1980 UEFA Cup final

1980 UEFA Cup final

Event	1979–80 UEFA Cup
Borussia Mönchengladbach Eintracht Frankfurt 3 3
on aggregate Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals
First leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach Eintracht Frankfurt 3 2
Date	7 May 1980
Venue	Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach
Referee	Guruceta Muro (Spain)
Attendance	25,000
Second leg
Eintracht Frankfurt Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 0
Date	21 May 1980
Venue	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Referee	Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Attendance	59,000
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The 1980 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged final, played on 7 May 1980 and 21 May 1980 to determine the champion of the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. The final pitted Eintracht Frankfurt of West Germany against Borussia Mönchengladbach, another West German side. Mönchengladbach were the holders, having won the competition's final the year prior.

Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals after the tie ended 3–3 on aggregate.

Route to the final

This season of the UEFA Cup was unique in that all four teams that played in the semi-finals of the competition were clubs from the Bundesliga in West Germany – VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Borussia Mönchengladbach				Round	Eintracht Frankfurt
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Viking FK	4–1	3–0 (H)	1–1 (A)	First round	Aberdeen	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)
Internazionale	4–3 (a.e.t.)	1–1 (H)	3–2 (a.e.t.) (A)	Second round	Dinamo București	3–2 (a.e.t.)	0–2 (A)	3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
Universitatea Craiova	2–1	2–0 (H)	0–1 (A)	Third round	Feyenoord	4–2	4–1 (H)	0–1 (A)
Saint-Étienne	6–1	4–1 (A)	2–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Zbrojovka Brno	6–4	4–1 (H)	2–3 (A)
VfB Stuttgart	3–2	1–2 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Bayern München	5–3 (a.e.t.)	0–2 (A)	5–1 (a.e.t.) (H)

Match details

First leg

7 May 1980

Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt
Kulik 44', 88' Matthäus 76'	Report Overview	Karger 37' Hölzenbein 71'

Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Guruceta Muro (Spain)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Eintracht Frankfurt

GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib RB 2 Frank Schäffer CB 3 Winfried Schäfer CB 4 Wilfried Hannes LB 5 Norbert Ringels CM 6 Lothar Matthäus CM 8 Christian Kulik (c) CM 10 Carsten Nielsen  66' RF 7 Karl Del'Haye  72' CF 9 Harald Nickel LF 11 Ewald Lienen Substitutes: FW 12 Steen Thychosen  66' MF 13 Ralf Bödeker  72' Manager: Jupp Heynckes

GK 1 Jürgen Pahl RB 3 Willi Neuberger CB 5 Bruno Pezzey CB 4 Charly Körbel LB 2 Horst Ehrmantraut CM 6 Werner Lorant CM 9 Ronny Borchers CM 10 Bernd Nickel RF 11 Cha Bum-kun CF 8 Harald Karger  81' LF 7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c)  79' Substitutes: MF 12 Norbert Nachtweih  79' MF 13 Wolfgang Trapp  81' Manager: Friedel Rausch

Second leg

21 May 1980

Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Schaub 81'	Report Overview

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 59,000

Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Borussia Mönchengladbach

GK 1 Jürgen Pahl RB 3 Willi Neuberger CB 5 Bruno Pezzey CB 4 Charly Körbel LB 2 Horst Ehrmantraut CM 6 Werner Lorant CM 10 Bernd Nickel CM 9 Ronny Borchers RF 11 Cha Bum-kun CF 8 Norbert Nachtweih  77' LF 7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c) Substitutes: CF 15 Fred Schaub  77' Manager: Friedel Rausch

GK 1 Wolfgang Kneib RB 2 Jürgen Fleer CB 4 Wilfried Hannes CB 3 Winfried Schäfer LB 5 Norbert Ringels CM 6 Lothar Matthäus  86' CM 8 Christian Kulik (c) CM 10 Carsten Nielsen  68' RF 7 Ralf Bödeker CF 9 Harald Nickel LF 11 Ewald Lienen Substitutes: FW 12 Karl Del'Haye  68' FW 13 Steen Thychosen  86' Manager: Jupp Heynckes

See also

• 1979–80 UEFA Cup
• Eintracht Frankfurt in European football
• German football clubs in European competitions

References

• RSSSF