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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August 1979 – 28 May 1980 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 185 (2.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,041,979 (32,412 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Søren Lerby (Ajax) 10 goals |
The 1979–80 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by holders Nottingham Forest in the final against Hamburg. The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area. Nottingham Forest remain the only side to have won the European Cup more times than their domestic top flight.
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk |
3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest |
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Argeș Pitești |
3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| BFC Dynamo |
4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Servette |
4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Újpesti Dózsa |
3–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Start |
1–6 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| HJK Helsinki |
2–16 | 1–8 | 1–8 | |
| Red Boys Differdange |
3–7 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| Partizani |
2–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | |
| Dundalk |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Porto |
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Levski-Spartak |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Valur |
1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Liverpool |
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Vejle |
4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Hajduk Split |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
First leg
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bowyer |
Report |
| Argeș Pitești | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolae Radu |
Report |
| BFC Dynamo | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Netz Pelka Riediger |
Report | Wycislik |
| Újpesti Dózsa | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sarlós Nagy Fazekas |
Report | Gajdůšek Nehoda |
| Start | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ervik |
Report | Piasecki |
| HJK Helsinki | 1–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rautiainen |
Report | Lerby Tahamata Arnesen Krol La Ling |
| Red Boys Differdange | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Di Domenico Wagner |
Report | Patikis |
| Dundalk | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlyle Devine |
Report |
| Levski-Spartak | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Martínez |
| Vejle | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Andersen Rasmussen Sørensen |
Report | Baumeister Schachner |
| Hajduk Split | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Primorac |
Report |
Second leg
| Öster | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nordgren |
Report | Woodcock |
Nottingham Forest won 3–1 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Vladić |
Report |
Argeș Pitești won 3–2 on aggregate.
BFC Dynamo won 4–1 on aggregate.
Servette won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dukla Prague | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vízek Nehoda |
Report |
Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Strasbourg | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bianchi Decastel |
Report |
Strasbourg won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 8–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Krol Blanker Everse Lerby |
Report | Toivola |
Ajax won 16–2 on aggregate.
| Omonia | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiafas Kanaris Dimitriou |
Report | Schmidt |
Omonia won 7–3 on aggregate.
Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Hibernians | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vella |
Report |
Dundalk won 2–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Del Bosque Cunningham |
Report |
Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gasselich |
Report | Brylle Larsen |
Vejle won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Trabzonspor | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Đorđević |
Hajduk Split won 2–0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest |
4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| BFC Dynamo |
4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dukla Prague |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Ajax |
10–4 | 10–0 | 0–4 | |
| Celtic |
3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Porto |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hamburg |
6–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Vejle |
2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
First leg
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Woodcock Birtles |
Report |
| Dukla Prague | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vízek |
Report |
| Ajax | 10–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lerby Krol Arnesen Blanker |
Report |
| Porto | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gomes |
Report | Cunningham |
| Vejle | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Šurjak Krstičević Šalov |
Second leg
| Argeș Pitești | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bărbulescu |
Report | Bowyer Birtles |
Nottingham Forest won 4–1 on aggregate.
BFC Dynamo won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Strasbourg | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Piasecki Decastel |
Report |
Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 10–4 on aggregate.
Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benito |
Report |
2–2 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals.
Hamburg won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zl. Vujović |
Report | Brylle Larsen Østergaard |
Hajduk Split won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest |
3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Strasbourg |
0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | |
| Celtic |
2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Hamburg |
3–3 (a) | 1–0 | 2–3 |
First leg
| Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Riediger |
| Strasbourg | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Celtic | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McCluskey Doyle |
Report |
| Hamburg | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reimann |
Report |
Second leg
| BFC Dynamo | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Terletzki |
Report | Francis Robertson |
Nottingham Forest won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Schoenaker Arnesen Lerby La Ling |
Report |
Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santillana Stielike Juanito |
Report |
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zl. Vujović Đorđević Primorac |
Report | Hrubesch Hieronymus |
3–3 on aggregate; Hamburg won on away goals.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest |
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Real Madrid |
3–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 |
First leg
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santillana |
Report |
Second leg
| Ajax | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lerby |
Report |
Nottingham Forest won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Hamburg | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaltz Hrubesch Memering |
Report | Cunningham |
Hamburg won 5–3 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1979–80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | |||
| 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 7 | 3 | ||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 |
References
- ↑ "Dundalk v Linfield, 29 August 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ Dowd, Fergus (20 March 202). "The Battle of Oriel Park: When The Troubles and football collided". The Football Faithful. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ Second leg was played at neutral field at Haarlem Stadion, Haarlem, cause of Linfield fans riots on first game in Dundalk.[2]
- ↑ "Linfield v Dundalk, 5 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Start v Strasbourg, 19 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Red Boys Differdange v Omonia, 19 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Partizani v Celtic, 19 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Levski-Spartak v Real Madrid, 19 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Valur v Hamburg, 19 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Liverpool v Dinamo Tbilisi, 19 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Vejle v Austria Wien, 19 September 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Strasbourg v Start, 3 October 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Celtic v Partizani, 3 October 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Milan v Porto, 3 October 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Dinamo Tbilisi v Liverpool, 3 October 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Hamburg v Dinamo Tbilisi, 7 November 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Omonia v Ajax, 7 November 1979" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "Strasbourg v Ajax, 5 March 1980" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "BFC Dynamo v Nottingham Forest, 19 March 1980" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ Buchspieß, Dieter (25 March 1980). "Erst nach hoffnungslosem Rückstand Vertrauen zu sich selbst gefunden" (PDF). Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) (in German). Vol. 1980, no. 13. Berlin: DFV der DDR. p. 8. ISSN 0323-8407. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Ajax v Strasbourg, 19 March 1980" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
External links
- 1979–80 All matches – season at UEFA website
- European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- All scorers 1979–80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
- 1979/80 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive)

