European Champion Clubs' Cup 1979/80

European Champion Clubs' Cup 1979/80
Cup winners	Nottingham Forest (2nd title)
Beginning	29th August 1979
final	May 28, 1980
Final stadium	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu , Madrid
Teams	33
Games	63
Gates	185  (ø 2.94 per game)
Top scorer	Soren Lerby (10)
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The 1979/80 European Cup was the 25th edition of the competition. 33 club teams took part, including 32 national champions from the previous season and with Nottingham Forest the defending champions. The final venue for the competition was the Madrid Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on May 28, 1980.

The participants played in a pure cup mode with (except for the finals) back and forth games for the crown of European club football. In the case of a tie, the higher number of goals scored away counted first; if there was also a tie, the second leg was extended and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out was played immediately afterwards.

Preliminary round

The first leg took place on August 29, the second leg on September 5, 1979.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Dundalk FC	3: 1	Linfield FC	1: 1	2-0

1 round

The first leg took place on September 19, the second leg on October 3, 1979.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Dundalk FC	2: 1	Hibernians Football Club	2-0	0: 1
BFC Dynamo	4: 1	Ruch Chorzów	4: 1	0-0
FC Argeş Piteşti	3: 2	AEK Athens	3-0	0: 2
DFS Levski-Spartak Sofia	0: 3	real Madrid	0: 1	0: 2
FC Porto	1-0	AC Milan	0-0	1-0
Red Boys Differdange	3: 7	Omonia Nicosia	2: 1	1: 6
Hajduk Split	2-0	Trabzonspor	1-0	1-0
Valur Reykjavík	1: 5	Hamburger SV	0: 3	1: 2
Servette Geneva	4: 2	KSK Beveren	3: 1	1: 1
Vejle BK	4: 3	FK Austria Vienna	3: 2	1: 1
Nottingham Forest	3: 1	Östers IF	2-0	1: 1
Start Kristiansand	1: 6	Racing Strasbourg	1: 2	0: 4
FK Partizani Tirana	2: 4	Celtic Glasgow	1-0	1: 4
HJK Helsinki	02:16	Ajax Amsterdam	1: 8	1: 8
Újpesti Dózsa SC Budapest	3: 4	FK Dukla Prague	3: 2	0: 2
Liverpool FC	2: 4	Dinamo Tbilisi	2: 1	0: 3

2nd round

The first leg took place on October 24, the second leg on November 7, 1979.

	total		First leg	Return leg
BFC Dynamo	4: 3	Servette Geneva	2: 1	2: 2
Hamburger SV	6: 3	Dinamo Tbilisi	3: 1	3: 2
Celtic Glasgow	3: 2	Dundalk FC	3: 2	0-0
FC Porto	(a)2: 2 ( a )	real Madrid	2: 1	0: 1
Vejle BK	2: 4	Hajduk Split	0: 3	2: 1
Ajax Amsterdam	10: 40	Omonia Nicosia	10-00	0: 4
FK Dukla Prague	1: 2	Racing Strasbourg	1-0	0: 2 a.d.
Nottingham Forest	4: 1	FC Argeş Piteşti	2-0	2: 1

Quarter finals

The first leg took place on March 5, the second leg on March 19, 1980.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Nottingham Forest	3: 2	BFC Dynamo	0: 1	3: 1
Hamburger SV	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Hajduk Split	1-0	2: 3
Racing Strasbourg	0: 4	Ajax Amsterdam	0-0	0: 4
Celtic Glasgow	2: 3	real Madrid	2-0	0: 3

Semifinals

The first leg took place on April 9th, the second leg on April 23rd, 1980.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Nottingham Forest	2: 1	Ajax Amsterdam	2-0	0: 1
real Madrid	3: 5	Hamburger SV	2-0	1: 5

final

Nottingham Forest		Hamburger SV
	final May 28, 1980 in Madrid ( Estadio Santiago Bernabéu ) Result: 1: 0 (1: 0) Spectators: 50,000 Referee: António Garrido ( Portugal )
	Peter Shilton - Viv Anderson , Kenny Burns , Larry Lloyd , Frank Gray (78th Bryn Gunn ) - John McGovern , Martin O'Neill , Ian Bowyer , Gary Mills (67th John O'Hare ), John Robertson - Garry Birtles Trainers: Brian Clough	Rudi Kargus - Peter Nogly - Manfred Kaltz , Ivan Buljan , Ditmar Jakobs - Kevin Keegan , Holger Hieronymus (46. Horst Hrubesch ), Felix Magath , Caspar Memering - Willi Reimann , Jürgen Milewski Trainer: Branko Zebec ( Yugoslavia )
	1-0 John Robertson (20th)
	Kenny Burns	Peter Nogly

Best goal scorers

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Søren Lerby	Ajax Amsterdam	10
2	Ton Blanker	Ajax Amsterdam	7th
	Horst Hrubesch	Hamburger SV	7th
4th	Sotiris Kaiafas	Omonia Nicosia	6th
5	Frank Arnesen	Ajax Amsterdam	4th
	Ruud Krol	Ajax Amsterdam	4th

→ Main article : List of UEFA Champions League top scorer

Players used Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest

Goal : Peter Shilton (9 / -) Defense : Frank Gray (9 / -); Larry Lloyd (9 / -); Viv Anderson (8 / -); Kenny Burns (8 / -); Bryn Gunn (2 / -); David Needham (1 / -) Midfield : John Robertson (9/3); John McGovern (9 / -); Ian Bowyer (7/3); Martin O'Neill (7 / -); Gary Mills (3 / -); Stan Bowles (2 / -) Attack : Garry Birtles (9/2); Trevor Francis (4/3); Tony Woodcock (4/2); John O'Hare (2 / -) Trainer : Brian Clough

See also

• European Cup Winners' Cup 1979/80
• 1979/80 UEFA Cup

Web links

Commons : European Champion Clubs' Cup 1979/80  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official UEFA website for the 1979/80 European Cup
• Game details for the 1979/80 season at rsssf.com
• Reports and videos of the individual games