Benny Nielsen - Detailed stats in European Cups

Benny Nielsen has ended his career at Saint-Etienne

Benny Nielsen - Matches and goals in European Cups.

Matches 1-4 with Akademisk BK. Matches 5-21 with RWD Molenbeek. Matches 22-34 with RSC Anderlecht. Match #35 with AS Saint-Etienne.



Inter-cities Fairs Cup 1970-1971
 1.  Sliema Wanderers        (H, T, 90)         7-0         1 goal  (53/ 4-0)
 2.  Sliema Wanderers        (A, T, 90)         3-2         2 goals (35, 86/ 2-1, 3-2)
 3.  RSC Anderlecht          (H, T, 90)         1-3         1 goal  (33/ 1-1)
 4.  RSC Anderlecht          (A, T, 90)         0-4

UEFA Cup 1974-1975
 5.  Dundee FC               (H, T, 90)         1-0
 6.  Dundee FC               (A, T, 90)         4-2
 7.  FC Twente               (A, T, 90)         1-2
 8.  FC Twente               (H, T, 90)         0-1

Champions Cup 1975-1976
 9.  Viking stavanger        (H, T, 90)         3-2
10.  Viking stavanger        (A, T, 90)         1-0          1 goal  (48)
11.  Hajduk split            (A, T, 90)         0-4
12.  Hajduk split            (H, T, 90)         2-3          1 goal  (78p/ 2-2)

UEFA Cup 1976-1977
13.  Næstved IF              (A, T, 90)         3-0
14.  Næstved IF              (H, T, 90)         4-0
15.  Wisla Krakow            (H, T, 120)        1-1 5-4
16.  FC Schalke              (H, T, 90)         1-0
17.  FC Schalke              (A, T, 90)         1-1
18.  Feyenoord               (A, T, 90)         0-0
19.  Feyenoord               (H, T, 90)         2-1
20.  Athletic Bilbao         (H, T, 90)         1-1
21.  Athletic Bilbao         (A, T, 90)         0-0

Cup Winners Cup 1977-1978
22.  Lokomotiv Sofia         (A, T, 79)         6-1          1 goal  (32/ 4-0)
23.  Lokomotiv Sofia         (H, T, 90)         2-0
24.  Hamburger SV            (A, T, 65)         2-1
25.  Hamburger SV            (H, S, 58)         1-1
26.  FC Porto                (H, T, 90)         3-0          1 goal  (33/ 2-0)
27.  FC Twente               (A, T, 60)         1-0          1 goal  (51/ 1-0)
28.  FC Twente               (H, T, 90)         2-0
29.  Austria Wien            (N, T, 90)         4-0

Cup Winners Cup 1978-1979
30.  FC Barcelona            (H, T, 82*)        3-0

UEFA Cup 1979-1980
31.  Dundee United           (A, T, 90)         0-0
32.  Dundee United           (H, T, 90)         1-1          1 goal  (25/ 1-0)

UEFA Cup 1980-1981
33.  1. FC Kaiserslautern    (A, T, 90)         0-1
34.  1. FC Kaiserslautern    (H, T, 90)         3-2          3 goals (42, 57, 65p/ 1-1, 2-1, 3-2)

Champions Cup prel. Round 1981-1982**
35.  Berliner Dynamo FC      (A, S, 46)         0-2


*: sent-off (match #30).
**: only these two teams were concerned.


Results by season:
1970-1971: eliminated in the Second Round of the Fairs Cup by Anderlecht.
1974-1975: eliminated in the Second Round of the Fairs Cup by Twente.
1975-1976: eliminated in the Second Round/ Round of 16 of the Champions Cup by Hajduk Split.
1976-1977: eliminated in the Semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by Athletic Bilbao. Juventus won the Final. B. Nielsen missed his pk against Wisla.
1977-1978: winner of the Cup Winners Cup by beating Austria Wien in the Final.
1978-1979: eliminated by FC Barcelona in the Second Round of the Cup Winners Cup. 0-3, 4-5 pso in the second leg away match.
1979-1980: eliminated in the First Round of the UEFA Cup by Dundee United FC. 
1980-1981: eliminated in the First Round of the UEFA Cup by Kaiserslautern.
1981-1982: eliminated in the Preliminary Round of the Champions Cup by Dynamo Berlin.

Best results and stats:
Winner of the Cup Winners Cup in 1978.
Semi-finalist of the UEFA Cup in 1977.
4 matches/ 2 goals in Champions Cup (+ 1/ 0 in Champions Cup prel. round). 9 matches/ 3 goals in Cup Winners Cup. 21 matches/ 8 goals in Fairs and UEFA Cup.
1 goal in a Cup Winners Cup Semi-final (in '78 against Twente).



European Supercup 1978
 1.  Liverpool FC          (H, T, 90)          3-1

1 match/ 0 goals, 1 title (2-1 for Liverpool at Anfield, where B. Nielsen did not play).


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