# 1980 UEFA Cup final

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 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Round | Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | 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

| 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

| 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 ||