1977 UEFA Cup final explained

1977 UEFA Cup final
Event:1976–77 UEFA Cup
Team1:Juventus
Team1score:2
Team2:Athletic Bilbao
Team2score:2
Details:on aggregate
Juventus won on away goals
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:0
Date1:4 May 1977
Stadium1:Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo
City1:Turin
Referee1:Charles Corver (Netherlands)
Attendance1:54,800
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:2
Date2:18 May 1977
Stadium2:San Mamés
City2:Bilbao
Referee2:Erich Linemayr (Austria)
Attendance2:39,700
Previous:1976
Next:1978

The 1977 UEFA Cup Final was played on 4 May 1977 and 18 May 1977 between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side Athletic Club. Juventus won 2-2 on away goals.

This is the only triumph for an Italian side in an official European tournament without foreign players in its first team squad. It also marked Juventus' first title in European football, as well as the first time the UEFA Cup was won by a Southern European club.

Route to the final

JuventusRoundAthletic Bilbao
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Manchester City2–10–1 (A)2–0 (H)First round Újpesti Dózsa5–10–1 (A)5–0 (H)
Manchester United3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H)Second round Basel4–21–1 (A)3–1 (H)
Shakhtar Donetsk3–13–0 (H)0–1 (A)Third round A.C. Milan5–44–1 (H)1–3 (A)
Magdeburg4–13–1 (A)1–0 (H)Quarter-finals Barcelona4–32–1 (H)2–2 (A)
AEK Athens5–14–1 (H)1–0 (A)Semi-finals Molenbeek1–1 (a)1–1 (A)0–0 (H)

Match details

First leg

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GK 1 Dino Zoff
RB 2
CB 5 Francesco Morini
SW 6 Gaetano Scirea
LB 3 Claudio Gentile
CM 4 Giuseppe Furino (c)
AM 10 Romeo Benetti
CM 8 Marco Tardelli
RW 7 Franco Causio
CF 9
SS 11 Roberto Bettega
Substitutes:
FW 12
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
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GK 1 José Ángel Iribar (c)
RB 2
CB 5 Agustín Guisasola
CB 6
LB 3 Javier Escalza
CM 8 Javier Irureta
CM 4 Ángel María Villar
CM 11 Txetxu Rojo
CF 7
CF 9 José Ignacio Churruca
CF 10
Manager:
Koldo Aguirre

Second leg

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GK 1 José Ángel Iribar (c)
RB 2
CB 5 Agustín Guisasola
CB 6
LB 3 Javier Escalza
CM 4
CM 8
CM 11
FW 7 Dani
FW 10
FW 9 José María Amorrortu
Substitutes:
FW 12
Manager:
Koldo Aguirre
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GK 1 Dino Zoff
RB 2
CB 5 Francesco Morini
SW 6 Gaetano Scirea
LB 3
RW 7
CM 8
CM 4 Giuseppe Furino (c)
AM 10
CF 9
SS 11 Roberto Bettega
Substitutes:
DF 13
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

See also

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