| Event | 1979–80 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| on aggregate Eintracht Frankfurt won onaway goals | |||||||
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| Date | 7 May 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Bökelbergstadion,Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| Referee | Emilio Guruceta Muro (Spain) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 21 May 1980 | ||||||
| Venue | Waldstadion,Frankfurt | ||||||
| Referee | Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) | ||||||
| Attendance | 59,000 | ||||||
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The1980 UEFA Cup Final was a two-legged final, played on 7 May 1980 and 21 May 1980 to determine the champion of the1979–80 UEFA Cup. The final pittedEintracht Frankfurt ofWest Germany againstBorussia Mönchengladbach, another West German side. Mönchengladbach were the holders, having won the competition'sfinal the year prior.
Eintracht Frankfurt won on away goals after the tie ended 3–3 on aggregate.
This season of theUEFA Cup was unique in that all four teams that played in the semi-finals of the competition were clubs from theBundesliga in West Germany –VfB Stuttgart,Bayern Munich,Eintracht Frankfurt, andBorussia Mönchengladbach.
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Viking FK | 4–1 | 3–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | First round |  Aberdeen | 2–1 | 1–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
 Internazionale | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | 1–1 (H) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (A) | Second round |  Dinamo București | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | 0–2 (A) | 3–0 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Third round |  Feyenoord | 4–2 | 4–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
 Saint-Étienne | 6–1 | 4–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Zbrojovka Brno | 6–4 | 4–1 (H) | 2–3 (A) |
 VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Bayern München | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | 0–2 (A) | 5–1 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Kulik 44',88'Matthäus 76' | ReportOverview | Karger 37' Hölzenbein 71' |
          Borussia Mönchengladbach |     Eintracht Frankfurt |
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