1977-78 Club Football

The completed 1977-78 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

500 clubs ranked · 55 leagues · 11 cup finals

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1977-78Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

PSV Eindhoven

Netherlands · score 1.184 · form 1.00 · pedigree 0.98 · 30-12-4 in 46

★ Eredivisie★ UEFA Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Ajax

form 0.92 vs ped 0.12 · +0.80

Underachiever

Bayern Munich

form 0.60 vs ped 0.73 · -0.12

Biggest riser

Grasshopper-Club Zürich

▲ 225 places

Biggest faller

Newcastle United

▼ 395 places

Best outside top 5

Juventus

#5 · Italy

Best outside the 8

RSC Anderlecht

#4 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

England 2Belgium 2Spain 2Netherlands 1Germany 1Italy 1Soviet Union 1

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PSV Eindhoven▲9

Netherlands · 46 P · 30-12-4 · +0.08 trophy

1.184

score

Liverpool▼1

England · 59 P · 34-12-13 · +0.17 trophy

1.164

score

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany · 47 P · 29-9-9

1.029

score

RSC Anderlecht▲5

Belgium · 43 P · 29-7-7 · +0.05 trophy

1.023

score

Juventus▼3

Italy · 38 P · 20-16-2 · +0.06 trophy

0.971

score

Club Brugge▲1

Belgium · 43 P · 27-7-9 · +0.03 trophy

0.942

score

Dynamo Kyiv▼3

Soviet Union · 32 P · 14-17-1 · +0.03 trophy

0.841

score

CF Barcelona▲20

Spain · 47 P · 24-12-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.785

score

Real Madrid▲15

Spain · 34 P · 22-3-9 · +0.06 trophy

0.686

score

Nottingham Forest

England · 56 P · 35-17-4 · +0.07 trophy

0.680

score

Bayern Munich▼5

Germany · 43 P · 16-10-17

0.671

score

1. FC Köln▲13

Germany · 43 P · 29-5-9 · +0.07 trophy

0.659

score

Ajax▼5

Netherlands · 43 P · 25-11-7 · +0.01 trophy

0.646

score

SC Bastia▲120

France · 50 P · 27-7-16

0.644

score

Atlético de Madrid▼10

Spain · 40 P · 19-5-16

0.628

score

FC Twente▲1

Netherlands · 42 P · 23-10-9

0.622

score

VfB Stuttgart

Germany · 36 P · 18-5-13

0.621

score

Eintracht Frankfurt▼4

Germany · 46 P · 24-6-16

0.609

score

Grasshopper-Club Zürich▲225

Switzerland · 32 P · 21-4-7 · +0.04 trophy

0.604

score

AZ Alkmaar▲6

Netherlands · 41 P · 24-11-6 · +0.01 trophy

0.597

score

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1	▲9	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	46	30	12	4	1.00	0.98	+0.08	score 1.184
2	▼1	Liverpool	England	59	34	12	13	0.88	1.00	+0.17	score 1.164
3	–	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	47	29	9	9	0.94	1.00	—	score 1.029
4	▲5	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	43	29	7	7	0.96	0.75	+0.05	score 1.023
5	▼3	Juventus	Italy	38	20	16	2	0.78	0.96	+0.06	score 0.971
6	▲1	Club Brugge	Belgium	43	27	7	9	0.90	0.75	+0.03	score 0.942
7	▼3	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	32	14	17	1	0.79	0.85	+0.03	score 0.841
8	▲20	CF Barcelona	Spain	47	24	12	11	0.77	0.55	+0.01	score 0.785
9	▲15	Real Madrid	Spain	34	22	3	9	0.81	0.28	+0.06	score 0.686
10	·	Nottingham Forest	England	56	35	17	4	0.94	0.00	+0.07	score 0.680
11	▼5	Bayern Munich	Germany	43	16	10	17	0.60	0.73	—	score 0.671
12	▲13	1. FC Köln	Germany	43	29	5	9	0.90	0.00	+0.07	score 0.659
13	▼5	Ajax	Netherlands	43	25	11	7	0.92	0.12	+0.01	score 0.646
14	▲120	SC Bastia	France	50	27	7	16	0.63	0.39	—	score 0.644
15	▼10	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	40	19	5	16	0.66	0.57	—	score 0.628
16	▲1	FC Twente	Netherlands	42	23	10	9	0.77	0.35	—	score 0.622
17	·	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	36	18	5	13	0.79	0.32	—	score 0.621
18	▼4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	46	24	6	16	0.77	0.32	—	score 0.609
19	▲225	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	Switzerland	32	21	4	7	0.62	0.28	+0.04	score 0.604
20	▲6	AZ Alkmaar	Netherlands	41	24	11	6	0.90	0.00	+0.01	score 0.597
21	▼10	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	40	18	9	13	0.64	0.43	—	score 0.593
22	▲23	FC Magdeburg	East Germany	34	21	7	6	0.80	0.16	+0.01	score 0.582
23	▲8	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	30	20	5	5	0.80	0.06	+0.04	score 0.577
24	▲90	Lierse SK	Belgium	34	21	5	8	0.84	0.00	—	score 0.545
25	▲55	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Germany	42	21	10	11	0.81	0.00	+0.01	score 0.536
26	▼7	Benfica	Portugal	36	23	11	2	0.66	0.28	—	score 0.528
27	▲40	FC Porto	Portugal	39	27	8	4	0.75	0.00	+0.04	score 0.528
28	▼13	AC Milan	Italy	32	13	13	6	0.62	0.35	—	score 0.527
29	▲21	Standard Liège	Belgium	40	22	10	8	0.80	0.00	—	score 0.522
30	▼17	RWD Molenbeek	Belgium	38	16	9	13	0.63	0.32	—	score 0.519
31	▼15	Feyenoord	Netherlands	34	10	12	12	0.61	0.39	—	score 0.516
32	▼20	Hamburger SV	Germany	42	19	7	16	0.65	0.28	—	score 0.516
33	▲147	FK Austria Wien	Austria	45	25	15	5	0.53	0.24	+0.03	score 0.515
34	▼11	AS Saint-Étienne	France	40	18	7	15	0.51	0.51	—	score 0.509
35	▲18	MSV Duisburg	Germany	40	20	7	13	0.78	0.00	—	score 0.508
36	▼18	Leeds United	England	49	22	10	17	0.60	0.32	—	score 0.499
37	▲21	Sparta Rotterdam	Netherlands	34	14	12	8	0.76	0.00	—	score 0.495
38	·	AS Monaco	France	38	22	9	7	0.66	0.00	+0.06	score 0.488
39	▲4	Hertha BSC Berlin	Germany	40	19	11	10	0.75	0.00	—	score 0.487
40	▼4	AEK Athens	Greece	38	22	12	4	0.56	0.24	+0.04	score 0.486
41	▲91	FK Partizan	Yugoslavia	34	22	10	2	0.70	0.00	+0.03	score 0.483
42	▲21	Everton	England	49	26	12	11	0.73	0.00	—	score 0.477
43	▲133	KSK Beveren	Belgium	34	15	10	9	0.71	0.00	+0.01	score 0.474
44	▲3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	35	22	4	9	0.59	0.22	+0.01	score 0.473
45	▲38	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	37	18	4	15	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.464
46	▲13	Lokomotive Leipzig	East Germany	30	14	8	8	0.58	0.24	—	score 0.460
47	▼9	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	38	23	7	8	0.59	0.22	—	score 0.456
48	▲49	Dinamo Tbilisi	Soviet Union	36	17	14	5	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.454
49	▲25	Arsenal	England	55	30	12	13	0.69	0.00	+0.01	score 0.453
50	▲50	K. Beerschot VAV	Belgium	34	12	15	7	0.70	0.00	—	score 0.453
51	▲5	Werder Bremen	Germany	39	17	5	17	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.447
52	▼18	FC Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	32	12	15	5	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.446
53	▼6	Roda JC	Netherlands	34	12	12	10	0.69	0.00	—	score 0.446
54	▼22	FC Schalke 04	Germany	42	18	7	17	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.444
55	▲30	Berliner FC Dynamo	East Germany	26	14	7	5	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.444
56	▲4	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	38	21	13	4	0.63	0.00	+0.03	score 0.442
57	▲24	Valencia	Spain	34	16	7	11	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.439
58	·	Sporting Gijon	Spain	34	15	9	10	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.439
59	▼37	Manchester City	England	53	24	17	12	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.438
60	▼19	West Bromwich Albion	England	51	24	15	12	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.438
61	▼10	FC Nantes	France	42	21	13	8	0.61	0.06	—	score 0.434
62	·	Vicenza	Italy	30	14	11	5	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.430
63	▲77	Rangers	Scotland	45	30	9	6	0.57	0.00	+0.06	score 0.427
64	▼44	Eintracht Braunschweig	Germany	44	18	6	20	0.60	0.08	—	score 0.427
65	▼11	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	36	15	5	16	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.425
66	▼33	Aston Villa	England	54	24	13	17	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.423
67	▲72	Coventry City	England	47	20	13	14	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.422
68	▲5	Internazionale	Italy	35	16	11	8	0.63	0.00	+0.01	score 0.422
69	·	FC Volendam	Netherlands	34	13	8	13	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.421
70	▲30	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	34	13	10	11	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.418
71	▼3	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	East Germany	34	17	7	10	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.417
72	▼10	PAOK Thessaloniki	Greece	38	19	14	5	0.51	0.22	+0.01	score 0.413
73	▼33	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	Soviet Union	30	9	16	5	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.412
74	▼47	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	38	14	18	6	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.411
75	▲13	Budapest Honvéd FC	Hungary	34	22	6	6	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.407
76	·	RC Strasbourg	France	38	19	12	7	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.403
77	▲21	VfL Bochum	Germany	38	14	9	15	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.403
78	▲37	Servette FC	Switzerland	24	15	5	4	0.60	0.00	+0.01	score 0.403
79	▼30	FC Utrecht	Netherlands	34	11	11	12	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.400
80	·	Vitesse Arnhem	Netherlands	34	10	13	11	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.400
81	▼16	Panathinaikos	Greece	38	21	8	9	0.52	0.10	—	score 0.399
82	▲67	Winterslag	Belgium	34	13	8	13	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.395
83	▼2	UD Las Palmas	Spain	41	15	12	14	0.59	0.00	+0.01	score 0.394
84	▲5	Lokomotiv Moscow	Soviet Union	30	9	14	7	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.388
85	▼43	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	36	12	12	12	0.42	0.29	+0.01	score 0.387
86	▲7	Sevilla FC	Spain	34	13	8	13	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.383
87	▲33	UD Salamanca	Spain	34	14	6	14	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.383
88	▼67	Torino FC	Italy	36	16	12	8	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.383
89	▲36	MTK Hungária FC	Hungary	34	18	11	5	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.383
90	▲62	AS Nancy	France	41	20	9	12	0.56	0.00	+0.01	score 0.381
91	▲51	Zbrojovka Brno	Czechoslovakia	30	18	7	5	0.54	0.00	+0.03	score 0.381
92	▲91	FC Chemie Halle	East Germany	26	11	8	7	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.380
93	▲144	Olympique Marseille	France	38	20	7	11	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.379
94	▲170	K. Beringen FC	Belgium	34	13	7	14	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.374
95	▼66	Manchester United	England	51	19	13	19	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.374
96	▼41	FC Zürich	Switzerland	26	12	7	7	0.46	0.22	—	score 0.374
97	▼67	Ararat Yerevan	Soviet Union	30	7	13	10	0.50	0.22	—	score 0.373
98	▲77	Videoton SC	Hungary	34	17	11	6	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.366
99	▼10	Chernomorets	Soviet Union	30	11	8	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.363
100	·	Rayo Vallecano	Spain	34	12	9	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.363

