The 1979–80 UEFA Cup was the ninth season of the

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competition organised by

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for clubs representing its member associations. The competitions was won by Eintracht Frankfurt, who beat

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on the

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after a 3–3 aggregate draw in the final. All four semi-finalists came from West Germany, and a fifth was eliminated in the quarter-finals. This is the only time all four semi-finalists in a UEFA club competition came from a single nation. The third club was revoked to Bulgaria and East Germany, and it was assigned to Czechoslovakia. The title holders obtained a place.

Bracket

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Zbrojovka Brno won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AGF won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Eintracht Frankfurt won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aris Thessaloniki won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo București won 12–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Dundee United won on away goals.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshoppers won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Monaco won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kaiserslautern won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Standard Liège won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Inter Milan won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Keflavík won on away goals.'' ---- ''Malmö FF won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Napoli won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Baník Ostrava won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Perugia won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokomotiv Sofia won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Diósgyőri VTK won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ipswich Town won 10–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sporting CP won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV Eindhoven won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Leeds United won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Stuttgart won on away goals.'' ---- ''Saint-Étienne won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Universitatea Craiova won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''Zbrojovka Brno won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aris Thessaloniki won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Diósgyöri VTK won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Stuttgart won on away goals.'' ---- ''Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Universitatea Craiova won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1–1 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won on away goals.'' ---- ''Lokomotiv Sofia won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Saint-Étienne won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Red Star Belgrade won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kaiserslautern won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

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Second leg

''Saint-Étienne won 7–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Bayern Munich won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kaiserslautern won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Eintracht Frankfurt won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Stuttgart won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Lokomotiv Sofia won on away goals.'' ---- ''Zbrojovka Brno won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Bayern Munich won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Eintracht Frankfurt won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Stuttgart won 4–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Eintracht Frankfurt won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Borussia Mönchengladbach won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Final

First leg

Second leg

''3–3 on aggregate; Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals.''

Notes

References

External links

1979–80 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
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