Nottingham Forest 1979/80
European Cup round of 32→Won the European Cup
Nottingham Forest won the European Cup in 1979/80, having entered at the round of 32. It put out Öster of Sweden, Argeș Pitești of Romania, Dynamo Berlin of East Germany and Ajax of the Netherlands, then beat Hamburger SV of Germany in the final, 1:0. The season earned England 16 coefficient points.
Coefficient points16earned for England this season
Record6-1-29 matches played
Goals13:5+8 goal difference
Club coefficient2.000the club's own running total
EC European Cup
Nottingham Forest
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC · R32 · 1st leg | 19 Sep 1979 | Nottingham Forest – Öster | 2:0 | 2 | |
| EC · R32 · 2nd leg | 3 Oct 1979 | Öster – Nottingham Forest | 1:1 | Through to the round of 16 (EC) | 1 |
| EC · R16 · 1st leg | 24 Oct 1979 | Nottingham Forest – Argeș Pitești | 2:0 | 2 | |
| EC · R16 · 2nd leg | 7 Nov 1979 | Argeș Pitești – Nottingham Forest | 1:2 | Through to the quarter-final (EC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · QF · 1st leg | 5 Mar 1980 | Nottingham Forest – Dynamo Berlin | 0:1 | 0 | |
| EC · QF · 2nd leg | 19 Mar 1980 | Dynamo Berlin – Nottingham Forest | 1:3 | Through to the semi-final (EC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| EC · SF · 1st leg | 9 Apr 1980 | Nottingham Forest – Ajax | 2:0 | 2 | |
| EC · SF · 2nd leg | 23 Apr 1980 | Ajax – Nottingham Forest | 1:0 | Through to the final (EC) | 0 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| EC · Final | 28 May 1980 | Nottingham Forest – Hamburger SV | 1:0 | Winners | 2 |
See also: every England club in 1979/80 · the 1979/80 coefficient table.