The 1979–80 season was the 70th season of competitive football in Germany.
Promotion and relegation
Pre-season League Promoted to League Relegated from League Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 05 Uerdingen 1860 Munich Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nürnberg SV Darmstadt 98 2. Bundesliga OSV Hannover Rot-Weiß Oberhausen SC Herford OSC Bremerhaven VfR Bürstadt SSV Ulm 1846 ESV Ingolstadt SV Röchling Völklingen SC Westfalia Herne FC St. Pauli Wacker 04 Berlin FC Hanau 93 FC Augsburg KSV Baunatal Borussia Neunkirchen
Post-season League Promoted to League Relegated from League Bundesliga Arminia Bielefeld 1. FC Nürnberg Karlsruher SC Hertha BSC Werder Bremen Eintracht Braunschweig 2. Bundesliga 1. FC Bocholt VfB Oldenburg SC Göttingen 05 SpVgg Erkenschwick Hessen Kassel FC Augsburg Borussia Neunkirchen VfB Eppingen DSC Wanne-Eickel OSC Bremerhaven Arminia Hannover Wuppertaler SV MTV Ingolstadt Röchling Völklingen SV Röchling Völklingen
National teams
Germany national football team
Euro 1980 qualifying
Date Venue Location Opponent Score Goalscorers West Germany Opponent Müngersdorfer Stadion Cologne, West Germany 5–1 61,000 Fischer Kaltz Rummenigge Förster Curtis Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen, West Germany 2–0 70,000 Fischer Zimmermann — Weserstadion Bremen, West Germany 8–0 33,278 Allofs Bonhof Fischer Holland Kelsch Rummenigge —
Euro 1980
Round Date Venue Location Opponent Score Goalscorers West Germany Opponent Group A Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 1–0 10,500 Rummenigge — Group A Stadio San Paolo Naples, Italy 3–2 29,889 Allofs Rep W. van de Kerkhof Group A Stadio Comunale Turin, Italy 0–0 13,901 — — Final Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 2–1 47,860 Hrubesch Vandereycken
Friendly matches
Date Venue Location Opponent Score Goalscorers West Germany Opponent Olympiastadion West Berlin 2–1 45,000 Allofs Rummenigge Castro Boris Paichadze National Stadium Tbilisi, Georgian SSR 3–1 40,000 Rummenigge Fischer Makhovikov Olympiastadion Munich, West Germany 1–0 78,000 Müller — Waldstadion Frankfurt, West Germany 3–1 45,000 Rummenigge Allofs Schuster Boniek
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 .
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.
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