1977–78 FC Barcelona season

The 1977–78 season was the 79th season for FC Barcelona.

FC Barcelona

1977–78 season
President	Agustí Montal Costa (until 18 December 1977) Raimon Carrasco
Manager	Rinus Michels
La Liga	Second
Copa del Rey	Winners
UEFA Cup	Semi-final
Joan Gamper Trophy	Winners
Home colours Away colours
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Pedro María Artola — GK  ESP Pere Valentí Mora — GK  ESP Andreu Blay — DF  ESP Jesús Antonio de la Cruz — DF  ESP Antoni Olmo — DF  ESP Migueli — DF  ESP Pepito Ramos — DF  ESP Quique Costas — DF  ESP Juanjo Enríquez — MF  ESP Juan Manuel Asensi — MF  ESP Tente Sánchez — MF  ESP Jordi Carreño — MF  ESP Joan Vilà

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Johan Neeskens — MF  ESP Esteban Vigo — MF  ESP José Cirilo Macizo — MF  URU Alfredo Amarillo — MF  ESP Paco Martínez — FW  ARG Rafael Zuviría — FW  NED Johan Cruyff — FW  ESP Carles Rexach — FW  ESP Manuel Clares — FW  ESP Paco Fortes — FW  ARG Juan Carlos Heredia — FW  BRA Williams Silvio Modesto Bio — FW  ESP José Botella — FW  ESP Miquel Mir

Competitions

Friendlies

Hamburger SV v FC Barcelona

26 July 1977

Hamburger SV

6-0

FC Barcelona

VV Noordwijk v FC Barcelona

02 August 1977

VV Noordwijk

0-2

FC Barcelona

HABE v FC Barcelona

03 August 1977

HABE

1-7

FC Barcelona

AZ Alkmaar v FC Barcelona

05 August 1977 Amsterdam Tournament

AZ Alkmaar

4-0

FC Barcelona

Liverpool FC v FC Barcelona

07 August 1977 Amsterdam Tournament	Liverpool FC	1-0	FC Barcelona	Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield Road

FC Barcelona v America RJ

14 August 1977 Trofeo Costa del Sol	FC Barcelona	1-0	America RJ	Malaga
				Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda

CD Malaga v FC Barcelona

15 August 1977 Trofeo Costa del Sol	CD Malaga	0-3	FC Barcelona	Malaga
				Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda

Sabadell v FC Barcelona

19 August 1977

Sabadell

1-2

FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona v Slovan Bratislava

23 August 1977 Joan Gamper Trophy	FC Barcelona	3-1	Slovan Bratislava	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

FC Barcelona v Schalke 04

24 August 1977 Joan Gamper Trophy	FC Barcelona	4-1	Schalke 04	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

AC Milan v FC Barcelona

28 August 1977

AC Milan

2-1

FC Barcelona

REUS- v FC Barcelona

12 October 1977

REUS-

0-1

FC Barcelona

SSC Napoli v FC Barcelona

25 May 1978

SSC Napoli

1-1

FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona v Ajax Amsterdam

27 May 1978	FC Barcelona	3-1	Ajax Amsterdam	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Primera Division

Main article: 1977-78 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Madrid (C)	34	22	3	9	77	40	+37	47	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Barcelona	34	16	9	9	49	29	+20	41	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3	Athletic Bilbao	34	16	8	10	62	36	+26	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Valencia	34	16	7	11	54	33	+21	39
5	Sporting Gijón	34	15	9	10	53	43	+10	39

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W
Position	7	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1978–79 European Cup;   = 1978–79 UEFA Cup;   = 1978–79 Segunda Division

Matches

FC Barcelona v Real Sociedad

04 September 1977 1	FC Barcelona	1-0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Real Betis v FC Barcelona

10 September 1977 2	Real Betis	0-0	FC Barcelona	Benito Villamarin
				Stadium: Sevilla

Athletic Bilbao v FC Barcelona

18 September 1977 3	Athletic Bilbao	0-0	FC Barcelona	Bilbao
				Stadium: San Mames

FC Barcelona v Atletico Madrid

25 September 1977 4	FC Barcelona	1-0	Atletico Madrid	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Cadiz CF v FC Barcelona

02 October 1977 5	Cadiz CF	0-2	FC Barcelona	Cadiz
				Stadium: Ramon Carranza

FC Barcelona v Racing Santander

09 October 1977 6	FC Barcelona	3-0	Racing Santander	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Hercules CF v FC Barcelona

