The 1979–80 season was the 70th season of competitive football in Germany .
Pre-season
League
Promoted to League
Relegated from League
Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
Post-season
League
Promoted to League
Relegated from League
Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
National teams
Euro 1980 qualifying
Win
Draw
Loss
Euro 1980
Win
Draw
Loss
Round
Date
Venue
Location
Opponent
Score
Att.
Goalscorers
Ref.
West Germany
Opponent
Group A
11 June 1980 (1980-06-11 )
Stadio Olimpico
Rome , Italy
Czechoslovakia
1–0
10,500
Rummenigge 55'
—
[ 4]
Group A
14 June 1980 (1980-06-14 )
Stadio San Paolo
Napoli , Italy
Netherlands
3–2
29,889
Allofs 20' , 60' , 66'
Rep 80' (pen. ) van de Kerkhof 86'
[ 5]
Group A
17 June 1980 (1980-06-17 )
Stadio Comunale
Turin , Italy
Greece
0–0
13,901
—
—
[ 6]
Final
22 June 1980 (1980-06-22 )
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
Belgium
2–1
47,860
Hrubesch 10' , 89'
Vandereycken 72' (pen. )
[ 7]
Friendly matches
Win
Draw
Loss
League season
Bundesliga
Source:
www.dfb.de [1] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
2. Bundesliga
North
Source:
Bundesliga.de Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ DSC Wanne-Eickel voluntarily returned their license for the following season to the DFB and were therefore relegated.
South
Source:
Bundesliga.de Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
DFB–Pokal
Fortuna Düsseldorf won the 1979–80 DFB-Pokal final by defeating 1. FC Köln 2–1 on 4 June 1980 (1980-06-04 ) .
German clubs in Europe
European Cup
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV finished the 1979–80 European Cup as runners-up losing to Nottingham Forest 0–1 in the 1980 European Cup Final .
European Cup Winners' Cup
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf were eliminated in the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup by Rangers .
UEFA Cup
Five teams from West Germany competed in the UEFA Cup this season. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Bayern Munich , Borussia Mönchengladbach , Eintracht Frankfurt , and VfB Stuttgart made up a semi-finals consisting of only teams from West Germany. Frankfurt would go on to win the competition with Gladbach finishing as runners-up.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach were runners-up in the UEFA Cup after losing to Eintracht Frankfurt due to the away goals rule .
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt won the UEFA Cup by defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 1980 UEFA Cup Final due to the away goals rule .
VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by Borussia Mönchengladbach .
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by eventual champions Eintracht Frankfurt .
1. FC Kaiserlsautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup by Bayern Munich .
Sources
League competitions
Cup competitions European competitions Related to national teams