The 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Anderlecht of Belgium and Austria Wien of Austria. It was the final match of the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 18th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, on 3 May 1978. The venue was selected in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 September 1977. Anderlecht won the match 4–0 thanks to two goals each by Rob Rensenbrink and Gilbert Van Binst.
It was Anderlecht's third consecutive appearance in the final; they won the competition in 1976 and were runners-up in 1977.
Route to the final
Anderlecht Austria WienOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Lokomotiv Sofia8–16–1 (A)2–0 (H)First round Cardiff City1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H) Hamburger SV3–2 2–1 (A)1–1 (H)Second round Lokomotíva Košice1–1 (a)0–0 (H)1–1 (A) Porto3–1 0–1 (A)3–0 (H)Quarter-finals Hajduk Split2–2 (3–0 p)1–1 (A)1–1 (a.e.t.) (H) Twente3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finals Dynamo Moscow3–3 (5–4 p)2–1 (H)1–2 (a.e.t.) (A)
Match details
GK 1 Nico de BreeDF 2 Gilbert Van BinstDF 3 Hugo Broos DF 4 Johnny DusbabaDF 5 Jean ThissenMF 6 Franky Vercauteren FW 7 François Van der ElstMF 8 Arie HaanFW 9 Benny NielsenMF 10 Ludo CoeckFW 11 Rob Rensenbrink (c)Substitutes:MF 12 Jean Dockx Manager: Raymond Goethals GK 1 Hubert Baumgartner DF 2 Robert Sara (c)DF 3 Erich ObermayerDF 4 Ernst BaumeisterMF 5 Karl Daxbacher DF 6 Josef Sara FW 7 Thomas ParitsMF 8 Herbert ProhaskaFW 9 Hans PirknerMF 10 Felix GasselichFW 11 Julio Morales Substitutes:MF Alberto Martínez FW Fritz Drazan Manager: Hermann Stessl
See also 1978 European Cup Final 1978 UEFA Cup Final R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football
References
External links UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com