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1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Field	Value
title	1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final
image	1980 European Cup Winners' Cup programme.jpg
caption	Match programme cover
event	[1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup](1979-80-european-cup-winners-cup)
team1	Valencia
team1association	ESP
team1score	0
team2	Arsenal
team2association	ENG
team2score	0
details	After extra time
Valencia won 5–4 on penalties
date	14 May 1980
stadium	Heysel Stadium
city	Brussels
referee	Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
attendance	40,000
previous	[1979](1979-european-cup-winners-cup-final)
next	[1981](1981-european-cup-winners-cup-final)

Valencia won 5–4 on penalties 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. 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.

Route to the final

Main article: 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup

ESP Valencia	ENG Arsenal
Opponent	Agg.
DEN Boldklubben 1903	6–2
SCO Rangers	4–2
ESP Barcelona	5–3
FRA Nantes	5–2

Match

Details

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ARG ESP Alfredo Di Stéfano

NIR Terry Neill

References

Pye, Steven. (14 May 2020). "When Arsenal became the first club to lose a European final on penalties". The Guardian.

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