The 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match contested between Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany and Barcelona of Spain. It was held at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel on 16 May 1979. The venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 27 September 1978. It was the final match of the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 19th European Cup Winners' Cup final. Barcelona won 4–3 after extra time after goals from Tente Sánchez, Juan Manuel Asensi, Carles Rexach, and Hans Krankl, conquering the first UEFA-sanctioned trophy in its history.
Route to the final
Fortuna Düsseldorf BarcelonaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Universitatea Craiova5–44–3 (A)1–1 (H)First round Shakhtyor Donetsk4–13–0 (H)1–1 (A) Aberdeen3–23–0 (H)0–2 (A)Second round Anderlecht3–3 (4–1 p)0–3 (A)3–0 (a.e.t.) (H) Servette1–1 (a)0–0 (H)1–1 (A)Quarter-finals Ipswich Town2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H) Baník Ostrava4–3 3–1 (H)1–2 (A)Semi-finals Beveren2–01–0 (H)1–0 (A)
Match
Details
GK 1 Jörg Daniel DF 2 Dieter Brei DF 3 Gerd Zewe (c)DF 4 Gerd Zimmermann DF 5 Heiner BaltesMF 6 Egon KöhnenMF 7 Hubert SchmitzFW 8 Thomas Allofs MF 9 Rudi BommerFW 10 Klaus AllofsFW 11 Wolfgang SeelSubstitutes:FW 12 Flemming Lund MF 13 Josef Weikl Manager: Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer GK 1 Pedro ArtolaDF 2 Rafael ZuviríaDF 3 Migueli DF 4 Quique Costas DF 5 José Albaladejo MF 6 Johan NeeskensFW 7 Carles RexachMF 8 Tente SánchezFW 9 Hans KranklMF 10 Juan Manuel Asensi (c)FW 11 Lobo CarrascoSubstitutes:DF 12 Antonio de la Cruz MF 14 Francisco Martínez Manager: Joaquim Rifé
See also 1979 European Cup Final 1979 UEFA Cup Final FC Barcelona in international football competitions
Footnotes
External links UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1979 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com