The 1977–78
European Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European association football, football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renam ...
was won by
Anderlecht
Anderlecht (; ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, B ...
in the final against
Austria Wien. It was Anderlecht's third consecutive final, the best record in the competition, of which they won two.
Qualifying match
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First leg
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Second leg
''Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the competition.''
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First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Universitatea Craiova won 8–1 on aggregate.''
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''Brann won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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Manchester United were banned from playing within of
Old Trafford
Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,197, it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after W ...
, following crowd trouble in the first leg.
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Porto won 6–5 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Moscow won on penalties.''
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''Twente won 4–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
'' Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
Final
See also
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1977–78 European Cup
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1977–78 UEFA Cup
References
External links
1977-78 competition at UEFA website*
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1977–78 Cup Winners Cup
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons