1978-79 Club Football

The completed 1978-79 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.

504 clubs ranked · 56 leagues · 11 cup finals

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1978-79Club 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

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany · score 0.981 · form 0.72 · pedigree 1.00 · 21-13-15 in 49

★ UEFA Cup

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

Ajax

form 0.88 vs ped 0.11 · +0.76

Underachiever

Juventus

form 0.62 vs ped 0.91 · -0.29

Biggest riser

FC Baník Ostrava

▲ 194 places

Biggest faller

FK Partizan

▼ 188 places

Best outside top 5

Juventus

#8 · Italy

Best outside the 8

RSC Anderlecht

#7 · Belgium

Top 10 by league

Germany 3England 2Spain 1Netherlands 1Belgium 1Italy 1Soviet Union 1

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Borussia Mönchengladbach▲2

Germany · 49 P · 21-13-15 · +0.05 trophy

0.981

score

Liverpool

England · 52 P · 34-11-7 · +0.06 trophy

0.915

score

Nottingham Forest▲7

England · 62 P · 35-23-4 · +0.14 trophy

0.882

score

FC Barcelona▲4

Spain · 43 P · 22-7-14 · +0.05 trophy

0.882

score

PSV Eindhoven▼4

Netherlands · 38 P · 21-10-7

0.851

score

Hamburger SV▲26

Germany · 35 P · 21-7-7 · +0.06 trophy

0.801

score

RSC Anderlecht▼3

Belgium · 36 P · 22-3-11 · +0.04 trophy

0.792

score

Juventus▼3

Italy · 35 P · 16-13-6 · +0.01 trophy

0.740

score

Dynamo Kyiv▼2

Soviet Union · 34 P · 17-10-7

0.686

score

Bayern Munich▲1

Germany · 35 P · 17-8-10

0.685

score

AC Milan▲17

Italy · 36 P · 19-12-5 · +0.06 trophy

0.672

score

Red Star Belgrade▲35

Yugoslavia · 46 P · 21-13-12

0.660

score

Club Brugge▼7

Belgium · 36 P · 15-10-11 · +0.01 trophy

0.658

score

Ajax▼1

Netherlands · 43 P · 31-6-6 · +0.04 trophy

0.654

score

Real Madrid▼6

Spain · 41 P · 21-15-5 · +0.07 trophy

0.639

score

1. FC Köln▼4

Germany · 46 P · 20-15-11

0.622

score

Fortuna Düsseldorf▲8

Germany · 50 P · 23-14-13 · +0.01 trophy

0.616

score

Eintracht Frankfurt

Germany · 40 P · 21-7-12

0.592

score

VfB Stuttgart▼2

Germany · 42 P · 25-8-9

0.574

score

MSV Duisburg▲15

Germany · 48 P · 20-9-19

0.573

score

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1	▲2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	49	21	13	15	0.72	1.00	+0.05	score 0.981
2	–	Liverpool	England	52	34	11	7	0.79	0.97	+0.06	score 0.915
3	▲7	Nottingham Forest	England	62	35	23	4	0.82	0.34	+0.14	score 0.882
4	▲4	FC Barcelona	Spain	43	22	7	14	0.72	0.82	+0.05	score 0.882
5	▼4	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	38	21	10	7	0.76	0.99	—	score 0.851
6	▲26	Hamburger SV	Germany	35	21	7	7	1.00	0.26	+0.06	score 0.801
7	▼3	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	36	22	3	11	0.78	0.71	+0.04	score 0.792
8	▼3	Juventus	Italy	35	16	13	6	0.62	0.91	+0.01	score 0.740
9	▼2	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	34	17	10	7	0.63	0.80	—	score 0.686
10	▲1	Bayern Munich	Germany	35	17	8	10	0.82	0.43	—	score 0.685
11	▲17	AC Milan	Italy	36	19	12	5	0.66	0.45	+0.06	score 0.672
12	▲35	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	46	21	13	12	0.60	0.52	—	score 0.660
13	▼7	Club Brugge	Belgium	36	15	10	11	0.62	0.71	+0.01	score 0.658
14	▼1	Ajax	Netherlands	43	31	6	6	0.88	0.11	+0.04	score 0.654
15	▼6	Real Madrid	Spain	41	21	15	5	0.74	0.26	+0.07	score 0.639
16	▼4	1. FC Köln	Germany	46	20	15	11	0.73	0.24	—	score 0.622
17	▲8	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Germany	50	23	14	13	0.71	0.22	+0.01	score 0.616
18	–	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	40	21	7	12	0.75	0.30	—	score 0.592
19	▼2	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	42	25	8	9	0.88	0.00	—	score 0.574
20	▲15	MSV Duisburg	Germany	48	20	9	19	0.62	0.28	—	score 0.573
21	▲18	Hertha BSC Berlin	Germany	52	20	14	18	0.62	0.26	+0.01	score 0.572
22	▲12	AS Saint-Étienne	France	38	24	6	8	0.61	0.48	—	score 0.569
23	▲10	FK Austria Wien	Austria	44	28	7	9	0.53	0.41	+0.03	score 0.566
24	▲6	RWD Molenbeek	Belgium	34	17	7	10	0.69	0.30	—	score 0.552
25	▲6	Feyenoord	Netherlands	34	19	13	2	0.85	0.00	—	score 0.552
26	▲19	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	37	18	11	8	0.84	0.00	—	score 0.548
27	▲194	FC Baník Ostrava	Czechoslovakia	38	22	9	7	0.56	0.26	+0.01	score 0.533
28	▲15	KSK Beveren	Belgium	42	23	13	6	0.77	0.00	+0.03	score 0.528
29	▲26	Berliner FC Dynamo	East Germany	28	22	4	2	0.76	0.00	+0.04	score 0.527
30	▼15	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	34	14	13	7	0.68	0.24	—	score 0.526
31	▲96	Malmö FF	Sweden	35	16	11	8	0.54	0.26	+0.01	score 0.524
32	▲4	Leeds United	England	53	23	18	12	0.63	0.30	—	score 0.511
33	▼12	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	36	13	10	13	0.56	0.41	—	score 0.510
34	▲14	Dinamo Tbilisi	Soviet Union	34	19	9	6	0.71	0.00	+0.03	score 0.495
35	▲25	West Bromwich Albion	England	59	31	18	10	0.74	0.00	—	score 0.483
36	▲16	Roda JC	Netherlands	34	18	8	8	0.73	0.00	—	score 0.476
37	▼11	Benfica	Portugal	34	24	5	5	0.59	0.26	—	score 0.473
38	▲30	Internazionale	Italy	36	14	17	5	0.55	0.19	—	score 0.470
39	▼19	AZ Alkmaar	Netherlands	36	19	8	9	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.469
40	▼11	Standard Liège	Belgium	38	19	11	8	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.466
41	▼1	AEK Athens	Greece	38	26	6	6	0.51	0.26	+0.04	score 0.464
