The season 1979–80 of the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

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 football

Football (soccer)

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 club tournament was won by defending champions Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

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 in the final against Hamburg

Hamburger SV

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. The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area. Forest became the only side to win the European Cup more times than their domestic top flight league

Football League First Division

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Preliminary round

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First leg

Second leg

Dundalk won 3-1 on aggregate.

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Nottingham Forest won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Argeş Piteşti won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Berlin won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Servette won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Strasbourg won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 16–2 on aggregate.
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Omonia won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Dundalk won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Porto won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Hamburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Vejle won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Hajduk Split won 2–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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¹ Real Madrid progressed to the Quarter finals on away goals.

First leg

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Second leg

Nottingham Forest won 4-1 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Berlin won 4-3 on aggregate.
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Strasbourg won 2-1 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 10-4 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 3-2 on aggregate.
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Porto 2-2 Real Madrid on aggregate. Real Madrid won on away goals.
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Hamburg won 6-3 on aggregate.
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Hajduk Split won 4-2 on aggregate.

Quarter finals

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¹ Hamburg progressed to the Semifinals on away goals.

First leg

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Second leg

Nottingham Forest won 3-2 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 4-0 on aggregate.
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Real Madrid won 3-2 on aggregate.
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Hamburg 3-3 Hajduk Split on aggregate. Hamburg won on away goals.

Semifinals

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First leg

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Second leg

Nottingham Forest won 2-1 on aggregate.
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Hamburg won 5-3 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1979–80 European Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Søren Lerby Søren Lerby Søren Lerby, is a Danish former football player, manager, and licensed agent. As a player, he spent the bulk of his career in Dutch football, winning five Eredivisie championships with Ajax Amsterdam as well as the 1988 European Cup and two further Eredivise titles with PSV Eindhoven...	Ajax	10
2	Ton Blanker	Ajax	7
	Horst Hrubesch Horst Hrubesch Horst Hrubesch is a retired German football player employed as a youth trainer at the German Football Association. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer for his heading skills.-Career:...	Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...	7
4	Sotiris Kaiafas	Omonia AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953...	6
5	Frank Arnesen Frank Arnesen Frank Arnesen is a former Danish football player and currently sporting director at Hamburger SV. Arnesen was Director of Football at English football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea....	Ajax	4
	Ruud Krol Ruud Krol Rudolf Jozef Krol is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Playing the vast majority of his career with his home town club of Ajax before traveling the world as both a player and a coach...	Ajax	4
7	Carlos Bianchi Carlos Bianchi Carlos Arcecio Bianchi , popularly known as El Virrey , is a prolific Argentine football forward turned manager...	Strasbourg RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...	4
	Ian Bowyer Ian Bowyer Ian Bowyer is a former English footballer who spent much of his career at Nottingham Forest, and was part of their European Cup victories in 1979 and 1980. He has also had spells as a coach and manager...	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	3
	Laurie Cunningham Laurie Cunningham Laurence Paul "Laurie" Cunningham was an England international footballer. When he joined Real Madrid, he became the first English player in the club's history....	Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...	3
	Manfred Kaltz	Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...	3
	Hartmut Pelka	Dynamo Berlin Berliner FC Dynamo Berliner FC Dynamo is a German association football club and is the successor organization to the club that played in East Berlin as Dynamo Berlin from 1953 to 1966.-Founding and Stasi patronage:...	4
	Francis Piasecki Francis Piasecki Francis Piasecki is a French retired professional football midfielder.-External links:**...	Strasbourg RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...	3
	John Robertson	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	3
	Santillana	Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...	3

External links

• 1979–80 season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation