1978–79 European Cup (handball)
# 1978–79 European Cup (handball)

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

## Knockout stage

### Round 1

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Volani Rovereto | 27–42 | ASKÖ Linz | 11–10 | 16–32 |
| Hermes Den Haag | 36–42 | Sporting Neerpelt | 18–16 | 18–26 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 60–37 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30–16 | 30–21 |
| TV Zofingen | 32–41 | VSŽ Košice | 14–16 | 18–25 |
| Sporting CP | 30–40 | Stella Sports St. Maur | 18–18 | 12–22 |
| HK Drott Halmstad | 61–27 | Neistin Tórshavn | 31–13 | 30–14 |
| IL Refstad Oslo | 28–28 | Valur Reykjavík | 16–14 | 12–14 |
| CSKA Sofia | 35–54 | Dinamo București | 17–23 | 18–31 |
| CSKA Moscow | 70–33 | Kronohagens IF | 35–19 | 35–14 |
| Kirkby HC Liverpool | 26–48 | Fola Esch | 14–24 | 12–24 |

### Round 2

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| TV Großwallstadt | 28–26 | ASKÖ Linz | 14–11 | 14–15 |
| VSŽ Košice | 42–31 | Sporting Neerpelt | 23–13 | 19–18 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo | 43–44 | Honvéd Budapest | 26–22 | 17–22 |
| Stella Sports St. Maur | 35–34 | HK Drott Halmstad | 20–16 | 15–18 |
| CB Calpisa | 35–32 | KFUM Fredericia | 16–12 | 19–20 |
| Valur Reykjavík | 39–45 | Dinamo București | 19–25 | 20–20 |
| CSKA Moscow | 59–49 | Śląsk Wrocław | 35–23 | 24–26 |
| Fola Esch | 24–51 | SC Empor Rostock | 10–25 | 14–26 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| TV Großwallstadt | 34–27 | VSŽ Košice | 17–12 | 17–15 |
| Stella Sports St. Maur | 39–51 | Honvéd Budapest | 19–25 | 20–26 |
| Dinamo București | 48–38 | CB Calpisa | 28–14 | 20–24 |
| CSKA Moscow | 36–37 | SC Empor Rostock | 22–20 | 14–17 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| TV Großwallstadt | 42–36 | Honvéd Budapest | 18–9 | 24–27 |
| SC Empor Rostock | 37–36 | Dinamo București | 19–14 | 18–22 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| TV Großwallstadt | 30–28 | SC Empor Rostock | 14–10 | 16–18 |
