# 1975–76 UEFA Cup

The 1975–76 UEFA Cup was the fifth season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Anfield, Liverpool, England and at the Olympiastadion, Bruges, Belgium. It was won by Liverpool of England, who defeated Club Brugge of Belgium by an aggregate result of 4–3 to claim their second UEFA Cup title.
This was the first of only two times in the history of the UEFA Cup, its unofficial predecessor Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, or its successor UEFA Europa League where both finalists won their national championship in the same season. Until then, this had only happened twice in the European Cup, and it would only happen once in the European Cup Winners Cup.
Club Brugge was the first Belgian team to reach a UEFA Cup final, six years after Anderlecht also reached the final in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, its predecessor tournament. The final's first leg was the last major final held at Anfield in one of the three premier European club championships, although the stadium would also host two UEFA Super Cup legs in later finals.

## Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. The original allocation scheme was as follows:
* 3 associations have four teams qualify.
* 3 associations have three teams qualify.
* 18 associations have two teams qualify.
* 7 associations have one team qualify.
The Soviet Union and Sweden were the two associations selected to have an extra third birth for this season, while the Netherlands and Austria went back to two qualified teams.
* Four teams
* England
* West Germany
* Italy
* Three teams
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
Two teams :
| Netherlands | East Germany | Scotland |
| Portugal | Belgium | Poland |
| Yugoslavia | Hungary | Czechoslovakia |
| Romania | Bulgaria | Greece |
| Turkey | France | Switzerland |
| Austria | Denmark | Norway |
* One team
* Northern Ireland
* Republic of Ireland
* Malta
* Finland
* Luxembourg
* Iceland
* Cyprus
* Did not compete
* Wales
* Albania

### Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
* TH: Title holders
* CW: Cup winners
* CR: Cup runners-up
* LC: League Cup winners
* 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
* P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
Qualified teams for 1975–76 UEFA Cup :
| Liverpool (2nd) | Ipswich Town (3rd) | Everton (4th) | Aston Villa (LC) |
| Hertha BSC (2nd) | Hamburg (4th) | Köln (5th) | Duisburg (CR) |
| Napoli (2nd) | Roma (3rd) | Lazio (4th) | Milan (5th) |
| Spartak Moscow (2nd) | Chornomorets Odesa (3rd) | Torpedo Moscow (4th) | Zaragoza (2nd) |
| Barcelona (3rd) | Real Sociedad (4th) | AIK (2nd) | Östers (3rd) |
| GAIS (4th) | Feyenoord (2nd) | Ajax (3rd) | Carl Zeiss Jena (2nd) |
| Dynamo Dresden (3rd) | Hibernian (2nd) | Dundee United (4th) | Porto (2nd) |
| Sporting CP (3rd) | Antwerp (2nd) | Club Brugge (4th) | Stal Mielec (2nd) |
| Śląsk Wrocław (3rd) | Vojvodina (2nd) | Red Star Belgrade (3rd) | Budapest Honvéd (2nd) |
| Vasas (LC) | Inter Bratislava (2nd) | Bohemians Prague (3rd) | Târgu Mureș (2nd) |
| Universitatea Craiova (3rd) | Levski Sofia (2nd) | Dunav Ruse (4th) | AEK Athens (2nd) |
| PAOK (3rd) | Galatasaray (2nd) | Eskişehirspor (3rd) | Marseille (2nd) |
| Lyon (3rd) | Young Boys (2nd) | Basel (3rd) | VÖEST Linz (2nd) |
| Rapid Wien (3rd) | B1903 (3rd) | Holbæk (4th) | Molde (2nd) |
| Vålerenga (3rd) | Glentoran (3rd) | Athlone Town (2nd) | Sliema Wanderers (2nd) |
| HJK Helsinki (3rd) | Avenir Beggen (2nd) | Keflavík (2nd) | Enosis Neon Paralimni (2nd) |
Notes
* ^ England: At the end of the 1974–75 Football League season in April, the Football Association still applied the old Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ruling of 'one city, one team' to determine the teams that qualified for the UEFA Cup. As a result, Everton was bypassed for the final English birth, as the city of Liverpool was already represented by second placed Liverpool, and Stoke City was nominated for the spot after finishing fifth. However, UEFA gave a ultimatum to the English Football League in order for teams to qualify without geographical limitations, warning that English teams would not be accepted in European competitions otherwise. On 7 June 1975, the EFL formally confirmed Everton as the recipient of the fourth UEFA Cup spot.
* ^ West Germany: The fourth UEFA Cup spot for West Germany was not awarded to the fourth best team not qualified for the European Cup or the European Cup Winners' Cup, which was Fortuna Dusseldorf, as it was common practice. Instead, this place was awarded to Duisburg, who had been runners-up in the 1974–75 DFB-Pokal.
* ^ Hungary: Vasas, who had finished 6th in the Hungarian league, qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the Liberation Cup on its 30th anniversary. The tournament had not provided a European spot before, and would not do it ever since.

