1976–77_UEFA_Cup
1976–77 UEFA Cup
6th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
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.
| 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 → | |
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 an Spanish title in Europe. Athletic became the fourth different Spanish side to lose at this stage in European competition ever since.
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
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
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 leg
Enosis Neon Paralimni  | 1–3 |  Kaiserslautern |
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Mertakas  80' |
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AEK Athens  | 2–0 |  Dynamo Moscow |
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Derby County  | 12–0 |  Finn Harps |
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| Hector 6', 22', 37', 39', 65' Rioch 12'James 20', 30', 70'George 24', 29', 76' |
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| Eintracht Braunschweig | 7–0 |  Holbæk |
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Fenerbahçe  | 2–1 |  Videoton |
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| Turan 19', 87' |
Report | Nagy II 70' |
Slavia Prague  | 2–0 |  Akademik Sofia |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 |  BFC Dynamo |
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| Rohovsky 3' Sokolovsky 75'Starukhin 80' |
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| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2–1 |  Red Star Belgrade |
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Report | Filipović 19' |
Second leg
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 |
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AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Manchester United | 2–0 |  Ajax |
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| Macari 42' McIlroy 65' |
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Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Austria Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 5-4 on aggregate.
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 won 2–1 on aggregate.
Eintracht Braunschweig won 7–1 on aggregate.
Espanyol won 4–3 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Videoton | 4–0 | Fenerbahçe |
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Videoton won 5–2 on aggregate.
Grasshoppers won 9–0 on aggregate.
Hibernian won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Budapest Honvéd | 1–1 | Inter Milan |
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| Póczik 26' |
Report | Muraro 89' |
Budapest Honvéd won 2–1 on aggregate.
Köln won 3–1 on aggregate.
Öster won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Cesena | 3–1 | Magdeburg |
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| Mariani 29' Pepe 51'Macchi 73' |
Report | Sparwasser 69' |
Magdeburg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 2–0 | Manchester City |
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| Scirea 36' Boninsegna 69' |
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Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 7–0 on aggregate.
Queens Park Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.
Lokeren won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Akademik Sofia | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Slavia Prague |
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Akademik Sofia won 3–2 on aggregate.
| BFC Dynamo | 1–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| 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 |
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Report | Bonev 15' |
Red Star Belgrade won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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
| Akademik Sofia | 4–3 | Milan |
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| Paunov 18' Manolov 25'Dimitrov 40' (pen.)Bigon 50' (o.g.) |
Report | Capello 33', 80' Collovati 47' |
| Austria Salzburg | 2–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
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Report | Filipović 35' |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | Espanyol |
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Report | Marañón 23' |
| Wacker Innsbruck | 1–1 | Videoton |
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| Stering 53' |
Report | Czeczeli 62' (pen.) |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | Budapest Honvéd |
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| Shevlyuk 3' Starukhin 35'Vasin 82' |
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| Slovan Bratislava | 3–3 | Queens Park Rangers |
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| Sportul Studențesc | 0–1 | Schalke 04 |
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| Report | Fischer 59' |
Second leg
| Derby County | 2–3 | AEK Athens |
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AEK Athens won 5–2 on aggregate.
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 |
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| Jeremías 40', 60' (pen.) |
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Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.
Öster won 4–3 on aggregate.
Videoton won 2–1 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 7–2 on aggregate.
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–2 | Magdeburg |
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| Kranjčar 15', 31' |
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Magdeburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 3–0 | Manchester United |
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| Boninsegna 29', 63' Benetti 85' |
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Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Budapest Honvéd | 2–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| 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 |
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| Nielsen 28' |
Report | Maculewicz 35' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
2–2 on aggregate; Molenbeek won 5–4 on penalties.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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
| AEK Athens | 2–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Juventus | 3–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| Bettega 16' Tardelli 19'Boninsegna 38' |
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Second leg
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–1 | AEK Athens |
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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.
Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate.
Magdeburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 8–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Queens Park Rangers won on away goals.
| Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Molenbeek |
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| Abramczik 45' |
Report | Teugels 25' |
Molenbeek won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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
| Magdeburg | 1–3 | Juventus |
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| Sparwasser 32' |
Report | Cuccureddu 2' Benetti 58'Boninsegna 60' |
Second leg
| Barcelona | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao |
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| Cruyff 24', 63' |
Report | Irureta 13', 29' |
Athletic Bilbao won 4–3 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 2–1 on aggregate.
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Molenbeek |
1–1 (a) | Athletic Bilbao |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Juventus |
5–1 | AEK Athens |
4–1 | 1–0 |
First leg
| Molenbeek | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
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| Teugels 87' |
Report | Churruca 29' |
| Juventus | 4–1 | AEK Athens |
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| Cuccureddu 18' Bettega 59', 83'Causio 67' |
Report | Papadopoulos 31' |
Second leg
1–1 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
First leg
Second leg
2–2 on aggregate; Juventus won on away goals.
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- 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)