1977-78 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 12 May 1978

Throughfull season

JuventusGladbachLiverpoolPSV EindhovenFC KölnTorinoThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Liverpool

England

1727

+12

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany

1724

Juventus

Italy

1707

1. FC Köln

Germany

1683

PSV Eindhoven

Netherlands

1681

+11

Nottingham Forest

England

1631

Eintracht Frankfurt

Germany

1610

Ajax

Netherlands

1598

Torino FC

Italy

1596

-1

FC Barcelona

Spain

1595

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1	Liverpool	1727	+12	England
2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1724	0	Germany
3	Juventus	1707	+3	Italy
4	1. FC Köln	1683	0	Germany
5	PSV Eindhoven	1681	+11	Netherlands
6	Nottingham Forest	1631	0	England
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	1610	0	Germany
8	Ajax	1598	0	Netherlands
9	Torino FC	1596	-1	Italy
10	FC Barcelona	1595	+2	Spain
11	Manchester City	1585	0	England
12	Hamburger SV	1576	0	Germany
13	Club Brugge	1574	-11	Europe only
14	Arsenal	1573	-21	England
15	Everton	1573	0	England
16	Hertha BSC Berlin	1559	0	Germany
17	AZ Alkmaar	1555	0	Netherlands
18	Aston Villa	1553	0	England
19	FC Torpedo Moscow	1543	0	Europe only
20	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1542	0	Germany

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1978UEFAWinner: Liverpool

Final2

Club BruggeLiverpool★

Semi-finals2

Borussia MönchengladbachJuventus

Quarter-finals4

AjaxAtlético de MadridBenficaFC Wacker Innsbruck

Round of 168

Boldklubben 1903CelticDynamo DresdenFC NantesGlentoran FCPFC Levski SofiaPanathinaikosRed Star Belgrade

Group stage15

AC OmoniaDinamo BucureştiFC BaselFC Torpedo MoscowFK Dukla PragueFloriana FCHalmstads BKJeunesse d'EschKuPSLillestrøm SKSligo RoversTrabzonsporValur ReykjavíkVasas SCŚląsk Wrocław