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches took place on Tuesdays. In the first round, three first leg matches were played on a Thursday, and both legs of the match-up between MSV Duisburg and Enosis Neon Paralimni FC were played over three days in West Germany, with the first leg being held on a Sunday.
Schedule for 1975–76 UEFA Cup :
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| First round | 14–24 September 1975 | 16 September – 1 October 1975 |
| Second round | 21–22 October 1975 | 4–5 November 1975 |
| Third round | 26 November 1975 | 10 December 1975 |
| Quarter-finals | 3 March 1976 | 17 March 1976 |
| Semi-finals | 30–31 March 1976 | 14 April 1976 |
| Final | 28 April 1976 | 19 May 1976 |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| MSV Duisburg | 10–3 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 7–1 | 3–2 |
| Glentoran | 1–14 | Ajax | 1–6 | 0–8 |
| Grasshoppers | 4–4 (a) | Real Sociedad | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| PAOK | 2–6 | Barcelona | 1–0 | 1–6 |
| AIK | 1–2 | Spartak Moscow | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Royal Antwerp | 5–1 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Bohemians Prague | 2–3 | Budapest Honvéd | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 4–0 | Marseille | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–4 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Everton | 0–1 | Milan | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Feyenoord | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| GAIS | 4–5 | Śląsk Wrocław | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Hertha BSC | 6–2 | HJK Helsinki | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Hibernian | 2–3 | Liverpool | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Holbæk B&I | 1–3 | Stal Mielec | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Köln | 5–2 | B1903 | 2–0 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Lyon | 4–6 | Club Brugge | 4–3 | 0–3 |
| Molde | 1–6 | Öster | 1–0 | 0–6 |
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 3–6 | Dynamo Dresden | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1–3 | Lazio | 1–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Porto | 10–0 | Avenir Beggen | 7–0 | 3–0 |
| Rapid Wien | 2–3 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Roma | 2–1 | Dunav Ruse | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 5–2 | Napoli | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| VÖEST Linz | 2–4 | Vasas | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Vojvodina | 1–3 | AEK Athens | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Young Boys | 2–4 | Hamburg | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| Athlone Town | 4–2 | Vålerengen | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Inter Bratislava | 8–2 | Zaragoza | 5–0 | 3–2 |
| Keflavík | 0–6 | Dundee United | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Levski-Spartak Sofia | 7–1 | Eskişehirspor | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Sliema Wanderers | 2–5 | Sporting CP | 1–2 | 1–3 |

### Second leg

Both legs were played in West Germany, MSV Duisburg won 10–3 on aggregate.
Ajax won 14–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Real Sociedad won on away goals.
Barcelona won 6–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Royal Antwerp won 5–1 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 3–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
Milan won 1–0 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 4–1 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław won 5–4 on aggregate.
Hertha BSC won 6–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stal Mielec won 3–1 on aggregate.
Köln won 5–2 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 6–4 on aggregate.
Öster won 6–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 6–3 on aggregate.
Lazio won 3–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 10–0 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.
Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate.
Vasas SC won 4–2 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 4–2 on aggregate.
Athlone Town won 4–2 on aggregate.
Inter Bratislava won 8–2 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 6–0 on aggregate.
Levski-Spartak Sofia won 7–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 5–2 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| MSV Duisburg | 4–4 (a) | Levski-Spartak Sofia | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Athlone Town | 0–3 | Milan | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Stal Mielec | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Dundee United | 2–3 | Porto | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Galatasaray | 2–7 | Torpedo Moscow | 2–4 | 0–3 |
| Hertha BSC | 2–4 | Ajax | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Budapest Honvéd | 2–3 | Dynamo Dresden | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Inter Bratislava | 3–3 (a) | AEK Athens | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Ipswich Town | 3–4 | Club Brugge | 3–0 | 0–4 |
| Spartak Moscow | 3–0 | Köln | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Öster | 1–2 | Roma | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Real Sociedad | 1–9 | Liverpool | 1–3 | 0–6 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–5 | Hamburg | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 3–2 | Royal Antwerp | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Vasas | 4–3 | Sporting CP | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Lazio | 0–7 | Barcelona | 0–3 | 0–4 |

### First leg

Lazio refused to play for security reasons, claiming it would be impossible to play due to political demonstrations following the execution in Spain of five ETA and FRAP members on 27 September on terrorism charges. UEFA awarded Barcelona a 3–0 victory, ruling those three goals were not applicable for the away goals rule.

### Second leg

4–4 on aggregate; Levski-Spartak Sofia won on away goals.
Milan won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Stal Mielec won on penalties.
Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.
Torpedo Moscow won 7–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Inter Bratislava won on away goals.
Club Brugge won 4–3 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 3–0 on aggregate.
Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 9–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław won 3–2 on aggregate.
Vasas SC won 4–3 on aggregate.
Before the game, Johan Cruyff was given his Ballon d'Or award for the 1974 season.
Barcelona won 7–0 on aggregate.

## Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ajax | 3–3 (3–5 p) | Levski-Spartak Sofia | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Barcelona | 4–1 | Vasas | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Club Brugge | 2–0 | Roma | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 4–3 | Torpedo Moscow | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Hamburg | 3–2 | Porto | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Inter Bratislava | 1–2 | Stal Mielec | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 1–5 | Liverpool | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Milan | 4–2 | Spartak Moscow | 4–0 | 0–2 |

### Second leg

3–3 on aggregate; Levski-Spartak Sofia won on penalties.
Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 2–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 4–3 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stal Mielec won 2–1 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate.
Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona | 8–5 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | 4–0 | 4–5 |
| Club Brugge | 3–2 | Milan | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 1–2 | Liverpool | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hamburg | 2–1 | Stal Mielec | 1–1 | 1–0 |

### Second leg

Barcelona won 8–5 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 3–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona | 1–2 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Hamburg | 1–2 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | 0–1 |

### Second leg

Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Final
### Second leg

Liverpool won 4–3 on aggregate.