The 1978–79 season of the

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

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in the final in

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against

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

. It was the first of four occasions that the Spanish club won the tournament. No club from Finland, Albania and Turkey joined this season.

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Ipswich Town won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''SSW Innsbruck won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''FK Bodø/Glimt won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''NK Rijeka won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''K.S.K. Beveren won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fortuna Düsseldorf won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aberdeen won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Servette FC won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AS Nancy won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1. FC Magdeburg won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ferencvárosi TC won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Baník Ostrava won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Shamrock Rovers won 3-0 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''Ipswich Town won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; FC Barcelona won on penalties.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''K.S.K. Beveren won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Fortuna Düsseldorf won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Servette FC won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Magdeburg won on away goals.'' ---- ''Baník Ostrava won 6–1 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Barcelona 2–2 Ipswich Town on aggregate. Barcelona won on away goals'' ---- ''K.S.K. Beveren won 1–0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Fortuna Düsseldorf won 1–1 on away goals'' ---- ''Baník Ostrava won 5–4 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

''Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ''Fortuna Düsseldorf won 4–3 on aggregate.''

Final

References

External links

1978-79 competition at UEFA website

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First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

See also

References

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