The 1978 European Squash Team Championships, sponsored by Dunlop, was the 6th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held at the Amsterdam Squash Club in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 15 to 19 March 1978 and the first women's edition was introduced. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).

The England men's team won their 6th consecutive title and the England women's team won their 1st title.

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

PosTeamPWLPts
1England England3306
2Belgium Belgium3214
3Switzerland Switzerland3122
4Luxembourg Luxembourg3030

Pool B

PosTeamPWLPts
1Sweden Sweden3306
2Netherlands Netherlands3214
3Denmark Denmark3122
4Italy Italy3030

Pool C

PosTeamPWLPts
1Scotland Scotland2204
2Wales Wales2112
3France France2020

Pool D

PosTeamPWLPts
1Finland Finland3306
2Republic of Ireland Ireland3214
3Germany Germany3122
4Greece Greece3030

Semi finals

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England 5Semi-final 1Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 England Finland Jonathan Leslie Kale Leskinen 9 1 9 3 9 2 2 England Finland Ian Robinson Harry Bucht 9 2 9 2 9 3 3 England Finland Phil Kenyon Henry Bucht 9 4 9 7 9 44 England Finland Gawain Briars Poku Salo 9 2 9 0 9 25 England Finland John Le Lievre Jukka Serimaa 9 2 9 1 10 8
1England FinlandJonathan Leslie Kale Leskinen9 19 39 2
2England FinlandIan Robinson Harry Bucht9 29 29 3
3England FinlandPhil Kenyon Henry Bucht9 49 79 4
4England FinlandGawain Briars Poku Salo9 29 09 2
5England FinlandJohn Le Lievre Jukka Serimaa9 29 110 8
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Sweden 5Semi-final 2Scotland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sweden Scotland Lars Kvant Kim Bruce-Lockhart 9 5 4 9 9 2 9 0 2 Sweden Scotland Bo Boström Neil Stewart 9 6 9 7 9 6 3 Sweden Scotland Leif Leiner Chris Wilson 3 9 2 9 9 5 9 0 9 44 Sweden Scotland Johan Stockenberg Duncan McArthur 9 7 6 9 9 5 9 65 Sweden Scotland Mikael Hellström Robin Chalmers 9 0 9 0 9 7
1Sweden ScotlandLars Kvant Kim Bruce-Lockhart9 54 99 29 0
2Sweden ScotlandBo Boström Neil Stewart9 69 79 6
3Sweden ScotlandLeif Leiner Chris Wilson3 92 99 59 09 4
4Sweden ScotlandJohan Stockenberg Duncan McArthur9 76 99 59 6
5Sweden ScotlandMikael Hellström Robin Chalmers9 09 09 7

Final

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England 4FinalSweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 England Sweden Jonathan Leslie Lars Kvant 9 4 4 9 9 10 9 10 2 England Sweden Ian Robinson Bo Boström 9 1 9 8 9 0 3 England Sweden Phil Kenyon Leif Leiner 9 6 9 1 9 04 England Sweden Gawain Briars Johan Stockenberg 9 6 9 0 9 35 England Sweden John Le Lievre Mikael Hellström 10 8 9 5 9 1
1England SwedenJonathan Leslie Lars Kvant9 44 99 109 10
2England SwedenIan Robinson Bo Boström9 19 89 0
3England SwedenPhil Kenyon Leif Leiner9 69 19 0
4England SwedenGawain Briars Johan Stockenberg9 69 09 3
5England SwedenJohn Le Lievre Mikael Hellström10 89 59 1

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

PosTeamPWLPts
1England England4408
2Wales Wales4316
3Sweden Sweden4224
4Germany Germany4132
5Belgium Belgium4040

Pool B

PosTeamPWLPts
1Republic of Ireland Ireland4408
2Scotland Scotland4316
3Netherlands Netherlands4224
4Switzerland Switzerland4132
5Denmark Denmark4040

Final

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England 3FinalIreland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 England Republic of Ireland Teresa Lawes Geraldine Barniville 9 3 6 9 5 9 9 1 9 0 2 England Republic of Ireland Lesley Moore Dorothy Armstrong 9 0 9 0 9 0 3 England Republic of Ireland Averil Morris Barbara Sanderson 10 8 7 9 9 3 9 2
1England Republic of IrelandTeresa Lawes Geraldine Barniville9 36 95 99 19 0
2England Republic of IrelandLesley Moore Dorothy Armstrong9 09 09 0
3England Republic of IrelandAveril Morris Barbara Sanderson10 87 99 39 2