1980 UEFA Cup final
Football match
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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.
Event1979–80 UEFA Cup
Date7 May 1980
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| on aggregate Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals | |||||||
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| Date | 7 May 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Bökelbergstadion, Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| Referee | Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 21 May 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Waldstadion, Frankfurt | ||||||
| Referee | Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) | ||||||
| Attendance | 59,000 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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| 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
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Kulik  44', 88' Matthäus 76' |
Report Overview | Karger 37' Hölzenbein 71' |
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Second leg
Eintracht Frankfurt
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