18 October 1977 7

Hercules CF

2-1

FC Barcelona

Alicante

FC Barcelona v UD Las Palmas

30 October 1977 8	FC Barcelona	5-0	UD Las Palmas	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

UD Salamanca v FC Barcelona

06 November 1977 9	UD Salamanca	1-0	FC Barcelona	Salamanca
				Stadium: Helmantico

FC Barcelona v Sevilla CF

13 November 1977 10	FC Barcelona	3-1	Sevilla CF	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Español v FC Barcelona

20 November 1977 11	Español	1-1	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
				Stadium: Sarriá

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid

04 December 1977 12	FC Barcelona	2-3	Real Madrid	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Burgos CF v FC Barcelona

11 December 1977 13

Burgos CF

1-1

FC Barcelona

Burgos

FC Barcelona v Sporting Gijon

18 December 1977 14	FC Barcelona	1-0	Sporting Gijon	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Elche CF v FC Barcelona

01 January 1978 15

Elche CF

1-3

FC Barcelona

Elche

FC Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano

08 January 1978 16	FC Barcelona	1-1	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Valencia CF v FC Barcelona

15 January 1978 17	Valencia CF	1-0	FC Barcelona	Valencia
				Stadium: Luis Casanova

Real Sociedad v FC Barcelona

22 January 1978 18	Real Sociedad	1-2	FC Barcelona	San Sebastian
				Stadium: Atotxa

FC Barcelona v Real Betis

29 January 1978 19	FC Barcelona	1-0	Real Betis	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

FC Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

05 February 1978 20	FC Barcelona	3-1	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Atletico Madrid v FC Barcelona

12 February 1978 21	Atletico Madrid	1-0	FC Barcelona	Madrid
				Stadium: Vicente Calderon

FC Barcelona v Cadiz CF

19 February 1978 22	FC Barcelona	1-1	Cadiz CF	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Racing Santander v FC Barcelona

26 February 1978 23	Racing Santander	0-0	FC Barcelona	Santander
				Stadium: El Sardinero

FC Barcelona v Hercules CF

05 March 1978 24	FC Barcelona	2-1	Hercules CF	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

UD Las Palmas v FC Barcelona

12 March 1978 25	UD Las Palmas	0-0	FC Barcelona	Las Palmas
				Stadium: Insular

FC Barcelona v UD Salamanca

19 March 1978 26	FC Barcelona	3-1	UD Salamanca	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Sevilla CF v FC Barcelona

26 March 1978 27	Sevilla CF	2-1	FC Barcelona	Sevilla
				Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan

FC Barcelona v Español

01 April 1978 28	FC Barcelona	1-1	Español	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona

05 April 1978 29	Real Madrid	4-0	FC Barcelona	Madrid
				Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu

FC Barcelona v Burgos

08 April 1978 30	FC Barcelona	3-0	Burgos	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Sporting Gijon v FC Barcelona

16 April 1978 31	Sporting Gijon	1-0	FC Barcelona	Gijon
				Stadium: El Molinon

FC Barcelona v Elche

23 April 1978 32	FC Barcelona	5-1	Elche	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Rayo Vallecano v FC Barcelona

30 April 1978 33	Rayo Vallecano	2-1	FC Barcelona	Vallecas
				Stadium: Campo Vallecas

FC Barcelona v Valencia CF

07 May 1978 34	FC Barcelona	1-0	Valencia CF	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1977-78 UEFA Cup

First round

FC Barcelona v Steaua București

14 September 1977 (1977-09-14)	FC Barcelona	5–1	Steaua București	Barcelona
	Heredia 4', 30' Cruyff 5' (pen.) Clares 63' Zuviría 82'	Report	Năstase 72'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

Steaua București v FC Barcelona

28 September 1977 (1977-09-28)	Steaua București	1–3	FC Barcelona	Bucharest
	Dumitru 36' (pen.)	Report	Cruyff 23' Asensi 76' Sánchez 90'	Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Domenico Serafino (Italy)

Second round

AZ Alkmaar v FC Barcelona

19 October 1977	AZ Alkmaar	1–1	FC Barcelona	Alkmaar
	Nygaard 41'	Report	46' Neeskens	Stadium: Alkmaarderhout Attendance: 20,019 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

FC Barcelona v AZ Alkmaar

2 November 1977	FC Barcelona	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	AZ Alkmaar	Barcelona
	Rexach 32' (pen.)	Report	Kist 69'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 53,000 Referee: John Wright Paterson (Scotland)
	Penalties
	Rexach Asensi Olmo Amarillo Cruyff		Metgod Kist Nygaard Arntz Spelbos