UEFA Cup1978UEFAWinner: PSV Eindhoven

Final2

PSV Eindhoven★SC Bastia

Semi-finals2

FC BarcelonaGrasshopper-Club Zürich

Quarter-finals4

Aston VillaEintracht FrankfurtFC Carl Zeiss JenaFC Magdeburg

Round of 168

Athletic BilbaoBayern MunichDinamo TbilisiEintracht BraunschweigIpswich TownRC LensStandard LiègeTorino FC

Group stage16

AEK AthensAZ AlkmaarDinamo ZagrebFC Schalke 04FC ZürichGórnik ZabrzeIK StartInter BratislavaKjøbenhavns BoldklubLazioMarek DupnitsaNewcastle UnitedRWD MolenbeekUD Las PalmasWidzew ŁódźÚjpest FC

Qualifying32▾

APOEL FCASA Târgu MureşAberdeenAltay IzmirBoavista FCBohemians FCBoldklubben FremCSKA SofiaDundee UnitedDynamo KyivFC HakaFK Sloboda TuzlaFenerbahçe SKFerencvárosi TCFiorentinaFram ReykjavíkGlenavon FCInternazionaleLASK LinzLandskrona BoISMalmö FFManchester CityMjøndalen IFOdra OpoleOlympiakos CFPRed BoysSK Rapid WienSK Slavia PrahaServette FCSliema Wanderers FCSporting Clube de PortugalSteaua Bucureşti

Cup Winners Cup1978UEFAWinner: RSC Anderlecht

Final2

FK Austria WienRSC Anderlecht★

Semi-finals2

Dinamo MoscowFC Twente

Quarter-finals4

FC PortoHajduk SplitReal BetisVejle Boldklub

Round of 168

Diosgyori VTKHamburger SVLokomotiva FC KošiceLokomotive LeipzigManchester UnitedPAOK ThessalonikiSK BrannUniversitatea Craiova

Group stage16

1. FC KölnAC MilanAS Saint-ÉtienneBesiktas JKCardiff CityColeraine FCDundalk FCLahden ReipasLokomotiv SofiaOlympiakos Nicosia FCProgres NiedercornRangersValletta FCZaglebie SosnowiecÍAÖsters IF

Qualifying1▾

BSC Young Boys

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1977CONMEBOLWinner: Boca Juniors

Other competitions4 competitions

UEFA Super Cup1977UEFAWinner: Liverpool

Final2

Hamburger SVLiverpool★

CONCACAF Champions Cup1977CONCACAFWinner: CF América

Final2

CF América★SV Robinhood

African Cup of Champions1977CAFWinner: Hafia Conakry

Final2

Hafia Conakry★Hearts of Oak

Intercontinental Cup1977FIFAWinner: Boca Juniors

Final2

Boca Juniors★Borussia Mönchengladbach

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1977-78 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

Nottingham Forest

English top flight · England

+9.40

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Newcastle United

English top flight · England

−8.13

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Germany

Bundesliga1978Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1978Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1978Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1978Tier 2

England

First Division1978Tier 1

Second Division1978Tier 2

Third Division1978Tier 3

Fourth Division1978Tier 4

Spain

La Liga1978Tier 1

Segunda Division1978Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11978Tier 3

Italy

Serie A1978Tier 1

Serie B1978Tier 2

France

Division 11978Tier 1

Division 21978Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1978Tier 1

II Divisão1978Tier 2

Scotland

Premier Division1978Tier 1

Scottish First Division1978Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1978Tier 3

Cup competitions

Ipswich Town

FA Cup · England · v Arsenal

Nottingham Forest

League Cup · England · v Liverpool

AS Nancy

Coupe de France · France · v OGC Nice

1. FC Köln

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Fortuna Düsseldorf

Internazionale

Coppa Italia · Italy · v SSC Napoli

AZ Alkmaar

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v Ajax

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v FC Porto

Rangers

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Aberdeen

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Celtic

FC Barcelona

Copa del Rey · Spain · v UD Las Palmas

Liverpool

Community Shield · England · v

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Ipswich Town	v Arsenal
League CupDomestic cup	England	Nottingham Forest	v Liverpool
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	AS Nancy	v OGC Nice
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	1. FC Köln	v Fortuna Düsseldorf
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Internazionale	v SSC Napoli
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	AZ Alkmaar	v Ajax
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Sporting Clube de Portugal	v FC Porto
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Aberdeen
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Celtic
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	FC Barcelona	v UD Las Palmas
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Liverpool	v

← 1976-77 All seasons 1978-79 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).