42	▲21	Rangers	Scotland	47	25	11	11	0.55	0.13	+0.03	score 0.463
43	▲126	KSC Lokeren	Belgium	34	16	10	8	0.71	0.00	—	score 0.459
44	▲41	Ferencvárosi TC	Hungary	38	20	12	6	0.54	0.28	+0.01	score 0.456
45	▲19	Eintracht Braunschweig	Germany	37	12	13	12	0.65	0.07	—	score 0.449
46	▲30	RC Strasbourg	France	44	24	13	7	0.60	0.00	+0.06	score 0.449
47	▲10	Valencia	Spain	43	19	8	16	0.57	0.09	+0.01	score 0.446
48	▲81	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	38	22	10	6	0.64	0.00	+0.03	score 0.445
49	▲8	Sporting Gijon	Spain	38	18	10	10	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.442
50	▲50	Real Sociedad	Spain	34	18	5	11	0.68	0.00	—	score 0.441
51	▲10	FC Nantes	France	43	26	9	8	0.62	0.06	+0.01	score 0.435
52	▲68	Perugia	Italy	30	11	19	0	0.67	0.00	—	score 0.433
53	▲86	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	34	21	8	5	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.432
54	▼38	FC Twente	Netherlands	39	11	13	15	0.51	0.34	+0.01	score 0.424
55	▲19	Dinamo Moscow	Soviet Union	30	14	10	6	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.422
56	▲40	FC Zürich	Switzerland	22	13	6	3	0.54	0.20	—	score 0.420
57	▼35	FC Magdeburg	East Germany	32	17	6	9	0.54	0.15	+0.01	score 0.411
58	▼31	FC Porto	Portugal	32	22	8	2	0.58	0.00	+0.03	score 0.409
59	▼3	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	36	21	11	4	0.58	0.00	+0.03	score 0.409
60	▼11	Arsenal	England	60	26	20	14	0.60	0.00	+0.01	score 0.408
61	▲16	VfL Bochum	Germany	39	13	14	12	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.407
62	▲11	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	Soviet Union	32	16	6	10	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.407
63	▼40	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	32	18	10	4	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.405
64	▲31	Manchester United	England	53	21	18	14	0.61	0.00	+0.01	score 0.404
65	▲56	RCD Espanyol	Spain	34	15	5	14	0.58	0.07	—	score 0.403
66	▲45	Ipswich Town	England	54	26	12	16	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.399
67	▲16	UD Las Palmas	Spain	34	14	9	11	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.398
68	▼17	Werder Bremen	Germany	34	10	11	13	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.397
69	▼27	Everton	England	50	22	17	11	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.394
70	▼51	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	Switzerland	28	12	10	6	0.46	0.26	—	score 0.393
71	▲7	Servette FC	Switzerland	28	14	9	5	0.53	0.00	+0.04	score 0.387
72	▼2	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	34	11	13	10	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.383
73	▲26	Chernomorets	Soviet Union	30	12	10	8	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.377
74	▲14	Torino FC	Italy	32	12	14	6	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.376
75	▼10	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	39	13	12	14	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.376
76	▲43	Dukla Prague	Czechoslovakia	30	18	5	7	0.53	0.00	+0.03	score 0.374
77	·	FC Spartak Moscow	Soviet Union	30	14	5	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.366
78	▲8	UD Salamanca	Spain	34	13	8	13	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.366
79	▼65	SC Bastia	France	38	13	9	16	0.40	0.37	—	score 0.366
80	▼13	Coventry City	England	45	14	17	14	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.364
81	▼10	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	East Germany	30	15	8	7	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.363
82	▼16	Aston Villa	England	48	17	18	13	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.360
83	·	Southampton	England	56	20	20	16	0.55	0.00	+0.01	score 0.359
84	▼32	FC Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	34	13	12	9	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.357
85	▲60	CSKA Moscow	Soviet Union	30	14	4	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.355
86	▲58	Charleroi	Belgium	34	13	7	14	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.352
87	▼4	Winterslag	Belgium	34	10	13	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.352
88	▲167	Östers IF	Sweden	26	15	8	3	0.49	0.00	+0.03	score 0.351
89	▼30	Manchester City	England	58	20	18	20	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.348
90	▼53	Sparta Rotterdam	Netherlands	34	14	5	15	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.348
91	▲59	FC Den Haag	Netherlands	34	11	11	12	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.348
92	▼6	Sevilla FC	Spain	34	12	9	13	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.346
93	▲40	Olympiakos CFP	Greece	36	27	4	5	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.344
94	▲171	Fiorentina	Italy	30	10	12	8	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.338
95	▲93	FK Sarajevo	Yugoslavia	34	17	5	12	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.337
96	▼42	FC Schalke 04	Germany	37	11	10	16	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.336
97	▲60	Diosgyori VTK	Hungary	34	19	6	9	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.334
98	·	Waterschei SV Thor	Belgium	34	10	12	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.332
99	▼75	Lierse SK	Belgium	36	13	8	15	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.332
100	▲92	Ruch Chorzów	Poland	30	16	7	7	0.46	0.00	+0.03	score 0.330

