1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final

1978 European Cup Winners' Cup final
	Match programme cover
Event	1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date	3 May 1978
Venue	Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee	Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)
Attendance	48,679
	← 1977 1979 →

Last updated October 04, 2025

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.^[1] Anderlecht won the match 4–0 thanks to two goals each by Rob Rensenbrink and Gilbert van Binst.

Route to the final

Anderlecht					Austria Wien
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Lokomotiv Sofia	8–1	6–1 (A)	2–0 (H)	First round	Cardiff City	1–0	0–0 (A)	1–0 (H)
Hamburger SV	3–2	2–1 (A)	1–1 (H)	Second round	Lokomotíva Košice	1–1 (a)	0–0 (H)	1–1 (A)
Porto	3–1	0–1 (A)	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Hajduk Split	2–2 (3–0 p)	1–1 (A)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
Twente	3–0	1–0 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Dynamo Moscow	3–3 (5–4 p)	2–1 (H)	1–2 (a.e.t.) (A)

Match details

3 May 1978

Anderlecht	4–0	Austria Wien
Rensenbrink 13', 44' Van Binst 45', 82'	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 48,679

Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

Anderlecht

Austria Wien



GK	1	Nico de Bree
DF	2	Gilbert Van Binst
DF	3	Hugo Broos
DF	4	Johnny Dusbaba
DF	5	Jean Thissen
MF	6	Franky Vercauteren	87'
FW	7	François Van der Elst
MF	8	Arie Haan
FW	9	Benny Nielsen
MF	10	Ludo Coeck
FW	11	Rob Rensenbrink (c)
Substitutes:
MF	12	Jean Dockx	87'
Manager:
Raymond Goethals



GK	1	Hubert Baumgartner
DF	2	Robert Sara (c)
DF	3	Erich Obermayer
DF	4	Ernst Baumeister
MF	5	Karl Daxbacher	60'
DF	6	Josef Sara
FW	7	Thomas Parits
MF	8	Herbert Prohaska
FW	9	Hans Pirkner
MF	10	Felix Gasselich
FW	11	Julio Morales	74'
Substitutes:
MF		Alberto Martínez	60'
FW		Fritz Drazan	74'
Manager:
Hermann Stessl

References

↑ "La Hemeroteca de Mundo Deportivo desde 1906". Hemeroteca (in Spanish). 21 September 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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[1] "La Hemeroteca de Mundo Deportivo desde 1906". Hemeroteca (in Spanish). 21 September 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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Contents

Route to the final

Match details

See also

References

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