1978–79 IIHF European Cup


The 1978–79 European Cup was the 14th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on September 12, 1978, and finished on August 29, 1979.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.

First round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
Casco Viejo Bilbao 3:9, 2:21 Flyers Heerenveen
ATSE Graz 4:1, 5:3 Ferencvárosi TC
Gap HC 4:8, 5:15 HC Bolzano
Rødovre SIK 2:2, 3:7 Manglerud/Star
HC Steaua București 6:1, 7:2 Levski-Spartak Sofia
Dynamo Berlin 5:6, 2:7 Podhale Nowy Targ
EHC Biel 15:1, 7:6 HK Jesenice

SC Riessersee : bye

Second round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
Flyers Heerenveen 3:3, 6:10 SC Riessersee
HC Steaua București 8:5, 2:5 EHC Biel
HC Bolzano 1:3, 3:6 ATSE Graz
Manglerud/Star 2:3, 2:13 Podhale Nowy Targ

Third round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
ATSE Graz 8:7, 4:4 SC Riessersee
Podhale Nowy Targ 3:1, 3:1 HC Steaua București

Ässät,
Skellefteå AIK : bye

Fourth round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
Ässät 7:2 Podhale Nowy Targ
Skellefteå AIK w/o ATSE Graz

Poldi Kladno,
CSKA Moscow : bye

Final Group

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
Poldi Kladno 8:3 Ässät
CSKA Moscow 6:1 Skellefteå AIK
Skellefteå AIK 4:4 Poldi Kladno
CSKA Moscow 12:3 Ässät
Ässät 3:2 Skellefteå AIK
CSKA Moscow 3:1 Poldi Kladno

Final group standings

RankTeamPoints
1 CSKA Moscow6
2 Poldi Kladno3
3 Ässät2
4 Skellefteå AIK1