The 1979–80 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by holders Nottingham Forest in the final against Hamburg. The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area. Nottingham Forest remain the only side to have won the European Cup more times than their domestic top flight. Preliminary round |} First leg Second leg Dundalk won 3–1 on aggregate. Bracket First round |} First leg Second leg Nottingham Forest won 3–1 on aggregate. Argeș Pitești won 3–2 on aggregate. BFC Dynamo won 4–1 on aggregate. Servette won 4–2 on aggregate. Dukla Prague won 4–3 on aggregate. Strasbourg won 6–1 on aggregate. Ajax won 16–2 on aggregate. Omonia won 7–3 on aggregate. Celtic won 4–2 on aggregate. Dundalk won 2–1 on aggregate. Porto won 1–0 on aggregate. Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate. Hamburg won 5–1 on aggregate. Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–2 on aggregate. Vejle won 4–3 on aggregate. Hajduk Split won 2–0 on aggregate. Second round |} First leg Second leg Nottingham Forest won 4–1 on aggregate. BFC Dynamo won 4–3 on aggregate. Strasbourg won 2–1 on aggregate. Ajax won 10–4 on aggregate. Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate. 2–2 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals. Hamburg won 6–3 on aggregate. Hajduk Split won 4–2 on aggregate. Quarter-finals |} First leg Second leg Nottingham Forest won 3–2 on aggregate. Ajax won 4–0 on aggregate. Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate. 3–3 on aggregate; Hamburg won on away goals. Semi-finals |} First leg Second leg Nottingham Forest won 2–1 on aggregate. Hamburg won 5–3 on aggregate. Final Top scorers The top scorers from the 1979–80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows: References External links 1979–80 All matches – season at UEFA website European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation All scorers 1979–80 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA 1979/80 European Cup - results and line-ups (archive) 1979–80 in European football European Champion Clubs' Cup seasons