The 1975–76 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third consecutive time by Bayern Munich in the final against Saint-Étienne at Hampden Park, Glasgow. This was the first time that Bayern Munich participated as last year's Cup winners only (Borussia Mönchengladbach won the 1974–75 Bundesliga).
It would be another 42 years before a club again won this tournament in three consecutive seasons, this being achieved by Real Madrid in 2018. Only Real Madrid, Ajax, and Bayern Munich won in three consecutive seasons.
In France, Saint-Étienne's appearance in the final sparked a huge public enthusiasm. In the final, "the Greens" hit the square posts of Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium. Despite their defeat 1-0, they paraded down the Champs Elysées the following day for their great performance.
Teams Wacker Molenbeek CSKA Sofia Omonia Slovan Bratislava KB Derby County KuPS Saint-Étienne Magdeburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich TH Olympiacos Újpesti Dózsa ÍA Bohemians Juventus Jeunesse Esch Floriana PSV Eindhoven Linfield Viking Ruch Chorzów Benfica Dinamo București Rangers Real Madrid Malmö FF Zürich Fenerbahçe Dynamo Kyiv Hajduk Split
Bracket
First round
First leg
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
Derby County won 3–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate; Újpesti Dózsa won on away goals.
3–3 on aggregate; Malmö FF won on penalties.
Bayern Munich won 8–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
ÍA won 5–2 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 5–1 on aggregate.
Rangers won 5–2 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 8–0 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 4–2 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów won 7–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 10–1 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–5 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–0 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 7–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 7–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals.
Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers The top scorers from the 1975–76 European Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals1 Jupp Heynckes Borussia Mönchengladbach62 Harry Lubse PSV Eindhoven5 Roberto Juan Martínez Real Madrid5 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich5 Nené Benfica5 Santillana Real Madrid5 Slaviša Žungul Hajduk Split58 Charlie George Derby County4 Willy van der Kuijlen PSV Eindhoven4 Jean-Michel Larqué Saint-Étienne4 Ludwig Schuster Bayern Munich4 Allan Simonsen Borussia Mönchengladbach4 Ivica Šurjak Hajduk Split4
Notes
External links 1975–76 All matches – season at UEFA website European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation All scorers 1975–76 European Cup according to protocols UEFA – results and line-ups (archive)