1979–80 IIHF European Cup

The 1979–80 European Cup was the 15th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 11, 1979, and finished on August 24, 1980.

The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.

First round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Levski-Spartak Sofia 5–2, 1–1 Ferencvárosi TCDynamo Berlin 14–2, 9–2 Vojens IKHC Bolzano 5–7, 6–2 EC KAC HC Chamonix 12–4, 8–0 Casco Viejo Bilbao

Kölner EC, SC Bern, HK Olimpija Ljubljana, Flyers Heerenveen : bye

Second round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2Kölner EC 9–6, 8–4 HC BolzanoSC Bern 2–9, 5–5 Dynamo BerlinHK Olimpija Ljubljana 8–5, 11–6 Levski-Spartak SofiaFlyers Heerenveen 9–2, 8–3 HC Chamonix

Tappara, Modo, Slovan Bratislava, CSKA Moscow : bye

Third round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2HK Olimpija Ljubljana 2–7, 2–13 CSKA MoscowDynamo Berlin 5–5, 4–8 ModoFlyers Heerenveen 1–11, 9–6 Slovan BratislavaKölner EC 5–6, 6–10 Tappara

Final Group (Innsbruck, Austria)

Team #1ScoreTeam #2CSKA Moscow 8–0 Tappara Slovan Bratislava 8–4 ModoTappara 10–2 Slovan BratislavaCSKA Moscow 7–1 ModoTappara 13–3 ModoCSKA Moscow 11–1 Slovan Bratislava

Final group standings

RankTeamPoints 1 CSKA Moscow 6 2 Tappara 4 3 Slovan Bratislava 2 4 Modo 0

References Season 1980