1977 UEFA Cup final

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

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. 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, 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)