1979–80 IIHF European Cup
The 1979–80 European Cup was the 15th edition of the
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 #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
Levski-Spartak Sofia 
|
5–2, 1–1 |  Ferencvárosi TC
|
Dynamo Berlin 
|
14–2, 9–2 | Vojens IK
|
HC 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 #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kölner EC
|
9–6, 8–4 | HC Bolzano
|
| SC Bern
|
2–9, 5–5 | Dynamo Berlin
|
| HK Olimpija Ljubljana
|
8–5, 11–6 | Levski-Spartak Sofia
|
Flyers Heerenveen
 |
9–2, 8–3 | HC Chamonix
|
Tappara,
Modo,
Slovan Bratislava,
CSKA Moscow : bye
Third round
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| HK Olimpija Ljubljana
|
2–7, 2–13 | CSKA Moscow
|
| Dynamo Berlin
|
5–5, 4–8 | Modo
|
Flyers Heerenveen
|
1–11, 9–6 | Slovan Bratislava
|
| Kölner EC
|
5–6, 6–10 | Tappara
|
Final Group
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|
| CSKA Moscow
|
8–0 | Tappara
|
| Slovan Bratislava
|
8–4 | Modo
|
| Tappara
|
10–2 | Slovan Bratislava
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
7–1 | Modo
|
| Tappara
|
13–3 | Modo
|
| CSKA Moscow
|
11–1 | Slovan Bratislava
|
Final group standings
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow
|
6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tappara
|
4 |
| 3 | Slovan Bratislava
|
2 |
| 4 | Modo
|
0 |