Event | 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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Valencia won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 14 May 1980 | ||||||
Venue | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | ||||||
Referee | Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) | ||||||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
The 1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested on 14 May 1980 between Valencia of Spain and Arsenal of England. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Valencia won the match 5–4 on penalties. It was the 20th European Cup Winners' Cup Final and the only time that the winner of the tournament was decided by a penalty shootout.