| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Austria Wien | 
The 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Anderlecht in the final against Austria Wien. It was Anderlecht's third consecutive final, the best record in the competition, of which they won two.
Qualifying match
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers  | 3–2 | .svg.png.webp) Young Boys | 1–0 | 2–2 | 
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progrès Niedercorn  | 0–10 |  VB | 0–1 | 0–9 | 
| PAOK .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 | .svg.png.webp) Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 2–0 | 2–0 | 
| Rangers  | 0–3 |  Twente | 0–0 | 0–3 | 
| Brann  | 5–0 |  ÍA Akranes | 1–0 | 4–0 | 
| Köln  | 2–3 |  Porto | 2–2 | 0–1 | 
| Saint-Étienne  | 1–3 |  Manchester United | 1–1 | 0–2 | 
| Hamburg  | 13–3 |  Lahden Reipas | 8–1 | 5–2 | 
| Lokomotiv Sofia .svg.png.webp) | 1–8 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 1–6 | 0–2 | 
| Coleraine .svg.png.webp) | 3–6 |  Lokomotive Leipzig | 1–4 | 2–2 | 
| Real Betis .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 |  Milan | 2–0 | 1–2 | 
| Valletta  | 0–7 |  Dynamo Moscow | 0–2 | 0–5 | 
| Olympiakos Nicosia .svg.png.webp) | 1–8 | .svg.png.webp) Universitatea Craiova | 1–6 | 0–2 | 
| Cardiff City  | 0–1 |  Austria Wien | 0–0 | 0–1 | 
| Lokomotiva Košice  | 2–2 (a) |  Öster | 0–0 | 2–2 | 
| Beşiktaş  | 2–5 |  Diósgyőri VTK Miskolc | 2–0 | 0–5 | 
| Dundalk  | 1–4 | .svg.png.webp) Hajduk Split | 1–0 | 0–4 | 
First leg
| Saint-Étienne  | 1–1 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Synaeghel  80' | Hill  78' | 
Attendance: 33,678
| Real Betis .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  Milan | 
|---|---|---|
| García Soriano  13' Eulate  73' | 
| Lokomotiv Sofia .svg.png.webp) | 1–6 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Kolev  57' | F. Van der Elst  2', 6', 11' (pen.), 60' Nielsen  32' Van Poucke  89' | 
| Beşiktaş  | 2–0 |  Diósgyőri VTK | 
|---|---|---|
| Zekeriya Alp  2' Paunović  83' | 
| Rangers  | 0–0 |  Twente | 
|---|---|---|
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)
| Hamburg  | 8–1 |  Lahden Reipas | 
|---|---|---|
| Keller  6', 34', 38', 73' Volkert  19' (pen.) Buljan  60' Steffenhagen  77' Reimann  83' | Sandberg  88' | 
Referee: Alozjiy Jargusz (Poland)
| Dundalk  | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp) Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| Flanagan  86' | 
Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)
| Coleraine .svg.png.webp) | 1–4 |  Lokomotive Leipzig | 
|---|---|---|
| Tweed  52' | Eichhorn  2' Kühn  38' Löwe  44', 69' | 
Referee: Magnus Petursson (Iceland)
| PAOK .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 
|---|---|---|
| Pellios  25' Anastasiadis  80' | 
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
| Olympiakos Nicosia  | 1–6 | .svg.png.webp) Universitatea Craiova | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
Second leg
| Manchester United  | 2–0 |  Saint-Étienne | 
|---|---|---|
| Pearson  32' Coppell  65' | 
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Milan  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Real Betis | 
|---|---|---|
| Tosetto  34' Capello  59' | López  63' | 
Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.
Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.
Universitatea Craiova won 8–1 on aggregate.
- Notes
- Manchester United were banned from playing within 200 kilometres (120 mi) of Old Trafford, following crowd trouble in the first leg.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB  | 4–2 | .svg.png.webp) PAOK | 3–0 | 1–2 | 
| Twente  | 4–1 |  Brann | 2–0 | 2–1 | 
| Porto  | 6–5 |  Manchester United | 4–0 | 2–5 | 
| Hamburg  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 1–2 | 1–1 | 
| Lokomotive Leipzig  | 2–3 | .svg.png.webp) Real Betis | 1–1 | 1–2 | 
| Dynamo Moscow  | 2–2 (p) | .svg.png.webp) Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | 0–2 (aet) | 
| Austria Wien  | 1–1 (a) |  Lokomotíva Košice | 0–0 | 1–1 | 
| Diósgyőri VTK Miskolc  | 3–3 (p) | .svg.png.webp) Hajduk Split | 2–1 | 1–2 (aet) | 
First leg
| Porto  | 4–0 |  Manchester United | 
|---|---|---|
| Duda  8', 24', 54' Oliveira  60' | 
| Dynamo Moscow  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Universitatea Craiova | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 | Report | 
Second leg
Porto won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Universitatea Craiova .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |  Dynamo Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 0–3 | ||
2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Moscow won on penalties.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB  | 0–7 |  Twente | 0–3 | 0–4 | 
| Porto  | 1–3 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 1–0 | 0–3 | 
| Real Betis .svg.png.webp) | 0–3 |  Dynamo Moscow | 0–0 | 0–3[1] | 
| Austria Wien  | 2–2 (p) | .svg.png.webp) Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 1–1 (aet) | 
First leg
|  Porto | 1–0 | Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 
|---|---|---|
| Gomes  36' | Report | 
Second leg
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 |  Porto | 
|---|---|---|
| Rensenbrink  28' (pen.) Nielsen  31' Vercauteren  81' | Report | 
Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twente  | 0–3 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 0–1 | 0–2 | 
| Dynamo Moscow  | 4–5 (p) |  Austria Wien | 2–1 | 1–2 (aet) | 
Final
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 4–0 |  Austria Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Rensenbrink  13', 44' Van Binst  45', 82' | Report Report 2 | 
See also
References
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