1978-79 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, 1 June 1979

Throughfull season

LiverpoolNottingham ForestGladbachJuventusHamburger SVDynamo KyivThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Liverpool

England

1763

Nottingham Forest

England

1745

Hamburger SV

Germany

1700

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Germany

1661

-16

VfB Stuttgart

Germany

1657

Ajax

Netherlands

1638

+11

Dynamo Kyiv

Europe only

1638

West Bromwich Albion

England

1634

1. FC Köln

Germany

1633

Juventus

Italy

1633

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1	Liverpool	1763	0	England
2	Nottingham Forest	1745	+7	England
3	Hamburger SV	1700	0	Germany
4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1661	-16	Germany
5	VfB Stuttgart	1657	0	Germany
6	Ajax	1638	+11	Netherlands
7	Dynamo Kyiv	1638	0	Europe only
8	West Bromwich Albion	1634	0	England
9	1. FC Köln	1633	0	Germany
10	Juventus	1633	0	Italy
11	FC Barcelona	1606	0	Spain
12	PSV Eindhoven	1600	+4	Netherlands
13	AC Milan	1587	0	Italy
14	Eintracht Frankfurt	1583	0	Germany
15	Bayern Munich	1578	0	Germany
16	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1574	0	Germany
17	Arsenal	1574	0	England
18	Ipswich Town	1574	0	England
19	Leeds United	1569	0	England
20	MSV Duisburg	1566	+30	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 Cup1979UEFAWinner: Nottingham Forest

Final2

Malmö FFNottingham Forest★

Semi-finals2

1. FC KölnFK Austria Wien

Quarter-finals4

Dynamo DresdenGrasshopper-Club ZürichRangersWisla Kraków

Round of 168

AEK AthensBohemians FCDynamo KyivFC BrnoLillestrøm SKLokomotiv SofiaPSV EindhovenReal Madrid

