The 1978–79 European Cup was the 14th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on September 12, 1978, and finished on August 29, 1979.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CH Casco Viejo Bilbao  | 3:9, 2:21 |  Feenstra Flyers | |||
ATSE Graz  | 4:1, 5:3 |  Ferencvárosi TC | |||
Gap HC  | 4:8, 5:15 |  HC Bolzano | |||
| 2:2, 3:7 |  Manglerud/Star | ||||
HC Steaua București  | 6:1, 7:2 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | |||
| 5:6, 2:7 |  Podhale Nowy Targ | ||||
| EHC Biel | 15:1, 7:6 | HK Jesenice |
SC Riessersee : bye
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feenstra Flyers | 3:3, 6:10 | SC Riessersee | |||
| HC Steaua București | 8:5, 2:5 (4:3 PS) | EHC Biel | |||
| HC Bolzano | 1:3, 3:6 | ATSE Graz | |||
| Manglerud/Star | 2:3, 2:13 | Podhale Nowy Targ |
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATSE Graz | 8:7, 4:4 | SC Riessersee | |||
| Podhale Nowy Targ | 3:1, 3:1 | HC Steaua București |
Ässät, 
Skellefteå AIK : bye
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ässät | 7:2 | Podhale Nowy Targ | |||
| Skellefteå AIK | w/o | ATSE Graz |
Poldi Kladno, CSKA Moscow : bye
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:3 | |||||
| 6:1 | Skellefteå AIK | ||||
| Skellefteå AIK | 4:4 | Poldi Kladno | |||
| 12:3 | Ässät | ||||
| Ässät | 3:2 | Skellefteå AIK | |||
| 3:1 | Poldi Kladno |
The final match also counted as the final of the 1977–78 IIHF European Cup which had still not been played. CSKA secured both titles by winning the match.
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Poldi Kladno | 3 | |
| 3 | Ässät, Porin Ässät[1] | 2 | |
| 4 | Skellefteå AIK | 1 |