1977 UEFA Cup final

1977 UEFA Cup final

Event	1976–77 UEFA Cup
Juventus Athletic Bilbao 2 2
on aggregate Juventus won on away goals
First leg
Juventus Athletic Bilbao 1 0
Date	4 May 1977
Venue	Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin
Referee	Charles Corver (Netherlands)
Attendance	54,800
Second leg
Athletic Bilbao Juventus 2 1
Date	18 May 1977
Venue	San Mamés, Bilbao
Referee	Erich Linemayr (Austria)
Attendance	39,700

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.^{[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

Further information: 1976–77 UEFA Cup

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, Torino

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

See also

• 1976–77 UEFA Cup
• Blocco-Juve
• Juventus F.C. in European football
• Athletic Bilbao in European football

References

• RSSSF