1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final

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.

1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Match programme cover
Event	1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
Valencia Arsenal 0 0
After extra time Valencia won 5–4 on penalties
Date	14 May 1980
Venue	Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Referee	Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Attendance	40,000
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Route to the final

Main article: 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup

Valencia					Arsenal
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Boldklubben 1903	6–2	2–2 (A)	4–0 (H)	First round	Fenerbahçe	2–0	2–0 (H)	0–0 (H)
Rangers	4–2	1–1 (H)	3–1 (A)	Second round	1. FC Magdeburg	4–3	2–1 (H)	2–2 (A)
Barcelona	5–3	1–0 (A)	4–3 (H)	Quarter-finals	IFK Göteborg	5–1	5–1 (H)	0–0 (A)
Nantes	5–2	1–2 (A)	4–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Juventus	2–1	1–1 (H)	1–0 (A)

Match

Details

14 May 1980

20:15 CEST

Valencia	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Arsenal
	Report
Penalties
Kempes Solsona Rodríguez Castellanos Bonhof Arias	5–4	Brady Stapleton Sunderland Talbot Hollins Rix

Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)

Valencia

Arsenal

GK 1 Carlos Pereira RB 2 José Carrete LB 5 Manuel Botubot DF 4 Ricardo Arias DF 3 Miguel Tendillo (c) MF 6 Daniel Solsona MF 7 Enrique Saura RM 8 Rainer Bonhof MF 10 Javier Subirats  112' FW 9 Mario Kempes LM 11 Pablo Rodríguez Substitutes: MF 15 Ángel Castellanos  112' Manager: Alfredo Di Stéfano

GK 1 Pat Jennings RB 2 Pat Rice (c) LB 3 Sammy Nelson MF 4 Brian Talbot DF 5 David O'Leary DF 6 Willie Young MF 7 Liam Brady FW 8 Alan Sunderland FW 9 Frank Stapleton RM 10 David Price  105' LM 11 Graham Rix Substitutes: MF 12 John Hollins  105' Manager: Terry Neill

See also

• 1980 European Cup Final
• 1980 UEFA Cup Final
• 1980 European Super Cup
• Arsenal F.C. in European football
• Valencia CF in European football