Group stage16

AC OmoniaAS MonacoClub BruggeFC HakaFC PortoFK PartizanFenerbahçe SKJuventusKS VllazniaLinfield FCLiverpoolOdense BKProgres NiedercornValletta FCÍAÚjpest FC

Qualifying1▾

Steaua Bucureşti

UEFA Cup1979UEFAWinner: Borussia Mönchengladbach

Final2

Borussia Mönchengladbach★Red Star Belgrade

Semi-finals2

Hertha BSC BerlinMSV Duisburg

Quarter-finals4

Budapest Honvéd FCFK Dukla PragueManchester CityWest Bromwich Albion

Round of 168

AC MilanAjaxArsenalEsbjerg fBRC StrasbourgValenciaVfB StuttgartŚląsk Wrocław

Group stage16

ACS Poli TimișoaraBenficaDinamo TbilisiEvertonFC ArgesFC Carl Zeiss JenaFC Torpedo MoscowHajduk SplitHibernianKuPSLausanne-SportsPFC Levski SofiaSporting BragaSporting GijonStandard LiègeÍBV

Qualifying32▾

AdanasporAthletic BilbaoBerliner FC DynamoBoldklubben 1903Botev PlovdivCSKA SofiaDundee UnitedFC BaselFC NantesFC TwenteFinn HarpsGalatasaray SKGlentoran FCHibernians FCIF ElfsborgIFK NorrköpingIK StartJeunesse d'EschLech PoznanLierse SKLokomotiva FC KošiceLokomotive LeipzigMTK Hungária FCMolde FKOlympiakos CFPPanathinaikosPezoporikos Larnaca FCSK Rapid WienSK Sturm GrazSSC NapoliTorino FCVicenza

Cup Winners Cup1979UEFAWinner: FC Barcelona

Final2

FC Barcelona★Fortuna Düsseldorf

Semi-finals2

FC Baník OstravaKSK Beveren

Quarter-finals4

FC MagdeburgInternazionaleIpswich TownServette FC

Round of 168

AS NancyAberdeenFC Wacker InnsbruckFK Bodø/GlimtFerencvárosi TCNK RijekaRSC AnderlechtShamrock Rovers

Group stage15

APOEL FCAZ AlkmaarBallymena UnitedBoldklubben FremFC Shakhtar DonetskFloriana FCKalmar FFMarek DupnitsaPAOK ThessalonikiSporting Clube de PortugalUnion LuxembourgUniversitatea CraiovaValur ReykjavíkWrexhamZaglebie Sosnowiec

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1978CONMEBOLWinner: Boca Juniors

Other competitions3 competitions

UEFA Super Cup1978UEFAWinner: RSC Anderlecht

Final2

LiverpoolRSC Anderlecht★

CONCACAF Champions Cup1978CONCACAFWinner: CSD Comunicaciones

Final3

CSD Comunicaciones★Defense Force★Leones Negros UdeG★

African Cup of Champions1978CAFWinner: Canon Yaoundé

Final2

Canon Yaoundé★Hafia Conakry

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.

1978-79 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

RC Strasbourg

Ligue 1 · France

+5.64

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

Stade Reims

Ligue 1 · France

−7.04

pts vs exp

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

Germany

Bundesliga1979Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1979Tier 2

Netherlands

Eredivisie1979Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1979Tier 2

England

First Division1979Tier 1

Second Division1979Tier 2

Third Division1979Tier 3

Fourth Division1979Tier 4

Spain

La Liga1979Tier 1

Segunda Division1979Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11979Tier 3

Italy

Serie A1979Tier 1

Serie B1979Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1979Tier 3

France

Division 11979Tier 1

Division 21979Tier 2

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1979Tier 1

II Divisão1979Tier 2

Scotland

Premier Division1979Tier 1

Scottish First Division1979Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1979Tier 3

Cup competitions

Arsenal

FA Cup · England · v Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

League Cup · England · v Southampton

FC Nantes

Coupe de France · France · v AJ Auxerre

Fortuna Düsseldorf

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v Hertha BSC Berlin

Juventus

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Palermo

Ajax

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v FC Twente

Boavista FC

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Sporting Clube de Portugal

Rangers

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Hibernian

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Aberdeen

Valencia

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Real Madrid

Nottingham Forest

Community Shield · England · v Ipswich Town

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Arsenal	v Manchester United
League CupDomestic cup	England	Nottingham Forest	v Southampton
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	FC Nantes	v AJ Auxerre
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Fortuna Düsseldorf	v Hertha BSC Berlin
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Juventus	v Palermo
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	Ajax	v FC Twente
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Boavista FC	v Sporting Clube de Portugal
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Hibernian
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Aberdeen
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Valencia	v Real Madrid
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Nottingham Forest	v Ipswich Town

← 1977-78 All seasons 1979-80 →

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).