2–2 |  Feyenoord | 
|---|---|---|
| Briegel  27', 65' | Report | 
| Köln  | 2–0 |  Grasshoppers | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Manchester United  | 1–0 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Hill  32' | Report | 
| Shakhtar Donetsk  | 3–0 |  Budapest Honvéd | 
|---|---|---|
| Shevlyuk  3' Starukhin  35' Vasin  82' | Report | 
| Sportul Studențesc  | 0–1 |  Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fischer  59' | 
| Wisła Kraków  | 1–1 |  Molenbeek | 
|---|---|---|
| Kapka  6' | Report | Olsen  76' | 
Second leg
[edit]| Derby County  | 2–3 |  AEK Athens | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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AEK Athens won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Milan  | 2–0 |  Akademik Sofia | 
|---|---|---|
| Calloni  13' Morini  29' | Report | 
Milan won 5–4 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate.
Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Espanyol  | 2–0 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 
|---|---|---|
| Jeremías  40', 60' (pen.) | Report | 
Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.
Öster won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Videoton  | 1–0 |  Wacker Innsbruck | 
|---|---|---|
| Nagy II  23' | Report | 
Videoton won 2–1 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Grasshoppers  | 2–3 |  Köln | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb  | 2–2 |  Magdeburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Kranjčar  15', 31' | Report | 
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Magdeburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus  | 3–0 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Boninsegna  29', 63' Benetti  85' | Report | 
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Budapest Honvéd  | 2–3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Kozma  35', 70' (pen.) | Report | Shevlyuk  52' Reznik  60', 66' | 
Shakhtar Donetsk won 6–2 on aggregate.
Queens Park Rangers won 8–5 on aggregate.
Schalke 04 won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Molenbeek  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Wisła Kraków | 
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen  28' | Report | Maculewicz  35' | 
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
2–2 on aggregate; Molenbeek won 5–4 on penalties.
Third round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens   | 3–3 (a) |  Red Star Belgrade | 2–0 | 1–3 | 
| Athletic Bilbao   | 5–4 |  Milan | 4–1 | 1–3 | 
| Espanyol   | 0–3 |  Feyenoord | 0–1 | 0–2 | 
| Juventus   | 3–1 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | 0–1 | 
| Magdeburg   | 5–1 |  Videoton | 5–0 | 0–1 | 
| Öster   | 1–8 |  Barcelona | 0–3 | 1–5 | 
| Queens Park Rangers   | 4–4 (a) |  Köln | 3–0 | 1–4 | 
| Molenbeek   | 2–1 |  Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 
First leg
[edit]| AEK Athens  | 2–0 |  Red Star Belgrade | 
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| 
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| Juventus  | 3–0 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Bettega  16' Tardelli  19' Boninsegna  38' | Report | 
| Molenbeek  | 1–0 |  Schalke 04 | 
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| Lafont  86' | Report | 
Second leg
[edit]| Red Star Belgrade  | 3–1 |  AEK Athens | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
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3–3 on aggregate; AEK Athens won on away goals.
Athletic Bilbao won 5–4 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk  | 1–0 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Shevlyuk  35' | Report | 
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Magdeburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Köln  | 4–1 |  Queens Park Rangers | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Masson  4' | 
4–4 on aggregate; Queens Park Rangers won on away goals.
| Schalke 04  | 1–1 |  Molenbeek | 
|---|---|---|
| Abramczik  45' | Report | Teugels  25' | 
Molenbeek won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Bilbao   | 4–3 |  Barcelona | 2–1 | 2–2 | 
| Feyenoord   | 1–2 |  Molenbeek | 0–0 | 1–2 | 
| Magdeburg   | 1–4 |  Juventus | 1–3 | 0–1 | 
| Queens Park Rangers   | 3–3 (6–7 p) |  AEK Athens | 3–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | 
First leg
[edit]| Athletic Bilbao  | 2–1 |  Barcelona | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Asensi  13' | 
| Magdeburg  | 1–3 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Sparwasser  32' | Report | Cuccureddu  2' Benetti  58' Boninsegna  60' | 
Second leg
[edit]| Barcelona  | 2–2 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Cruyff  24', 63' | Report | Irureta  13', 29' | 
Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Juventus  | 1–0 |  Magdeburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Cuccureddu  16' | Report | 
Juventus won 4–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens  | 3–0 (a.e.t.) |  Queens Park Rangers | 
|---|---|---|
| 
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| Penalties | ||
| 7–6 | ||
3–3 on aggregate; AEK Athens won 7–6 on penalties.
Semi-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molenbeek   | 1–1 (a) |  Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | 0–0 | 
| Juventus   | 5–1 |  AEK Athens | 4–1 | 1–0 | 
First leg
[edit]| Molenbeek  | 1–1 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Teugels  87' | Report | Churruca  29' | 
| Juventus  | 4–1 |  AEK Athens | 
|---|---|---|
| Cuccureddu  18' Bettega  59', 83' Causio  67' | Report | Papadopoulos  31' | 
Second leg
[edit]1–1 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
| AEK Athens  | 0–1 |  Juventus | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bettega  84' | 
Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]First leg
[edit]| Juventus  | 1–0 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Tardelli  14' | Report | 
Second leg
[edit]2–2 on aggregate; Juventus won on away goals.
References
[edit]- ^ Di Cesare, Sergio (1 April 2008). "Hard work pays off for Zoff". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ McCracken, Craig (2015-10-15). "Albania's history in European football: beards and bad behaviour in the Balkans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
External links
[edit]- 1976–77 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1976–77 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1976/77 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)
 
	







