The 1979–80 European Cup was the 25th season of the
European Cup
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,
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's premier club
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competition. The tournament was won by
holders Nottingham Forest
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in the
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against
Hamburg
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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. Nottingham Forest remain the only side to have won the European Cup more times than their
domestic top flight.
Teams
Preliminary round
First leg
Second leg
''Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Nottingham Forest won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Argeș Pitești won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''BFC Dynamo 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
First leg
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Second leg
''Nottingham Forest won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''BFC Dynamo 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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''2–2 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
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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''3–3 on aggregate; Hamburg won on away goals.''
Semi-finals
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 (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
References
External links
1979–80 All matches – season at UEFA website* All scorers 1979–80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according t
protocols UEFA- results and line-ups (archive)
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UEFA Champions League seasons
European Cup
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