1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup Explained

Tourney Name:European Cup Winners' Cup
Year:1977–78
Champion Other: Anderlecht
Count:2
Second Other: Austria Wien
Prevseason:1976–77
Nextseason:1978–79

The 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Anderlecht 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 round

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First leg

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Second leg

Manchester United won 3 - 1 on aggregate.----Real Betis won 3 - 2 on aggregate.----Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.----Universitatea Craiova won 8–1 on aggregate.----Brann won 5–0 on aggregate.

Notes
Manchester United were banned from playing within 200km (100miles) of Old Trafford, following crowd trouble in the first leg.

Second round

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First leg

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Second leg

Porto won 6 - 5 on aggregate.----2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Moscow won on penalties.----Twente won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Second leg

Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.

See also

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