1980 UEFA Cup final explained

1980 UEFA Cup final
Event:1979–80 UEFA Cup
Team1:Borussia
Mönchengladbach
Team1score:3
Team2:Eintracht Frankfurt
Team2score:3
Details:on aggregate
Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:3
Team2score1:2
Date1:7 May 1980
Stadium1:Bökelbergstadion
City1:Mönchengladbach
Referee1:Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain)
Attendance1:25,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:1
Date2:21 May 1980
Stadium2:Waldstadion
City2:Frankfurt
Referee2:Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Attendance2:59,000
Previous:1979
Next:1981

The 1980 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged final, played on 7 May 1980 and 21 May 1980 to determine the champion of the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. The final pitted Eintracht Frankfurt of West Germany against Borussia Mönchengladbach, another West German side. Mönchengladbach were the holders, having won the competition's final the year prior.

Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals after the tie ended 3 - 3 on aggregate.

Route to the final

This season of the UEFA Cup was unique in that all four teams that played in the semi-finals of the competition were clubs from the Bundesliga in West Germany – VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Borussia MönchengladbachRoundEintracht Frankfurt
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Viking FK4–13–0 (H)1–1 (A)First round Aberdeen2–11–1 (A)1–0 (H)
Internazionale4–3 (a.e.t.)1–1 (H)3–2 (a.e.t.) (A)Second round Dinamo București3–2 (a.e.t.)0–2 (A)3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
Universitatea Craiova2–12–0 (H)0–1 (A)Third round Feyenoord4–24–1 (H)0–1 (A)
Saint-Étienne6–14–1 (A)2–0 (H)Quarter-finals Zbrojovka Brno6–44–1 (H)2–3 (A)
VfB Stuttgart3–21–2 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finals Bayern München5–3 (a.e.t.)0–2 (A)5–1 (a.e.t.) (H)

Match details

First leg

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GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib
RB 2 Frank Schäffer
CB 3 Winfried Schäfer
CB 4 Wilfried Hannes
LB 5 Norbert Ringels
CM 6 Lothar Matthäus
CM 8 Christian Kulik (c)
CM 10
RF 7
CF 9
LF 11
Substitutes:
FW 12
MF 13
Manager:
Jupp Heynckes
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GK 1 Jürgen Pahl
RB 3 Willi Neuberger
CB 5 Bruno Pezzey
CB 4 Charly Körbel
LB 2
CM 6
CM 9
CM 10
RF 11 Cha Bum-kun
CF 8
LF 7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c)
Substitutes:
MF 12
MF 13
Manager:
Friedel Rausch

Second leg

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GK 1 Jürgen Pahl
RB 3 Willi Neuberger
CB 5
CB 4 Charly Körbel
LB 2 Horst Ehrmantraut
CM 6 Werner Lorant
CM 10 Bernd Nickel
CM 9
RF 11
CF 8
LF 7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c)
Substitutes:
CF 15
Manager:
Friedel Rausch
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GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib
RB 2
CB 4
CB 3 Winfried Schäfer
LB 5
CM 6
CM 8 Christian Kulik (c)
CM 10
RF 7
CF 9 Harald Nickel
LF 11
Substitutes:
FW 12
FW 13
Manager:
Jupp Heynckes

See also

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