| Competition | UEFA Cup |
| Season | 1978-79 |
| Round | 1 |
| Date | |
| Home | Ajax |
| Away | Athletic de Bilbao |
| Final Score (regular time) | 3 - 0 |
| Halftime Score | 1 - 0 |
| Referees | Patrick Partridge |
| Spectators | 29,500 |
| Stadium | De Meer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Average age of starting lineup | 25.46 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 1168 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piet Schrijvers | Start | Keeper | |
| Wim Meutstege | Start | Defender | |
| Ruud Krol | Start | Defender | |
| Pim van Dord | Start | Defender | |
| Søren Lerby | Start | Defender | |
| Hans Erkens | Start | Midfielder | |
| Frank Arnesen | Start | Midfielder | |
| Simon Tahamata | Start | Midfielder | |
| Tscheu La Ling | Start | Forward | |
| Ray Clarke | Start | Forward | |
| Geert Meijer | Start | Forward |
| Player | Active | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Schoenaker | Injured | Opgelopen kort voor de wedstrijd |
| Ajax | Minute | Athletic de Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| Goal Ray Clarke, from penalty | 38 | |
| Second half | ||
| Goal Ray Clarke, assist: Søren Lerby | 56 | |
| Goal Søren Lerby, assist: Ruud Krol | 88 |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/13/1978 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Athletic de Bilbao - Ajax 2 - 0 (1 - 0) |
| Date | Competition | Round | Match | Sum. Video | Full Video | Match Report |
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