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1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final

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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

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.

Route to the final

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Spain Valencia England Arsenal
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Denmark Boldklubben 1903 6–2 2–2 (A) 4–0 (H) First round Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (H)
Scotland Rangers 4–2 1–1 (H) 3–1 (A) Second round East Germany 1. FC Magdeburg 4–3 2–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
Spain Barcelona 5–3 1–0 (A) 4–3 (H) Quarter-finals Sweden IFK Göteborg 5–1 5–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
France Nantes 5–2 1–2 (A) 4–0 (H) Semi-finals Italy Juventus 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

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Details

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