1977 UEFA Cup final

1977 UEFA Cup final
Event1976–77 UEFA Cup
on aggregate
Juventus won on away goals
First leg
Date4 May 1977
VenueStadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin
RefereeCharles Corver (Netherlands)
Attendance54,800
Second leg
Date18 May 1977
VenueSan Mamés, Bilbao
RefereeErich Linemayr (Austria)
Attendance39,700

The 1977 UEFA Cup Final was played on 4 May 1977 and 18 May 1977 between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side Athletic Bilbao. Juventus won 2-2 on away goals.

This is the only triumph for an Italian side in an official European tournament without foreign players in its first team squad. It also marked Juventus' first title in European football, as well as the first time the UEFA Cup was won by a Southern European club.

Route to the final

Juventus Round Athletic Bilbao
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) First round Újpesti Dózsa 5–1 0–1 (A) 5–0 (H)
Manchester United 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Second round Basel 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Third round A.C. Milan 5–4 4–1 (H) 1–3 (A)
Magdeburg 4–1 3–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Barcelona 4–3 2–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
AEK Athens 5–1 4–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals Molenbeek 1–1 (a) 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H)

Match details

First leg

Juventus 1–0 Athletic Bilbao
Tardelli 15' Report

Overview (archive)

Overview
Attendance: 54,800
Juventus
Athletic Bilbao
GK 1 Dino Zoff
RB 2 Antonello Cuccureddu
CB 5 Francesco Morini
SW 6 Gaetano Scirea
LB 3 Claudio Gentile
CM 4 Giuseppe Furino (c)
AM 10 Romeo Benetti
CM 8 Marco Tardelli
RW 7 Franco Causio
CF 9 Roberto Boninsegna  40'
SS 11 Roberto Bettega
Substitutes:
FW 12 Sergio Gori  40'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 José Ángel Iribar (c)
RB 2 José Ignacio Oñaederra
CB 5 Agustín Guisasola
CB 6 Andoni Goikoetxea  50'
LB 3 Javier Escalza
CM 8 Javier Irureta
CM 4 Ángel María Villar
CM 11 Txetxu Rojo
CF 7 Dani
CF 9 José Ignacio Churruca
CF 10 José Ángel Rojo
Manager:
Koldo Aguirre

Second leg

Athletic Bilbao
Juventus
GK 1 José Ángel Iribar (c)
RB 2 José Lasa  64'
CB 5 Agustín Guisasola
CB 6 José Ramón Alexanko
LB 3 Javier Escalza
CM 4 Ángel María Villar
CM 8 Javier Irureta
CM 11 Txetxu Rojo
FW 7 Dani
FW 10 José Ignacio Churruca
FW 9 José María Amorrortu
Substitutes:
FW 12 Carlos  64'
Manager:
Koldo Aguirre
GK 1 Dino Zoff
RB 2 Antonello Cuccureddu
CB 5 Francesco Morini
SW 6 Gaetano Scirea
LB 3 Claudio Gentile  87'
RW 7 Franco Causio
CM 8 Marco Tardelli  70'
CM 4 Giuseppe Furino (c)
AM 10 Romeo Benetti  63'
CF 9 Roberto Boninsegna  60'
SS 11 Roberto Bettega
Substitutes:
DF 13 Luciano Spinosi  60'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

See also

References