1980 in association football

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

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 FA 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.

Winners club national championship

Europe

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

outh America

* Argentina
**Metropolitano – River Plate
**Nacional – Rosario Central
* Brazil – Flamengo
* Colombia – Atlético Junior
* Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

International Tournaments

* African Cup of Nations in Nigeria (March 8 – 22, 1980)
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*1980 British Home Championship (May 16 – May 24, 1980)::fb|NIR

* UEFA European Football Championship in Italy (June 11 – 22, 1980)
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*Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union (July 20 – August 2, 1980)
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* Mundialito in Montevideo, Uruguay (December 30, 1980 – January 10, 1981)
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National Teams

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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

Deaths

* March 1 – Dixie Dean, English footballer

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/nersssf.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
* [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/ VoetbalStats]