Dates 15 Sep 1976 – 25 May 1977 Goals scored 155 | Teams 32 Matches played 61 | |
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Similar 1972–73 European Cup, 1968–69 European Cup, 1961–62 European Cup, 1980–81 European Cup, 1977 European Cup Final | ||
The 1976–77 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Liverpool in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Three-time defending champions Bayern Munich were knocked out by Dynamo Kyiv in the quarter-finals. It was only the second time an English side won the tournament, but it started a run of six consecutive wins by English clubs and an eight-year run during which the trophy was won by English clubs on seven occasions. Including this one, Liverpool reached five finals in nine years, of which they won four.
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Second leg
Zürich beat Rangers 2–1 on aggregate.
TPS beat Sliema Wanderers 2–2 on away goals.
Ferencváros beat Jeunesse Esch 11–3 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden beat Benfica 2–0 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne beat CSKA Sofia 1–0 on aggregate.
PSV beat Dundalk 7–1 on aggregate.
Trabzonspor beat ÍA 6–3 on aggregate.
Liverpool beat Crusaders 7–0 on aggregate.
Baník Ostrava beat Viking 3–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich beat Køge 7–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv beat Partizan 5–0 on aggregate.
PAOK beat Omonia 3–1 on aggregate.
Torino beat Malmö FF 3–2 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Austria Vienna 3–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid beat Stal Mielec 3–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge beat Steaua Bucureşti 3–2 on aggregate.
Second leg
Zürich beat TPS 3–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden beat Ferencváros 4–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne beat PSV 1–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool beat Trabzonspor 3–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich beat TJ Baník OKD Ostrava 6–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv beat PAOK 6–0 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Torino 2–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge beat Real Madrid 2–0 on aggregate.
Second leg
Zürich beat Dynamo Dresden 4–4 on away goals.
Liverpool beat Saint-Étienne 3–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv beat Bayern Munich 2–1 on aggregate.
Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Club Brugge 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1976–77 European Cup are as follows: