1976–77 European Cup
Stadio Olimpico in Rome hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 1976 – 25 May 1977 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 155 (2.54 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,002,747 (32,832 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Franco Cucinotta (Zürich) Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich) 5 goals each |
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The 1976–77 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Liverpool in the final against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Three-time defending champions Bayern Munich were knocked out by Dynamo Kyiv in the quarter-finals. It was only the second time an English side won the tournament, but it started a run of six consecutive wins by English clubs and an eight-year run during which the trophy was won by English clubs on seven occasions. Including this one, Liverpool reached five finals in nine years, of which they won four.