The 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested on 14 May 1980 between Valencia of Spain and Arsenal of England. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Valencia won the match 5–4 on penalties.[1] It was the 20th European Cup Winners' Cup final and the only time that the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out. It was Valencia's third major European title after their two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup victories in the 1960s.
 Match programme cover | |||||||
| Event | 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| After extra time Valencia won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 14 May 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | ||||||
| Referee | Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
Route to the final
 Valencia |
 Arsenal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Boldklubben 1903 |
6–2 | 2–2 (A) | 4–0 (H) | First round |  Fenerbahçe |
2–0 | 2–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) |
 Rangers |
4–2 | 1–1 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Second round |  1. FC Magdeburg |
4–3 | 2–1 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
| Barcelona |
5–3 | 1–0 (A) | 4–3 (H) | Quarter-finals |  IFK Göteborg |
5–1 | 5–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
 Nantes |
5–2 | 1–2 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Semi-finals |  Juventus |
2–1 | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
Match
Details
     Valencia
|
   Arsenal
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
