1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final

1980 European Cup Winners' Cup final
	Match programme cover
Event	1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
	After extra time ; Valencia won 5–4 on penalties
Date	14 May 1980
Venue	Heysel Stadium, Brussels
Referee	Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Attendance	40,000
	← 1979 1981 →

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.

Route to the final

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

Attendance: 40,000

Valencia

Arsenal

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