The following are the association football events of the year 1980 throughout the world.
Events
Copa Libertadores 1980: Won by Nacional after defeating Sport Club Internacional on an aggregate score of 2–0. England: 1980 FA Cup Final: West Ham United 1, Arsenal 0, the winning goal scored by Trevor Brooking European Cup 1980: Won by Nottingham Forest after defeating Hamburger SV 1–0 in the Final. Scottish Cup final: Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 after extra time at Hampden Park. After the match there is a pitch invasion, leading to rioting and 210 arrests. Following the match the sale of alcohol at Scottish football grounds is banned. September 10 – Midfielder Jan van Deinsen plays his first and only international match for the Netherlands, when the Netherlands meets the Republic of Ireland in Dublin. September 17 – Dutch side FC Utrecht makes its European debut with a draw (0-0) in Romania against FC Argeș Pitești in the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Winners club national championship
Asia
: Al-Sadd SC
Europe
: Club Brugge K.V. : Liverpool : FC Nantes : Inter Milan
Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
Eerste Divisie – FC Groningen
: Sporting CP
Spain: Real Madrid
: Spartak Moscow
: Trabzonspor
: Bayern Munich
: Red Star Belgrade
North America
: Cruz Azul
/ : New York Cosmos (NASL)
Oceania
: Sydney City
South America
Metropolitano – River Plate
Nacional – Rosario Central
: Flamengo
: Jorge Wilstermann
: Atlético Junior
Paraguay: Olimpia Asunción
International Tournaments
African Cup of Nations in Nigeria (March 8 – 22 1980)
1980 British Home Championship (May 16 – May 24, 1980)
UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 11 – 22 1980)
and
Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union (July 20 – August 2, 1980)
Mundialito in Montevideo, Uruguay (December 30, 1980 – January 10, 1981)