1978–79 European Cup (handball)

European Cup
1978–79
Tournament information
SportHandball
Final positions
ChampionsTV Großwallstadt

The 1978–79 European Cup was the 19th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

Knockout stage

Round 1

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Volani Rovereto Italy 27–42 Austria ASKÖ Linz 11–10 16–32
Hermes Den Haag Netherlands 36–42 Belgium Sporting Neerpelt 18–16 18–26
Željezničar Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 60–37 Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva 30–16 30–21
TV Zofingen Switzerland 32–41 Czechoslovakia VSŽ Košice 14–16 18–25
Sporting CP Portugal 30–40 France Stella Sports St. Maur 18–18 12–22
HK Drott Halmstad Sweden 61–27 Faroe Islands Neistin Tórshavn 31–13 30–14
IL Refstad Oslo Norway 28–28 Iceland Valur Reykjavík 16–14 12–14
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 35–54 Romania Dinamo București 17–23 18–31
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 70–33 Finland Kronohagens IF 35–19 35–14
Kirkby HC Liverpool United Kingdom 26–48 Luxembourg Fola Esch 14–24 12–24

Round 2

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TV Großwallstadt Germany 28–26 Austria ASKÖ Linz 14–11 14–15
VSŽ Košice Czechoslovakia 42–31 Belgium Sporting Neerpelt 23–13 19–18
Željezničar Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 43–44 Hungary Honvéd Budapest 26–22 17–22
Stella Sports St. Maur France 35–34 Sweden HK Drott Halmstad 20–16 15–18
CB Calpisa Spain 35–32 Denmark KFUM Fredericia 16–12 19–20
Valur Reykjavík Iceland 39–45 Romania Dinamo București 19–25 20–20
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 59–49 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 35–23 24–26
Fola Esch Luxembourg 24–51 East Germany SC Empor Rostock 10–25 14–26

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TV Großwallstadt Germany 34–27 Czechoslovakia VSŽ Košice 17–12 17–15
Stella Sports St. Maur France 39–51 Hungary Honvéd Budapest 19–25 20–26
Dinamo București Romania 48–38 Spain CB Calpisa 28–14 20–24
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 36–37 East Germany SC Empor Rostock 22–20 14–17

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TV Großwallstadt Germany 42–36 Hungary Honvéd Budapest 18–9 24–27
SC Empor Rostock East Germany 37–36 Romania Dinamo București 19–14 18–22

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TV Großwallstadt Germany 30–28 East Germany SC Empor Rostock 14–10 16–18