1980–81 Juventus FC season

The 1980–81 season was Juventus Football Club's 83rd in existence and 79th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Juventus

1980–81 season
Chairman	Giampiero Boniperti
Manager	Giovanni Trapattoni
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	1st (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Liam Brady (8 goals)
Average home league attendance	33,929
Home colours Away colours

In July 1980, after fourteen years of a transfer ban of foreigners, Irish midfielder Liam Brady transferred from Arsenal to Juventus and helped Juventus finish the season as Serie A champions. They also participated in UEFA Cup, being defeated at home in second round.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Dino Zoff
—	GK	ITA	Luciano Bodini
—	DF	ITA	Gaetano Scirea
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Cabrini
—	DF	ITA	Claudio Gentile
—	DF	ITA	Carlo Osti
—	DF	ITA	Sergio Brio
—	DF	ITA	Massimo Storgato
—	MF	IRL	Liam Brady
—	MF	ITA	Pietro Fanna

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Antonello Cuccureddu
—	MF	ITA	Franco Causio
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Furino (captain)
—	MF	ITA	Domenico Marocchino
—	MF	ITA	Claudio Cesare Prandelli
—	MF	ITA	Marco Tardelli
—	MF	ITA	Vinicio Verza
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Bettega
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Galderisi

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Liam Brady	Arsenal FC
DF	Carlo Osti	Udinese
DF	Massimo Storgato	Atalanta BC	loan ended
FW	Giuseppe Galderisi

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Francesco Morini		retired
FW	Pietro Paolo Virdis	Cagliari	loan
MF	Roberto Tavola	Cagliari	loan
GK	Maurizio Baratella

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1980–81 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	30	17	10	3	46	15	+31	44	Qualification to European Cup
2	Roma	30	14	14	2	43	20	+23	42	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3	Napoli	30	14	10	6	31	21	+10	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Internazionale	30	14	8	8	41	24	+17	36
5	Fiorentina	30	9	14	7	28	25	+3	32

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	5	4	3	5	5	8	9	6	5	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1981–82 European Cup;   = 1981–82 UEFA Cup;   = 1981-82 Serie B; R = 1981-82 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

Cagliari v Juventus

14 September 1980 1	Cagliari	1-1	Juventus	Cagliari
	Selvaggi 19'	Report	40' Tardelli

Juventus v Como

21 September 1980 2	Juventus	2-0	Como	Torino
	Lombardi 20' (aut) Cabrini 35' (rig)	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Brescia v Juventus

28 September 1980 3	Brescia	1-1	Juventus	Brescia
15:00	Penzo 11'	Report	24' (pen) Cabrini	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Barbaresco

Juventus v Bologna

5 October 1980 4	Juventus	0-1	Bologna	Torino
		Report	83' (pen) Paris	Stadium: Comunale

Ascoli v Juventus

19 October 1980 5	Ascoli	0-0	Juventus	Ascoli Piceno
14:30		Report		Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: D'Elia

Juventus v Torino

26 October 1980 6	Juventus	1-2	Torino	Torino
	Causio 18'	Report	60', 83' Graziani	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Agnolin

Perugia v Juventus

9 November 1980 7	Perugia	0-0	Juventus	Perugia
		Report

Juventus v Inter

23 November 1980 8	Juventus	2-1	Inter	Torino
	50' (pen)Liam Brady 69'Scirea	Report	79'Ambu	Stadium: Comunale

Catanzaro v Juventus

30 November 1980 9	Catanzaro	0-0	Juventus	Catanzaro
		Report

Juventus v Pistoiese

14 December 1980 10	Juventus	4-1	Pistoiese	Torino
	18' Fanna 33' Fanna 41'Scirea 80' (pen)Bettega	Report	50'Chimenti	Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Udinese

21 December 1980 11	Juventus	4-0	Udinese	Torino
	11'Brady 45'Causio 56' (pen)Bettega 83' Marocchino	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Avellino v Juventus

28 December 1980 12	Avellino	1-1	Juventus	Napoli
	85'Piga Mario	Report	31'Fanna	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Roma v Juventus

18 January 1981 13	Roma	0-0	Juventus	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Juventus v Napoli

25 January 1981 14	Juventus	1-1	Napoli	Torino
	58'Tardelli	Report	2' Pellegrini C.	Stadium: Comunale

Fiorentina v Juventus

1 February 1981 15	Fiorentina	0-1	Juventus	Firenze
		Report	59'Tardelli	Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Cagliari

8 February 1981 16	Juventus	1-1	Cagliari	Torino
	77'Scirea	Report	42'Virdis	Stadium: Comunale

Como v Juventus

15 February 1981 17	Como	1-2	Juventus	Lombardy
	69' (pen) Nicoletti	Report	32'Bettega 36'Tardelli

Juventus v Brescia

22 February 1981 18	Juventus	2-0	Brescia	Torino
	7'Tardelli 45' Marocchino	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Bologna v Juventus

1 March 1981 19	Bologna	1-5	Juventus	Bologna
	88' (pen)Fiorini	Report	15'Bettega 24'Brady 42'Brady 59'Cabrini 70' Fanna	Stadium: Stadio Renato dell'Ara

Juventus v Ascoli

8 March 1981 20	Juventus	3-0	Ascoli	Torino
	7'Bettega 34'Fanna 83'Cabrini	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Torino v Juventus

