1979–80 in German football

Football in Germany
Season	1979–80
Men's football
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich
2. Bundesliga	Arminia Bielefeld (North); 1. FC Nürnberg (South)
DFB-Pokal	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Women's football
Champions	SSG Bergisch Gladbach

The 1979–80 season was the 70th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 05 Uerdingen 1860 Munich	Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nürnberg SV Darmstadt 98
2. Bundesliga	OSV Hannover Rot-Weiß Oberhausen SC Herford OSC Bremerhaven VfR Bürstadt SSV Ulm 1846 ESV Ingolstadt SV Röchling Völklingen	SC Westfalia Herne FC St. Pauli Wacker 04 Berlin FC Hanau 93 FC Augsburg KSV Baunatal Borussia Neunkirchen

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nürnberg Karlsruher SC	Hertha BSC Werder Bremen Eintracht Braunschweig
2. Bundesliga	1. FC Bocholt VfB Oldenburg SC Göttingen 05 SpVgg Erkenschwick Hessen Kassel FC Augsburg Borussia Neunkirchen VfB Eppingen	DSC Wanne-Eickel OSC Bremerhaven Arminia Hannover Wuppertaler SV MTV Ingolstadt Röchling Völklingen SV Röchling Völklingen

Win Draw Loss

Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers		Ref.
Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	West Germany	Opponent	Ref.
17 October 1979 (1979-10-17)	Müngersdorfer Stadion	Cologne, West Germany	Wales	5–1	61,000	Fischer 23', 38' Kaltz 32' Rummenigge 41' Förster 83'	Curtis 85'	^[1]
22 December 1979 (1979-12-22)	Parkstadion	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany	Turkey	2–0	70,000	Fischer 15' Zimmermann 89'	—	^[2]
27 February 1980 (1980-02-27)	Weserstadion	Bremen, West Germany	Malta	8–0	33,278	Allofs 14', 56' Bonhof 19' (pen.) Fischer 40', 90' Holland 61' (o.g.) Kelsch 70' Rummenigge 74'	—	^[3]

Win Draw Loss

Round	Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers		Ref.
Round	Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	West Germany	Opponent	Ref.
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]

Win Draw Loss

Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers		Ref.
Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	West Germany	Opponent	Ref.
12 September 1979 (1979-09-12)	Olympiastadion	West Berlin	Argentina	2–1	45,000	Allofs 47' Rummenigge 58'	Castro 84'	^[8]
21 November 1979 (1979-11-21)	Boris Paichadze National Stadium	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR	Soviet Union	3–1	40,000	Rummenigge 35', 62' Fischer 66'	Makhovikov 83'	^[9]
2 April 1980 (1980-04-02)	Olympiastadion	Munich, West Germany	Austria	1–0	78,000	Müller 34'	—	^[10]
13 May 1980 (1980-05-13)	Waldstadion	Frankfurt, West Germany	Poland	3–1	45,000	Rummenigge 6' Allofs 38' Schuster 57'	Boniek 35'	^[11]

Fortuna Düsseldorf won the 1979–80 DFB-Pokal final by defeating 1. FC Köln 2–1 on 4 June 1980 (1980-06-04).

Hamburger SV finished the 1979–80 European Cup as runners-up losing to Nottingham Forest 0–1 in the 1980 European Cup Final.

Fortuna Düsseldorf were eliminated in the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup by Rangers.

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 were runners-up in the UEFA Cup after losing to Eintracht Frankfurt due to the away goals rule.

VfB Stuttgart were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Bayern Munich were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by eventual champions Eintracht Frankfurt.

1. FC Kaiserslautern were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup by Bayern Munich.

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