1979–80 in West German football

The 1979–80 season was the 70th season of competitive football in Germany. == Promotion and relegation == === Pre-season === === Post-season === == National teams == === Germany national football team === ==== Euro 1980 qualifying ==== Win Draw Loss ==== Euro 1980 ==== Win Draw Loss ==== Friendly matches ==== Win Draw Loss == League season == === Bundesliga === === 2. Bundesliga === ==== North ==== ==== South ==== == DFB–Pokal == Fortuna Düsseldorf won the 1979–80 DFB-Pokal final by defeating 1. FC Köln 2–1 on 4 June 1980 (1980-06-04). == German clubs in Europe == === European Cup === ==== Hamburger SV ==== Hamburger SV finished the 1979–80 European Cup as runners-up losing to Nottingham Forest 0–1 in the 1980 European Cup Final. === European Cup Winners' Cup === ==== Fortuna Düsseldorf ==== Fortuna Düsseldorf were eliminated in the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup by Rangers. === UEFA Cup === Five teams from West Germany competed in the UEFA Cup this season. 1. FC Kaiserslautern were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, and VfB Stuttgart made up a semi-finals consisting of only teams from West Germany. Frankfurt would go on to win the competition with Gladbach finishing as runners-up. ==== Borussia Mönchengladbach ==== Borussia Mönchengladbach were runners-up in the UEFA Cup after losing to Eintracht Frankfurt due to the away goals rule. ==== Eintracht Frankfurt ==== Eintracht Frankfurt won the UEFA Cup by defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 1980 UEFA Cup Final due to the away goals rule. ==== VfB Stuttgart ==== VfB Stuttgart were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by Borussia Mönchengladbach. ==== Bayern Munich ==== Bayern Munich were eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup by eventual champions Eintracht Frankfurt. ==== 1. FC Kaiserlsautern ==== 1. FC Kaiserslautern were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup by Bayern Munich. == Sources ==