The 1975–76

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was the fifth season of the

, the third-tier club

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competition organised by

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. The

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was played over two legs at

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and at the Olympiastadion,

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. It was won by

, who defeated Club Brugge of

by an aggregate result of 4–3 to claim their second UEFA Cup title. This was the first of only two times in the history of the UEFA Cup, its unofficial predecessor

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, or its successor

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where both finalists won their national championship in the same season. Until then, this had only happened twice in the

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, and it would only happen once in the European Cup Winners Cup. Club Brugge was the first Belgian team to reach a UEFA Cup final, six years after

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also reached the final in the

, its predecessor tournament. The final's first leg was the last major final held at

in one of the three premier European club championships, although the stadium would also host two

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legs in later finals.

Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 31

member associations participate in the 1975–76 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. The

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and

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were the two associations selected to have an extra third birth for this season, while the

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and

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went back to two qualified teams.

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 Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays. In the first round, three first leg matches were played on a Thursday, and both legs of the match-up between

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and

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were played over three days in West Germany, with the first leg being held on a Sunday.

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Both legs were played in West Germany, MSV Duisburg won 10–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 14–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Royal Antwerp won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Budapest Honvéd won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ipswich Town won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Śląsk Wrocław won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hertha BSC won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Stal Mielec won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Öster won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lazio won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Porto won 10–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Torpedo Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vasas SC won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburg won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Athlone Town won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Inter Bratislava won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dundee United won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Levski-Spartak Sofia won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sporting CP won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Lazio refused to play for security reasons, claiming it would be impossible to play due to political demonstrations following the execution in Spain of five

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and FRAP members on 27 September on terrorism charges. UEFA awarded Barcelona a 3–0 victory, ruling those three goals were not applicable for the away goals rule.''

Second leg

''4–4 on aggregate; Levski-Spartak Sofia won on away goals.'' ---- ''Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Stal Mielec won on penalties.'' ---- ''Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Torpedo Moscow won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Inter Bratislava won on away goals.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 9–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburg won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Śląsk Wrocław won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Vasas SC won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Before the game,

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was given his

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award for the 1974 season.'' ''Barcelona won 7–0 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

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Second leg

''3–3 on aggregate; Levski-Spartak Sofia won on penalties.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Stal Mielec won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

---- ---- ----

Second leg

''Barcelona won 8–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburg won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

----

Second leg

''Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Final

First leg

Second leg

''Liverpool won 4–3 on aggregate.''

References

External links

1975–76 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website

Official Site

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