| Event | 1978–79 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 9 May 1979 | ||||||
| Venue | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade | ||||||
| Referee | Ian Foote (Scotland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 90,000 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 23 May 1979 | ||||||
| Venue | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf | ||||||
| Referee | Alberto Michelotti (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||||||
The 1979 UEFA Cup Final was played on 9 May 1979, and 23 May 1979, between Red Star Belgrade of SFR Yugoslavia and Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany. Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.