Eightfinals

Ipswich Town v FC Barcelona

23 November 1977	Ipswich Town	3–0	FC Barcelona	Ipswich
	Gates 17' Whymark 61' Talbot 77'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 33,663 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

FC Barcelona v Ipswich Town

7 December 1977	FC Barcelona	3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Ipswich Town	Camp Nou, Barcelona
	Cruyff 20', 47' Rexach 87' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
	Penalties
	Rexach Asensi Olmo Amarillo		Talbot Viljoen Mills Woods

Quarterfinals

Aston Villa v FC Barcelona

1 March 1978	Aston Villa	2–2	FC Barcelona	Villa Park, Birmingham
	McNaught 87' Deehan 89'	Report	Cruyff 20' Zuviría 80'	Attendance: 46,619 Referee: César Correia (Portugal)

FC Barcelona v Aston Villa

15 March 1978	FC Barcelona	2–1	Aston Villa	Camp Nou, Barcelona
	Migueli 67' Asensi 77'	Report	Little 57'	Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

Semifinals

PSV Eindhoven v Barcelona

29 March 1978	PSV Eindhoven	3–0	Barcelona	Eindhoven
	Olmo 9' (o.g.) Lubse 21' Postuma 70'	Report		Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

FC Barcelona v PSV Eindhoven

12 April 1978	FC Barcelona	3–1 (3–4 agg.)	PSV Eindhoven	Barcelona
	Rexach 9' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Fortes 19'	Report	47' Deacy	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1977-78 Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

Getafe v FC Barcelona

18 January 1978

Getafe

3-3

FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona v Getafe

08 February 1978	FC Barcelona	8-0	Getafe	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Quarterfinals

Deportivo Alaves v FC Barcelona

15 February 1978

Deportivo Alaves

1-0

FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona v Deportivo Alaves

22 February 1978	FC Barcelona	2-0	Deportivo Alaves	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Semifinals

Real Sociedad v FC Barcelona

08 March 1978

Real Sociedad

0-0

FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona v Real Sociedad

22 March 1978	FC Barcelona	2-1	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Final

Main article: 1978 Copa del Rey Final

FC Barcelona v UD Las Palmas

19 April 1978	FC Barcelona	3-1	UD Las Palmas	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga		UEFA		Copa
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Pedro María Artola	44	-43	29	-25	9	-13	6	-5
	DF	ESP	Jesús Antonio de la Cruz	50	2	34	2	9	0	7	0
	DF	ESP	Antoni Olmo	50	2	34	2	10	0	6	0
	DF	ESP	Migueli	49	4	33	2	10	1	6	1
	DF	ESP	Pepito Ramos	36	0	24	0	6	0	6	0
	MF	NED	Johan Neeskens	27	3	17+1	2	6+1	1	2	0
	MF	ESP	Tente Sánchez	37	2	23+2	1	6+1	1	4+1	0
	MF	ESP	Juan Manuel Asensi	48	17	32	9	10	2	6	6
	FW	ARG	Rafael Zuviría	48	11	31+2	6	9	2	6	3
	FW	NED	Johan Cruyff	42	11	25	5	10	5	7	1
	FW	ESP	Carles Rexach	35	18	22	9	6+1	4	6	5
	GK	ESP	Pere Valentí Mora	7	-6	5	-4	1	-1	1	-1
	FW	ESP	Paco Fortes	27	5	12+5	2	5	1	5	2
	DF	ESP	Quique Costas	21	2	11+4	2	1+1	0	4	0
	FW	ARG	Juan Carlos Heredia	15	4	10	2	5	2	0	0
	MF	ESP	Esteban Vigo	17	1	9+4	1	1+2	0	1+0	0
	FW	ESP	Manuel Clares	24	2	8+10	1	1+3	1	0+2	0
	DF	ESP	Juanjo	20	0	5+8	0	1+4	0	1+1	0
	FW	BRA	Williams Silvio Modesto Bio	5	3	4+1	3	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Joan Vilà	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	José Cirilo Macizo	10	0	2+2	0	2+1	0	1+2	0
	MF	URU	Alfredo Amarillo	9	0	1+2	0	2+1	0	1+2	0
	MF	ESP	Jordi Carreño	12	0	1+4	0	0+2	0	1+4	0
	FW	ESP	Miquel Mir	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
	GK	ESP	Andreu Blay
	MF	ESP	Paco Martínez
	FW	ESP	José Botella

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

External links

• FC Barcelona official website at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-08-23)
• webdelcule.com