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 #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

( Innsbruck, Austria)

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

References

• Season 1980