The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1980 throughout the world.

[edit] 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 Holland 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 Argeş Piteşti in the first round of the UEFA Cup.

[edit] Winners club national championship

[edit] Europe

• England – Liverpool F.C.
• Italy – Internazionale Milano F.C.
• Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – FC Groningen
• Portugal – Sporting CP
• Spain – Real Madrid

[edit] South America

• Argentina
  • Metropolitano – River Plate
  • Nacional – Rosario Central
• Brazil – Flamengo
• Bolivia – Jorge Wilstermann
• Colombia – Atlético Junior
• Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

[edit] International Tournaments

• African Cup of Nations in Nigeria (March 8 – 22, 1980)
  1.  Nigeria
  2.  Algeria
  3.  Morocco

• 1980 British Home Championship (May 16 – May 24, 1980)

 Northern Ireland

• UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 11 – 22, 1980)
  1.  West Germany
  2.  Belgium
  3.  Italy and  Czechoslovakia

• Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union (July 20 – August 2, 1980)
  1.  Czechoslovakia
  2.  East Germany
  3.  Soviet Union

• Mundialito in Montevideo, Uruguay (December 30, 1980 – January 10, 1981)
  1.  Uruguay
  2.  Brazil
  3. —

[edit] National Teams

[edit]  Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final score	Result	Competition	Venue
January 23	Spain	1 – 0	L	Friendly	Estadio Balaidos, Vigo
March 26	France	0 – 0	D	Friendly	Parc des Princes, Paris
June 11	Greece	1 – 0	W	Euro 1980	Stadio San Paolo, Naples
June 14	West Germany	2 – 3	L	Euro 1980	Stadio San Paolo, Naples
June 17	Czechoslovakia	1 – 1	D	Euro 1980	San Siro, Milan
September 10	Republic of Ireland	2 – 1	L	World Cup Qualifier	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
October 11	West Germany	1 – 1	D	Friendly	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
November 19	Belgium	1 – 0	L	World Cup Qualifier	Heysel Stadion, Brussels
December 30	Uruguay	2 – 0	L	Mundialito	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

[edit] Births

• February 20 – Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
• February 28 – Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
• March 4 – Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
• March 14 – Aaron Brown, English footballer
• March 21 – Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
• March 21 – John McGrath, Irish footballer
• April 22 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
• May 14 – Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
• May 30 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
• June 10 – Francelino Matuzalem, Brazilian footballer
• July 8 – Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
• August 5 – Wayne Bridge, English footballer
• August 7 – Shane Moody-Orio, Belizean footballer
• September 6 – Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
• October 4 – Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer
• October 23 – Scott Parker, English footballer
• October 28 – Alan Smith, English footballer
• November 5 – Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
• December 6 – Steve Lovell, English footballer
• December 7 – John Terry, English footballer
• December 20 – Ashley Cole, English footballer

[edit] Deaths

• March 1 – Dixie Dean, English footballer

[edit] References

• (English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (Dutch) VoetbalStats