1977 UEFA Cup final

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.

1977 UEFA Cup final

Event

1976–77 UEFA Cup

on aggregate
Juventus won on away goals

First leg

Date

4 May 1977

Venue

Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin

Referee

Charles Corver (Netherlands)

Attendance

54,800

Second leg

Date

18 May 1977

Venue

San Mamés, Bilbao

Referee

Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Attendance

39,700

← 1976

1978 →

This is the only triumph for an Italian side in an official European tournament without foreign players in its first team squad.^{[citation needed]} 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

4 May 1977

Juventus	1–0	Athletic Bilbao
Tardelli 15'	Report Overview (archive) Overview

Stadio Comunale, Turin

Attendance: 54,800

Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

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

18 May 1977

Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Juventus
Irureta 11' Ruiz 78'	Report Overview (archive) Overview	Bettega 7'

San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Attendance: 39,700

Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

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

Route to the final

Match details

First leg

Second leg

See also