| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 31 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 155 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (9 goals) |
| Best player | |
←1979 1981 → | |
The1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in theCAF region (Africa), theAfrican Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion ofassociation football inAfrica.
The tournament was played by 31 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches.Canon Yaoundé fromCameroon won that final, and became for the third time CAF club champion.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Niamey | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Anges ABC | 4–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Bendel Insurance | w/o1 | — | — | |
| Benfica de Bissau | 2–7 | 0–4 | 2–3 | |
| Canon Yaoundé | 7–3 | 3–0 | 4–3 | |
| Costa do Sol | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Dragons de l'Ouémé | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| CD Elá Nguema | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| Fortior Mahajanga | w/o1 | — | — | |
| ASC Garde Nationale | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Horseed FC | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Linare FC | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Mighty Blackpool | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Olympic Real de Bangui | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Wallidan FC | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
1UCB FC andLimbe Leaf Wanderers withdrew.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Bilima | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Bendel Insurance | 4–4 (a) | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Djoliba AC | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Etoile du Congo | 1–1(3–1p) | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| AC Semassi | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Silures Bobo-Dioulasso | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Simba SC | 2–5 | 2–4 | 0–1 | |
| Stella Adjamé | 5–5 (a) | 4–2 | 1–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Yaoundé | 3–3 (a) | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Etoile du Congo | 3–3 (a) | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Hearts of Oak | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| ASF Police | 3–5 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Yaoundé | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | |
| Union Douala | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980 Third title |
The top scorers from the 1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows: