The 1979–80 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the fourth edition of IHF's competition for European women's

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national cup champions. Running from 24 November 1979 to 30 March 1980, it was contested by 14 teams, one less than the preceding edition.

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and the

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, which had dominated the three first editions, didn't take part in the competition.Results
in todor66.com The final, confronting Iskra Partizánske and

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, was decided in a

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as both games ended in a 16–16 draw. Iskra won the shootout to become the second Czechoslovak team to win a European women's handball trophy. As of 2013 it remains the only team from former

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that has won the Cup Winners' Cup.

Results

References

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