The 1975–76 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third consecutive time by Bayern Munich in the final against Saint-Étienne at Hampden Park, Glasgow. This was the first time that Bayern Munich participated as last year's Cup winners only.
First round
First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7–2 on aggregate. ---- Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate. ---- Derby County won 3–1 on aggregate. ---- Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Benfica won 7–1 on aggregate. ---- 5–5 on aggregate; Újpesti Dózsa won on away goals. ---- 3–3 on aggregate; Malmö FF won on penalties. ---- Bayern Munich won 8–1 on aggregate. ---- Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate. ---- ÍA won 5–2 on aggregate. ---- Saint-Étienne won 5–1 on aggregate. ---- Rangers won 5–2 on aggregate. ---- Hajduk Split won 8–0 on aggregate. ---- Molenbeek won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Ruch Chorzów won 7–2 on aggregate. ---- PSV Eindhoven won 10–1 on aggregate. ==Second round==
Second round
First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–2 on aggregate. ---- Real Madrid won 6–5 on aggregate. ---- Benfica won 6–5 on aggregate. ---- Bayern Munich won 2–1 on aggregate. ---- Dynamo Kyiv won 5–0 on aggregate. ---- Saint-Étienne won 4–1 on aggregate. ---- Hajduk Split won 7–2 on aggregate. ---- PSV Eindhoven won 7–1 on aggregate. ==Quarter-finals==
Quarter-finals
First leg ---- ---- ---- Second leg Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate. ---- 3–3 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals. ---- Saint-Étienne won 3–2 on aggregate. ---- PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate. ==Semi-finals==
Semi-finals
First leg ---- Second leg Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate. ---- Saint-Étienne won 1–0 on aggregate. ==Final==
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1975–76 European Cup are as follows: ==Notes==