21st season of the UEFA club football tournament
1975–76 European Cup Dates 17 September 1975 – 12 May 1976 Teams 32 Champions Bayern Munich (3rd title) Runners-up Saint-Étienne Matches played 61 Goals scored 202 (3.31 per match) Attendance 1,829,242 (29,988 per match) Top scorer(s) Jupp Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 6 goals
International football competition
The 1975–76 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third consecutive time by Bayern Munich in the final against Saint-Étienne at Hampden Park , Glasgow . This was the first time that Bayern Munich participated as last year's Cup winners only (Borussia Mönchengladbach won the 1974–75 Bundesliga ).
It would be another 42 years before a club again won this tournament in three consecutive seasons, this being achieved by Real Madrid in 2018. Only Real Madrid, Ajax, and Bayern Munich won in three consecutive seasons.
In France , Saint-Étienne 's appearance in the final sparked a huge public enthusiasm. In the final, "the Greens" hit the square posts of Glasgow 's Hampden Park stadium. Despite their defeat 1-0, they paraded down the Champs Elysées the following day for their great performance.
Teams
Bracket
First round
First leg
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate.
Derby County won 3–1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate; Újpesti Dózsa won on away goals.
3–3 on aggregate; Malmö FF won on penalties.
Bayern Munich won 8–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
ÍA won 5–2 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 5–1 on aggregate.
Rangers won 5–2 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 8–0 on aggregate.
Molenbeek won 4–2 on aggregate.
Ruch Chorzów won 7–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 10–1 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate.
Benfica won 6–5 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–0 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 7–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 7–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals.
Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1975–76 European Cup are as follows:
Notes
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