1978–79 FC Barcelona season

FC Barcelona
1978–79 season
President	Josep Lluís Núñez
Manager	Lucien Muller (until 20 April 1979) ; Joaquim Rifé
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Cup Winners' Cup	Winners
Joan Gamper Trophy	Third
Top goalscorer	League: ; Hans Krankl (29 goals); All: ; Hans Krankl (36 goals)
	← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 season was the 80th season for FC Barcelona.

Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Pello Artola
—	GK	ESP	Pere Valentí Mora
—	DF	ESP	Migueli
—	DF	ESP	Pepito Ramos
—	DF	ESP	José Joaquín Aldabalejo
—	DF	ESP	Esteban Vigo
—	DF	ESP	Antonio Olmo
—	DF	ESP	Antonio de la Cruz
—	DF	ESP	Manolo
—	MF	ESP	Félix Palomares
—	MF	ESP	Joan Vilà
—	MF	ESP	Quique Costas


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NED	Johan Neeskens
—	MF	ESP	Isidre Tarrés
—	MF	ESP	Tente Sánchez
—	MF	ESP	Paco Martínez
—	MF	ESP	Asensi
—	FW	BRA	Bio
—	FW	ESP	Paco Fortes
—	FW	ARG	Zuvíria
—	FW	ESP	Lobo Carrasco
—	FW	ESP	Carles Rexach
—	FW	ESP	Juan Carlos Heredia
—	FW	AUT	Hans Krankl

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Atlético Madrid	34	14	13	7	55	37	+18	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Real Sociedad	34	18	5	11	53	36	+17	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Barcelona	34	16	6	12	69	37	+32	38	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
6	Las Palmas	34	14	9	11	49	43	+6	37
7	Valencia	34	14	7	13	44	39	+5	35	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey and Barcelona as title holders of the competition.

Results[edit]

GAMES [1]
30-07-78 . 700 INDEPENDENCE TROPHY ANDORRA-BARCELONA 0-2 3-08-78 . TROFEO COSTA BRAVA GIRONA-BARCELONA 0-4 5-08-78 . TROFEO COSTA BRAVA BARCELONA-BETIS 0-0 /5-4/ PENALTY 8-08-78 . FRIENDLY BEZIERS-BARCELONA 2-2 10-08-78 . FRIENDLY TARRAGONA-BARCELONA 1-2 13-08-78 . FRIENDLY BASTIA-BARCELONA 0-0 COIN TOSS BASTIA WON 15-08-78 . FRIENDLY LLEIDA-BARCELONA 0-3 18-08-78 . Festa d'Elx Trophy ELCHE-BARCELONA 1-1 /4-3/ PENALTY 22-08-78 . Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-RAPID WIEN 0-1 23-08-78 . Joan Gamper Trophy BARCELONA-BOTAFOGO 3-2 26-08-78 . FRIENDLY TARRASSA-BARCELONA 0-1 29-08-78 . FRIENDLY GRANOLLERS-BARCELONA 2-3 03-09-78 . LIGA BARCELONA-SANTANDER 1-0 9-09-78 . LIGA VALENCIA-BARCELONA 2-1 13-09-78 . Cup Win.Cup BARCELONA-SHAKHTAR DONETSK 3-0 16-09-78 . LIGA BARCELONA-SALAMANCA 3-0 23-09-78 . LIGA REAL MADRID-BARCELONA 3-1 27-09-78 . Cup Win.Cup SHAKHTAR DONETSK-BARCELONA 1-1 1-10-78 . FRIENDLY BARCELONA-BELENENSES 8-0 8-10-78 . LIGA HERCULES-BARCELONA 0-2 14-10-78 . LIGA BARCELONA-LAS PALMAS 4-0 18-10-78 . Cup Win.Cup ANDERLECHT-BARCELONA 3-0 22-10-78 . LIGA ATHLETIC BILBAO-BARCELONA 3-1 28-10-78 . LIGA BARCELONA-BURGOS 2-0 01-11-78 . Cup Win.Cup BARCELONA-ANDERLECHT 3-0 /4-1/ PENALTY 05-11-78 . LIGA RECREATIVO-BARCELONA 0-0 19-11-78 . LIGA BARCELONA-CELTA 6-0 26-11-78 . LIGA SPORTING-BARCELONA 3-1 03-12-78 . LIGA BARCELONA-ATLETICO DE MADRID 2-4 17-12-78 . LIGA ESPANYOL-BARCELONA 0-2 30-12-78 . LIGA BARCELONA-ZARAGOZA 5-0 7-01-79 . LIGA REAL SOCIEDAD-BARCELONA 2-0 14-01-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-RAYO VALLECANO 9-0 21-01-79 . LIGA SEVILLA-BARCELONA 1-1 28-01-79 . LIGA SANTANDER-BARCELONA 2-1 31-01-79 . FRIENDLY BARCELONA-TWENTE ENSCHEDE 1-2 4-02-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-VALENCIA 1-1 11-02-79 . LIGA SALAMANCA-BARCELONA 1-0 17-02-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-REAL MADRID 2-0 24-02-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-HERCULES 3-0 28-02-79 . COPA DEL REY BARCELONA-VALENCIA 4-1 7-03-79 . Cup Win.Cup IPSWICH TOWN-BARCELONA 2-1 11-03-79 . LIGA LAS PALMAS-BARCELONA 2-1 17-03-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-ATHLETIC BILBAO 4-3 21-03-79 . Cup Win.Cup BARCELONA-IPSWICH TOWN 1-0 25-03-79 . LIGA BURGOS-BARCELONA 1-0 7-04-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-RECREATIVO HUELVA 2-0 11-04-79 . Cup Win.Cup BARCELONA-BEVEREN 1-0 15-04-79 . LIGA CELTA DE VIGO-BARCELONA 2-1 18-04-79 . COPA DEL REY VALENCIA-BARCELONA 4-0 21-04-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-SPORTING 6-0 25-04-79 . Cup Win.Cup BEVEREN-BARCELONA 0-1 29-04-79 . LIGA ATLETICO DE MADRID-BARCELONA 1-1 05-05-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-ESPANYOL 2-1 12-05-79 . LIGA ZARAGOZA-BARCELONA 1-1 16-05-79 . Cup Win.Cup Final BARCELONA-FORTUNA DUSSELDORF 4-3 20-05-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-REAL SOCIEDAD 1-3 27-05-79 . LIGA RAYO VALLECANO-BARCELONA 1-1 03-06-79 . LIGA BARCELONA-SEVILLA 1-0 5-06-79 . TOULOUSE TOURNAMENT BAYERN MUNICH-BARCELONA 0-0 PENALTY /1-2/ W/O 6-06-79 . TOULOUSE TOURNAMENT BEVEREN-BARCELONA 1-2

External links[edit]

FC Barcelona official website at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-08-23)
webdelcule.com

[table_note_res_CWC10.82035703622753-1] Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey and Barcelona as title holders of the competition.

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