The 1979–80 European Cup was the 15th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 11, 1979, and finished on August 24, 1980.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.
First round
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Levski-Spartak Sofia 
|
5–2, 1–1 |  Ferencvárosi TC
|
Dynamo Berlin 
|
14–2, 9–2 |  Vojens IK
|
HC Bolzano 
|
5–7, 6–2 |  EC KAC
|
HC Chamonix 
|
12–4, 8–0 |  Casco Viejo Bilbao
|
Kölner EC,
SC Bern,
HK Olimpija Ljubljana,
Flyers Heerenveen : bye
Second round
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kölner EC
|
9–6, 8–4 | HC Bolzano
|
| SC Bern
|
2–9, 5–5 | Dynamo Berlin
|
| HK Olimpija Ljubljana
|
8–5, 11–6 | Levski-Spartak Sofia
|
| Flyers Heerenveen
|
9–2, 8–3 | HC Chamonix
|
Tappara,
Modo,
Slovan Bratislava,
CSKA Moscow : bye
Third round
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| HK Olimpija Ljubljana
|
2–7, 2–13 | CSKA Moscow
|
| Dynamo Berlin
|
5–5, 4–8 | Modo
|
| Flyers Heerenveen
|
1–11, 9–6 | Slovan Bratislava
|
| Kölner EC
|
5–6, 6–10 | Tappara
|
Final Group
edit| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow
|
8–0 | Tappara
|
| Slovan Bratislava
|
8–4 | Modo
|
| Tappara
|
10–2 | Slovan Bratislava
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
7–1 | Modo
|
| Tappara
|
13–3 | Modo
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
11–1 | Slovan Bratislava
|
Final group standings
edit| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
|
6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tappara
|
4 |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava
|
2 |
| 4 | Modo
|
0 |