| 1979 UEFA Cup final | |
| Event: | 1978–79 UEFA Cup |
| Team1: | Red Star Belgrade |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Team2score: | 2 |
| Details: | on aggregate |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 1 |
| Team2score1: | 1 |
| Date1: | 9 May 1979 |
| Stadium1: | Red Star Stadium |
| City1: | Belgrade |
| Referee1: | Ian Foote (Scotland) |
| Attendance1: | 90,000 |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 0 |
| Team2score2: | 1 |
| Date2: | 23 May 1979 |
| Stadium2: | Rheinstadion |
| City2: | Düsseldorf |
| Referee2: | Alberto Michelotti (Italy) |
| Attendance2: | 45,000 |
| Previous: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The 1979 UEFA Cup Final was played on 9 May 1979, and 23 May 1979, between Red Star Belgrade of SFR Yugoslavia and Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany. Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | Round | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||||||
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| UEFA Cup | |||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||
| Dynamo Berlin | 6–6 (a) | 2–5 (A) | 4–1 (H) | First round |  Sturm Graz | 7–2 | 5–1 (H) | 2–1 (A) | |
 Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | 1–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) | Second round | Benfica | 2–0 | 0–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | |
| Arsenal | 2–1 | 1–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Third round |  Śląsk Wrocław | 5–3 | 1–1 (H) | 4–2 (A) | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | 1–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Manchester City | 4–2 | 1–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | |
| Hertha BSC | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Duisburg | 6–3 | 2–2 (A) | 4–1 (H) | |
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