1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final

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.

1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
After extra time
Valencia won 5–4 on penalties
Date14 May 1980
VenueHeysel Stadium, Brussels
RefereeVojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Attendance40,000
1979
1981

Route to the final

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  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

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Details

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Valencia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
GK 1   Carlos Pereira
RB 2   José Carrete
LB 5   Manuel Botubot
DF 4   Ricardo Arias
DF 3   Miguel Tendillo (c)
MF 6   Daniel Solsona
MF 7   Enrique Saura
RM 8   Rainer Bonhof
MF 10   Javier Subirats   112'
FW 9   Mario Kempes
LM 11   Pablo Rodríguez
Substitutes:
MF 15   Ángel Castellanos   112'
Manager:
    Alfredo Di Stéfano
GK 1   Pat Jennings
RB 2   Pat Rice (c)
LB 3   Sammy Nelson
MF 4   Brian Talbot
DF 5   David O'Leary
DF 6   Willie Young
MF 7   Liam Brady
FW 8   Alan Sunderland
FW 9   Frank Stapleton
RM 10   David Price   105'
LM 11   Graham Rix
Substitutes:
MF 12   John Hollins   105'
Manager:
  Terry Neill

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pye, Steven (14 May 2020). "When Arsenal became the first club to lose a European final on penalties". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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