1979–80 European Cup

The 1979–80 European Cup was the 25th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football competition. The 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.

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1979–80 European Cup

The 1979–80 European Cup was the 25th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football competition. The 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.

Teams

1979–80 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Partizani (1st)</th><th>Austria Wien (1st)</th><th>Beveren (1st)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Levski-Spartak (1st)</td><td>Omonia (1st)</td><td>Dukla Prague (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Vejle (1st)</td><td>Liverpool (1st)</td><td>Nottingham Forest (2nd)TH</td></tr><tr><td>HJK Helsinki (1st)</td><td>Strasbourg (1st)</td><td>BFC Dynamo (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Hamburg (1st)</td><td>AEK Athens (1st)</td><td>Újpesti Dózsa (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Valur (1st)</td><td>Dundalk (1st)</td><td>Milan (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Red Boys Differdange (1st)</td><td>Hibernians (1st)</td><td>Ajax (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Linfield (1st)</td><td>Start (1st)</td><td>Ruch Chorzów (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Porto (1st)</td><td>Argeș Pitești (1st)</td><td>Celtic (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid (1st)</td><td>Öster (1st)</td><td>Servette (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Trabzonspor (1st)</td><td>Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)</td><td>Hajduk Split (1st)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Preliminary round

1979–80 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Dundalk</td><td>3–1</td><td>Linfield</td><td>1–1</td><td>2–0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bracket

1979–80 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Round of 32</th><th></th><th></th><th>Round of 16</th><th></th><th></th><th>Quarter-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Semi-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Final</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Öster</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Argeș Pitești</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Argeș Pitești</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AEK Athens</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ruch Chorzów</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Servette</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Servette</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Beveren</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ajax</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Újpesti Dózsa</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dukla Prague</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Dukla Prague</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Strasbourg</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Start</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Strasbourg</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Strasbourg</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ajax</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>HJK Helsinki</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ajax</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Ajax</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Omonia</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Red Boys Differdange</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Omonia</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hamburg</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Partizani</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Celtic</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Celtic</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dundalk</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dundalk</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hibernians</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Celtic</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Porto</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Milan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Porto</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Real Madrid (a)</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Levski-Spartak</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hamburg</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Valur</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hamburg</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Hamburg</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Dinamo Tbilisi</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liverpool</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dinamo Tbilisi</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Hamburg (a)</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hajduk Split</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Vejle</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Austria Wien</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Vejle</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Hajduk Split</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hajduk Split</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Trabzonspor</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

First round

1979–80 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>3–1</td><td>Öster</td><td>2–0</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Argeș Pitești</td><td>3–2</td><td>AEK Athens</td><td>3–0</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>4–1</td><td>Ruch Chorzów</td><td>4–1</td><td>0–0</td></tr><tr><td>Servette</td><td>4–2</td><td>Beveren</td><td>3–1</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Újpesti Dózsa</td><td>3–4</td><td>Dukla Prague</td><td>3–2</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Start</td><td>1–6</td><td>Strasbourg</td><td>1–2</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>HJK Helsinki</td><td>2–16</td><td>Ajax</td><td>1–8</td><td>1–8</td></tr><tr><td>Red Boys Differdange</td><td>3–7</td><td>Omonia</td><td>2–1</td><td>1–6</td></tr><tr><td>Partizani</td><td>2–4</td><td>Celtic</td><td>1–0</td><td>1–4</td></tr><tr><td>Dundalk</td><td>2–1</td><td>Hibernians</td><td>2–0</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>Porto</td><td>1–0</td><td>Milan</td><td>0–0</td><td>1–0</td></tr><tr><td>Levski-Spartak</td><td>0–3</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>0–1</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Valur</td><td>1–5</td><td>Hamburg</td><td>0–3</td><td>1–2</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>2–4</td><td>Dinamo Tbilisi</td><td>2–1</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Vejle</td><td>4–3</td><td>Austria Wien</td><td>3–2</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Hajduk Split</td><td>2–0</td><td>Trabzonspor</td><td>1–0</td><td>1–0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Second round

1979–80 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>4–1</td><td>Argeș Pitești</td><td>2–0</td><td>2–1</td></tr><tr><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>4–3</td><td>Servette</td><td>2–1</td><td>2–2</td></tr><tr><td>Dukla Prague</td><td>1–2</td><td>Strasbourg</td><td>1–0</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Ajax</td><td>10–4</td><td>Omonia</td><td>10–0</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>Celtic</td><td>3–2</td><td>Dundalk</td><td>3–2</td><td>0–0</td></tr><tr><td>Porto</td><td>2–2 (a)</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>2–1</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>Hamburg</td><td>6–3</td><td>Dinamo Tbilisi</td><td>3–1</td><td>3–2</td></tr><tr><td>Vejle</td><td>2–4</td><td>Hajduk Split</td><td>0–3</td><td>2–1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Quarter-finals

1979–80 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>3–2</td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>0–1</td><td>3–1</td></tr><tr><td>Strasbourg</td><td>0–4</td><td>Ajax</td><td>0–0</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>Celtic</td><td>2–3</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>2–0</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Hamburg</td><td>3–3 (a)</td><td>Hajduk Split</td><td>1–0</td><td>2–3</td></tr></tbody></table>

Semi-finals

1979–80 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>2–1</td><td>Ajax</td><td>2–0</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid</td><td>3–5</td><td>Hamburg</td><td>2–0</td><td>1–5</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top scorers

1979–80 European Cup

The top scorers from the 1979–80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>Team</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Søren Lerby</td><td>Ajax</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ton Blanker</td><td>Ajax</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Horst Hrubesch</td><td>Hamburg</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Sotiris Kaiafas</td><td>Omonia</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Frank Arnesen</td><td>Ajax</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Ruud Krol</td><td>Ajax</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Carlos Bianchi</td><td>Strasbourg</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Ian Bowyer</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Laurie Cunningham</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Manfred Kaltz</td><td>Hamburg</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Hartmut Pelka</td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Francis Piasecki</td><td>Strasbourg</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>John Robertson</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Santillana</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Trevor Francis</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table>