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The following are the association football events of the year 1980 throughout the world.
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- Copa Libertadores 1980: Won by Nacional after defeating Sport Club Internacional on an aggregate score of 2–0.
- England: 1980 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 1, Arsenal 0, the winning goal scored by Trevor Brooking
- European Cup 1980: Won by Nottingham Forest after defeating Hamburger SV 1–0 in the Final.
- Scottish Cup final: Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 after extra time at Hampden Park. After the match there is a pitch invasion, leading to rioting and 210 arrests. Following the match the sale of alcohol at Scottish football grounds is banned.
- September 10 – Midfielder Jan van Deinsen plays his first and only international match for the Netherlands, when the Netherlands meets the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
- September 17 – Dutch side FC Utrecht makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) in Romania against FC Argeș Pitești in the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Asia
Europe
Belgium: Club Brugge K.V.
England: Liverpool
France: FC Nantes
Italy: Inter Milan
Netherlands
Portugal: Sporting CP
Spain: Real Madrid
Soviet Union: Spartak Moscow
Turkey: Trabzonspor
West Germany: Bayern Munich
Yugoslavia: Red Star Belgrade
North America
Mexico: Cruz Azul
United States / 
Canada:
Oceania
Australia: Sydney City
South America
Argentina
- Metropolitano – River Plate
- Nacional – Rosario Central
Brazil: Flamengo
Bolivia: Jorge Wilstermann
Colombia: Atlético Junior
Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
- African Cup of Nations in Nigeria (March 8 – 22 1980)
- 1980 British Home Championship (May 16 – May 24, 1980)
- UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 11 – 22 1980)
- Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union (July 20 – August 2, 1980)
- Mundialito in Montevideo, Uruguay (December 30, 1980 – January 10, 1981)
Netherlands
| Date | Opponent | Final score | Result | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23 |  Spain |
1 – 0 | L | Friendly | Estadio Balaídos, Vigo |
| March 26 |  France |
0 – 0 | D | Friendly | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| June 11 |  Greece |
1 – 0 | W | Euro 1980 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| June 14 |  West Germany |
2 – 3 | L | Euro 1980 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples |
| June 17 |  Czechoslovakia |
1 – 1 | D | Euro 1980 | San Siro, Milan |
| September 10 |  Republic of Ireland |
2 – 1 | L | World Cup Qualifier | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| October 11 | West Germany |
1 – 1 | D | Friendly | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
| November 19 |  Belgium |
1 – 0 | L | World Cup Qualifier | Heysel Stadion, Brussels |
| December 30 |  Uruguay |
2 – 0 | L | Mundialito | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo |
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- January 6 – Steed Malbranque, Belgian-French footballer
- January 12 – Michael Niedrig, German former footballer[1]
- January 14 – Ossama Haidar, Lebanese international
- January 22 – Ibón Larrazábal, Spanish retired footballer[2]
- January 25 – Xavi, Spanish footballer
- February 1
- Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
- Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
- February 6 – Shaun Hadley, English former professional footballer[3]
- February 9 – Jean-Reck Ah Fok, Mauritian footballer
- February 15 – Elvis Marecos, Paraguayan footballer
- February 20
- Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
- Thijs Sluijter, Dutch footballer
- February 28 – Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
- March 4 – Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
- March 8 – Aridani Arbelo, Spanish footballer[4]
- March 13 – Dani Ferron, Andorran footballer[5]
- March 14 – Aaron Brown, English footballer
- March 15 – Hugo Notario, Argentine footballer
- March 20 – Thomas Levaux, French professional footballer[6]
- March 21
- John McGrath, Irish footballer
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
- March 31
- Matias Concha, Swedish footballer
- Dean Clark, English footballer
- April 3 – Marcin Makuch, Polish footballer[7]
- April 7 – Jérémie Peiffer, Luxembourgian footballer[8]
- April 17 – Leonid Lazaridi, former Russian footballer[9]
- April 22 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
- May 5 – Youssou Diop, Senegalese retired footballer[10]
- May 14 – Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
- May 18 – Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
- May 30 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
- June 2 – Abby Wambach, American women's soccer player[11]
- June 10
- Edgard Lima, Brazilian footballer[12]
- Francelino Matuzalem, Brazilian footballer
- June 12
- Ifet Taljević, Yugoslav-born German club footballer
- Mohammed Usman, Nigerian footballer[13]
- June 26 – Michael Jackson, English club footballer
- June 30
- Rade Prica, Swedish international
- Sayuti, Indonesian club footballer
- July 8 – Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
- August 5 – Wayne Bridge, English footballer
- August 6
- Danny Collins, English-Welsh footballer
- Roman Weidenfeller, German footballer
- August 7 – Shane Moody-Orio, Belizean footballer
- August 12 – Javier Chevantón, Uruguayan footballer
- September 6
- Sergei Sholokhov, former Russian professional footballer[14]
- Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
- September 7 – Zakhele Manyatsi, Swaziland international footballer[15]
- September 9 – Steeve Theophile, French footballer
- September 10 – Willy Eras, Costa Rican professional footballer[16]
- September 17 – Mikhail Nekrasov, former Russian professional footballer[17]
- September 18 – Marco Antonio Mendoza, Mexican footballer[18]
- September 29 – Patrick Agyemang, Ghanaian international
- October 3 – Dalibor Mitrović, Serbian footballer[19]
- October 4 – Tomáš Rosický, Czech international
- October 5 – Lartee Jackson, Liberian former footballer[20]
- October 9
- Kert Kütt, Estonian footballer
- Amir Nussbaum, Israeli footballer
- Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer
- Fábio Pinto, Brazilian footballer
- Warren Waugh, English footballer
- October 23 – Scott Parker, English international
- October 27 – Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan, Indian club footballer (d. 2019)
- October 28 – Alan Smith, English international
- October 29 – Arthur (Arthur Teixeira Viégas), Brazilian footballer[21]
- November 2 – Diego Lugano, Uruguayan footballer
- November 3 – Bernard Morreel, Belgian retired footballer[22]
- November 4 – Tuda Murphy, Caymanian footballer[23]
- November 5 – Christoph Metzelder, German international
- November 18 – Luke Chadwick, English youth international
- November 22 – David Artell, English club footballer and manager
- November 26 – Sergei Viktorovich Kudryavtsev, former Russian professional footballer[24]
- December 6 – Steve Lovell, English club footballer
- December 7 – John Terry, English footballer
- December 20 – Ashley Cole, English footballer
- December 31 – Beto Gonçalves, Brazilian-born Indonesian international
- Date unknown
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February
- February 22 – Pierre Korb, French international footballer (born 1908)
March
- March 1 – Dixie Dean, English international footballer (born 1907)
June
- June 8 – Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Brazilian international defender, Brazilian squad member at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (75)
- June 9 – Miguel Capuccini, Uruguayan goalkeeper, winner of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. (76)
September
- September 9 – José de Anchieta Fontana, Brazilian international defender, winner of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. (39)
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