15 March 1981 21	Torino	0-2	Juventus	Torino
		Report	43'Brady 87'Cabrini	Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Perugia

22 March 1981 22	Juventus	2-1	Perugia	Torino
	85' (pen)Brady 89' Marocchino	Report	81'De Rosa G.	Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Juventus

29 March 1981 23	Inter	1-0	Juventus	Milan
	61' Muraro C.	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Juventus v Catanzaro

5 April 1981 24	Juventus	3-0	Catanzaro	Torino
	15' Marocchino 82' Brady 90'Scirea	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Pistoiese v Juventus

12 April 1981 25	Pistoiese	1-3	Juventus	Tuscany
	83' Chimenti	Report	14'Cuccureddu 71' Brady 81'Tardelli

Udinese v Juventus

26 April 1981 26	Udinese	0-2	Juventus	Udine
		Report	34'Marocchino 43'Tardelli

Juventus v Avellino

3 May 1981 27	Juventus	1-0	Avellino	Torino
	81'Cabrini	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Roma

10 May 1981 28	Juventus	0-0	Roma	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Napoli v Juventus

17 May 1981 29	Napoli	0-1	Juventus	Naples
		Report	64' (o.g.) Guidetti

Juventus v Fiorentina

24 May 1981 30	Juventus	1-0	Fiorentina	Torino
	26'Cabrini	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1980–81 Coppa Italia

First round

Group 1

Team	Pt	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Juventus	7	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5
2. Udinese	5	4	1	3	0	5	3	+2
3. Genoa	3	4	0	3	1	2	4	-2
4. Taranto	3	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2
5. Brescia	2	4	0	2	2	2	5	-3

Udinese v Juventus

20 August 1980 1	Udinese	2-2	Juventus	Udine
	Tesser 52' Pradella 59'		Bettega 75', 78'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Longhi

Juventus v Taranto

24 August 1980 2	Juventus	2-0	Taranto	Torino
	40', 63' Fanna			Referee: Tonolini

Brescia v Juventus

31 August 1980 3	Brescia	0-1	Juventus	Stadio Mario Rigamonti
			88'Cabrini	Referee: D'Elia

Juventus v Genoa

7 September 1980 5	Juventus	3-1	Genoa	Torino
	52' (pen)Cabrini 64'Fanna 82'Prandelli		65' Russo	Referee: Terpin

Quarter-finals

Avellino v Juventus

4 March 1981 1	Avellino	1-3	Juventus	Avellino
	Zoff 28' (o.g.)		Verza 52' Causio 75' Bettega 85'	Stadium: Partenio - Adriano Lombardi

Juventus v Avellino

25 March 1981 2	Juventus	3-2	Avellino	Torino
				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Tonolini

Semi-finals

Juventus v Roma

28 May 1981	Juventus	0-1	Roma	Torino
				Stadium: Comunale

Roma v Juventus

25 March 1981 2	Roma	1-1	Juventus	Roma
				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1980–81 UEFA Cup

First round

Juventus v Panathinaikos

17 September 1980	Juventus	4–0	Panathinaikos	Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin
	Scirea 5' Verza 18' Bettega 38' Cabrini 42' (pen.)			Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

Panathinaikos v Juventus

1 October 1980	Panathinaikos	4–2	Juventus	OAKA Spiros Louis, Athens
	Gentile 31' (o.g.) Andreuchi 37' Livathinos 68' Delikaris 87'		Bettega 40' Fanna 81'	Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

Second round

Widzew Łódź v Juventus

22 October 1980	Widzew Łódź	3–1	Juventus	Łódź
	Grębosz 30' Pięta 69' Smolarek 79'		Bettega 42'	Stadium: Stadion Widzewa Referee: Horst Brummeier

Juventus v Widzew Łódź

5 November 1980	Juventus	3 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Widzew Łódź	Torino
	Tardelli 37' Furino 46' Brady 60'		Pięta 59'	Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Referee: Talat Tokat
	Penalties
	Causio Cabrini Brady		Tłokiński Grębosz Smolarek Boniek

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		UEFA
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Zoff	42	-31	30	-15	8	-8	4	-8
	DF	ITA	Gentile	37	0	27	0	6	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Cuccureddu	35	1	29	1	2	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Scirea	41	5	29	4	8	0	4	1
	DF	ITA	Cabrini	38	11	28	7	8	3	2	1
	MF	ITA	Tardelli	37	8	28	7	6	0	3	1
	MF	ITA	Causio	34	3	19+6	2	6	1	3	0
	MF	ITA	Furino	33	1	24	0	5	0	4	1
	MF	ITA	Fanna	40	9	29	5	7	3	4	1
	MF	IRL	Brady	39	9	28	8	7	0	4	1
	FW	ITA	Bettega	37	10	25	5	8	2	4	3
	GK	ITA	Bodini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Marocchino	30	5	16+8	5	6	0
	MF	ITA	Prandelli	29	1	10+10	0	5	1	4	0
	DF	ITA	Osti	12	0	4+2	0	5	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Verza	24	3	2+12	0	6	2	4	1
	DF	ITA	Brio	8	0	1+3	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Storgato	4	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Galderisi	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Carraro	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Pin	0	0	0	0

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1980/839/

External links

• "Serie A 1980/1981".