| Club: | Rapid Wien |
| Season: | 1977–78 |
| Manager: | Anton Brzezanczyk, Karl Schlechta |
| Mgrtitle: | Coaches |
| Stadium: | Pfarrwiese Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |
| League: | Bundesliga |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Hans Krankl (41) |
| Season Topscorer: | Hans Krankl (42) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,700 |
| Prevseason: | 1976–77 |
| Nextseason: | 1978–79 |
The 1977–78 SK Rapid Wien season was the 80th season in club history.
| Nat. | Name | Age | League | Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | 3 | 2 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||
| 9+4 | 0+1 | 2 | 11+5 | ||||||||||
| 16+5 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3+4 | 0+1 | 3+5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 35+1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 40+1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 25+1 | 2 | 2 | 29+1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
| 21+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 24+3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 33 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Emil Krause | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 0+1 | 0+1 | ||||||||||||
| 2+4 | 0+1 | 2+5 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Heinz Weiss | 1+1 | 2 | 3+1 | ||||||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||
| 0+2 | 0+2 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 35+1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39+1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 31+3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 34+4 | 13 | 6 | ||||||
| 22+3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25+3 | 7 | ||||||||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.08.1977 | 1-1 | 6,000 | |||||
| 13.08.1977 | 1-0 | 4,500 | |||||
| 26.08.1977 | 3-1 | 13,000 | |||||
| 30.08.1977 | 1-1 | 7,000 | |||||
| 02.09.1977 | 7-2 | 10,000 | |||||
| 06.09.1977 | 0-1 | 9,500 | |||||
| 09.09.1977 | 0-2 | 7,000 | |||||
| 30.09.1977 | 0-0 | 6,500 | |||||
| 04.10.1977 | 2-3 | 11,500 | |||||
| 14.10.1977 | 4-0 | 3,500 | |||||
| 22.10.1977 | 3-1 | 4,000 | |||||
| 05.11.1977 | 2-2 | 6,000 | Krankl, Krause | ||||
| 09.11.1977 | 2-4 | 3,700 | |||||
| 12.11.1977 | 1-2 | 6,000 | |||||
| 19.11.1977 | 0-0 | 5,000 | |||||
| 26.11.1977 | 3-1 | 2,000 | |||||
| 03.12.1977 | 0-2 | 5,000 | |||||
| 11.12.1977 | 0-1 | 5,000 | |||||
| 17.12.1977 | 0-2 | 2,500 | |||||
| 14.01.1978 | 6-0 | 2,500 | |||||
| 22.01.1978 | 1-1 | 3,000 | |||||
| 28.01.1978 | 1-1 | 2,500 | |||||
| 04.02.1978 | 1-1 | 3,500 | |||||
| 11.02.1978 | 4-1 | 2,300 | |||||
| 18.02.1978 | 5-1 | 3,000 | |||||
| 25.02.1978 | 3-1 | 7,000 | |||||
| 05.03.1978 | 0-3 | 15,000 | |||||
| 11.03.1978 | 2-1 | 4,000 | |||||
| 18.03.1978 | 6-0 | 3,200 | Krankl, Krejcirik, Schweinzer | ||||
| 25.03.1978 | 4-1 | 6,500 | |||||
| 31.03.1978 | 2-1 | 7,000 | |||||
| 08.04.1978 | 3-2 | 9,000 | |||||
| 15.04.1978 | 1-2 | 8,000 | |||||
| 22.04.1978 | 6-0 | 6,000 | |||||
| 29.04.1978 | 1-1 | 10,000 | |||||
| 06.05.1978 | 0-0 | 12,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.12.1977 | A | 2-0 | 2,000 | ||||
| 26.12.1977 | 1-1 (6-5 p) | 3,500 | |||||
| 14.03.1978 | 0-2 | 3,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.09.1977 | 1-0 | 10,000 | |||||
| 28.09.1977 | 0-3 | 8,000 |