1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup

The 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Anderlecht in the final against Austria Wien. It was Anderlecht's third consecutive final, the best record in the competition, of which they won two.

Qualifying match

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First round

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Second leg
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.

Porto won 3–2 on aggregate.

Universitatea Craiova won 8–1 on aggregate.

Brann won 5–0 on aggregate.


 * Notes
 *  Manchester United were banned from playing within 200 km of Old Trafford, following crowd trouble in the first leg.

Second round

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Second leg
Porto won 6–5 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate; Dynamo Moscow won on penalties.

Twente won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Second leg
 Anderlecht won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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