1976 European Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1975–76 European Cup
Date12 May 1976
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeKároly Palotai (Hungary)
Attendance54,864[1]

The 1976 European Cup final was a football match held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 12 May 1976, that saw Bayern Munich of West Germany defeat Saint-Étienne of France 1–0. This was the third consecutive European Cup title for Bayern, making them the third club to achieve this feat, following Real Madrid and Ajax.

Route to the final

West Germany Bayern Munich Round France Saint-Étienne
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 8–1 5–0 (A) 3–1 (H) First round Denmark Kjøbenhavns Boldklub 5–1 2–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
Sweden Malmö FF 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Second round Scotland Rangers 4–1 2–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
Portugal Benfica 5–1 0–0 (A) 5–1 (H) Quarter-finals Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H)
Spain Real Madrid 3–1 1–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Match

Summary

The match took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow, a city that already had seen Saint-Étienne defeat local team Rangers during the competition. Les Verts were playing against Bayern Munich, a team hoping to win a third consecutive European Cup.

The game began with Gerd Müller finding the back of the net after Bernd Dürnberger won the ball in his own half and went on a 50-metre solo run; however, Müller's effort was disallowed for offside by the Hungarian referee Károly Palotai. In the 37th minute, Uli Hoeneß took a shot, but it did not worry goalkeeper Ivan Ćurković. Saint-Étienne had plenty of chances to score, though; at the 34th minute Dominique Bathenay's shot hit the crossbar, with Bayern's keeper Sepp Maier beaten. Five minutes later, Jacques Santini connected with a cross from Christian Sarramagna, but his header hit the crossbar too. After the final, French fans called Hampden Park's goalposts "les poteaux carrés" (English: the square posts).[2]

After the start of the second half, Bayern were more confident. In the 57th minute, Franz Beckenbauer passed to Gerd Müller, who was tackled by Osvaldo Piazza and the referee gave a free-kick to the German team from 20 metres out, just left of the penalty arc. Franz Beckenbauer tipped the ball to Roth on his right who scored half high into the left side of the goal. After this, les Verts tried everything. Manager Robert Herbin chose to substitute Sarramagna for Dominique Rocheteau, but to no avail.

At the end of the match, Saint-Étienne's players were crying, because they felt that they had been unlucky, but their supporters were congratulating them, and their return in France was heroic, even though they were defeated.

Details

Bayern Munich West Germany1–0France Saint-Étienne
Roth 57' Report
Attendance: 54,864
Bayern Munich
Saint-Étienne
GK1West Germany Sepp Maier
DF2Denmark Johnny Hansen
DF3West Germany Udo Horsmann
DF4West Germany Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck
DF5West Germany Franz Beckenbauer (c)
MF6West Germany Franz Roth
FW7West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
MF8West Germany Bernd Dürnberger
FW9West Germany Gerd Müller
FW10West Germany Uli Hoeneß
MF11West Germany Jupp Kapellmann
Substitutes:
GK West Germany Hugo Robl
Manager:
West Germany Dettmar Cramer
GK1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Ćurković
DF2France Gérard Janvion
DF3France Pierre Repellini
DF4Argentina Osvaldo Piazza
DF5France Christian Lopez
MF6France Dominique Bathenay
MF7France Patrick Revelli
MF8France Jean-Michel Larqué (c)
FW9France Hervé Revelli
MF10France Jacques Santini
FW11France Christian Sarramagnadownward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
FW13France Dominique Rocheteauupward-facing green arrow 83'
GK16France Jean Castaneda
Manager:
France Robert Herbin

See also

References

  1. "UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). UEFA. p. 133.
  2. Pattullo, Alan (5 June 2012). "St Etienne dream of squaring up to Hampden goalposts". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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