The 1979âÂÂ80 European Cup was the 25th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football competition. The tournament was won by holders Nottingham Forest in the final against Hamburg. 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.
Dundalk won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
ArgeàPiteÃÂti won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
BFC Dynamo won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Servette won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Dukla Prague won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Strasbourg won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 16âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Omonia won 7âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Celtic won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Dundalk won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Porto won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Vejle won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
BFC Dynamo won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Strasbourg won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 10âÂÂ4 on aggregate.
Celtic won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals.
Hamburg won 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate; Hamburg won on away goals.
Nottingham Forest won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
The top scorers from the 1979âÂÂ80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows: