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

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
GK1 Carlos Pereira
DF2 José Carrete
DF Manuel Botubot
DF Ricardo Arias
DF Miguel Tendillo (c)
MF Daniel Solsona
MF Enrique Saura
MF Rainer Bonhof
MF Javier Subirats 112'
FW9 Mario Kempes
FW Pablo Rodríguez
Substitutes:
MF Ángel Castellanos 112'
Manager:
Alfredo Di Stéfano
GK1 Pat Jennings
DF2 Pat Rice (c)
DF3 Sammy Nelson
MF4 Brian Talbot
DF5 David O'Leary
DF6 Willie Young
MF7 Liam Brady
FW8 Alan Sunderland
FW9 Frank Stapleton
MF10 David Price 105'
MF11 Graham Rix
Substitutes:
MF12 John Hollins 105'
Manager:
Terry Neill

See also

References

  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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