Second Division. Top 2 promoted.
Standing from left: Franky Simon , Julien Verriest , Albert Antjon, Zdenko Vukasovic
Front: Willy Van Acker , Ion Ionescu , Walter Van Poucke , Carlos De Steur , Pierre Hanon, Raf Lapeire
1 KSV Cercle Brugge 30 20 4 6 50 20 46
Second row from left: Verbelen – De Moor – Kennis – Stevens – Kjaersgaard – Parke
Front: Van De Voorde – Van Herp – Van Puymbroeck – Van Damme – De Weerdt
2 KV Mechelen 30 19 3 8 58 23 46
Standing from left: Trainer ?, De Jongh Eddy, Jean Joostens, ?, Eddy Smets, De Keersmaeker (?), Susse Valkenborgs, ?, Walter Van Dyck ,
Crouching: ODD IVERSEN, WALTER MEEUWS, Fé Piret, Mane De Vos,ANDREI KVASNAK, HARALD SUNDE , Gaston Franckx, Hans Schöning
3 KRC Mechelen 30 18 5 7 54 29 43
Back row from left: Zenon Ziembicki , Urbain Lespoix , Jean Claude Moons , Manfred Rabe , Hans Kuhlmann, Paul Rutten
Front: Marcel Put , Gilbert Vanoirbeek , Lambert Steensels , Victor Lunga, Bobby Ranogajec
4 R. Beringen FC 30 17 4 9 50 18 43
Second row from left: Silvagni, Végis, Verbist, Spaute, Sacré, Echterbille, Stassin.
Front: Delchambre, Jacobs, Mardaga, Dufaux.
5 AA Louviéroise 30 13 10 7 40 39 33
6 K.St.-Niklaase SK 30 9 8 13 32 26 31
Standing from left: Piet Smeyers – Jos Velser – Bert Millen – Marcel Frédérix – Erik Opdencamp – Miel Vandendries.
Crouching:Ivo van Geneugden – Jos Janssen – Jos deraeve – Mathy van Asten – Gerard Kessen – Rene Neyens – Chretien Lenaerts.
7 K.Waterschei SV Thor Genk 30 12 12 6 31 30 30
8 Berchem Sport 30 11 12 7 29 31 29
9 KFC Turnhout 30 11 13 6 38 40 28
Standing from left: Cuypers, Plas, Beelen, Deloose, Martens, Rassaert, De Schutter, De Bolle, Van Achter, Coclet, Nicolay ;
Crouching: Soigneur, Van Cappelen, Lafont, Foulon, Colonval, Libon, De Vlegelaer, Svahn
10 Daring Club de Molenbeek 30 9 11 10 35 41 28
11 R. Tilleur FC 30 11 17 2 41 46 24
Second row from left: Werner Pirard, Karl Franssen, Gerrit Klein, Delio Bianchi, René Wimbomont, François Demarteau, Gerd Prokop.
First row: Gerd Meessen, Elmar Keutgen (qui deviendra bourgmestre), Mario Pezzetti, Robert Foguenne, Günter Brüll (c.), Horst Heider.
12 AS Eupen 30 8 15 7 21 35 23
13 RCS Verviétois 30 7 14 9 22 43 23
14 ROC Charleroi 30 7 15 8 31 49 22
15 AS Oostende 30 5 18 7 26 54 17
16 SV Sottegem 30 6 22 2 26 60 14
Belgium I Division
Belgium – ranked 9th by UEFA.
First Division. Last 2 relegated.Standing from left: Erwin Kostedde , Jacky Beurlet , Nico Dewalque , Leon Jeck , Louis Pilot , Christian Piot , Jean Thissen , Daniel Mathy, Leon Dolmans First row : Ludovit Cvetler , Léon Semmeling , Wilfried Van Moer , Miodrag Petrovic, Henri Depireux . Silvester Takac , Roger Henrotay , Guy Denis, Dany Blaise 1 R. Standard Club Liégeois 30 21 4 5 66 24 47
2 RFC Brugeois 30 21 5 4 71 32 46
Back row from left: Trappeniers, Velkeneers, Colasse, Desanghere, Peeters, Puis Crouching: Nordhal, Van Binst, Mulder, Van Himst, Mertens 3 RSC Anderlechtois 30 18 7 5 53 28 41 Standing from left: Walter Bogaerts , Gustaaf Van den Eynde , Bob Willems , Jan Torfs , Carl Engelen, Ronny Michielssen Front: Frans Vermeyen , Pim Van Opstal , André De Nul , Neel De Ceulaer , Swat Janssens
4 K.Lierse SK 30 17 12 1 45 31 35 Second row from left: Willy Tack , André Stassart , Kristen Bjerre , Robert Waseige , Jean Dockx, Roland Van Der Borght Crouching: Fons Haagdoren , Walter Vercammen , Willy Tuyaerts , Gérard "Pummy" Bergholtz , François Tuyaerts
5 R. Racing White 30 12 9 9 35 29 33
Standing from left: Yves Baré , Bob Dalving , Lothar Emmerich , Roland Coclet , Guillaume Raskin, Helmut Brosch . Crouching: Rudi Belin , Herman Houben , Jan Verheyen , Jean Pierre Kasprzak, Chris Stroybants 6 Beerschot VAV 30 12 9 9 36 32 33
Second row from left: Ward Volckaert ( Entr ) , Richard Verelst , Paul Van Genechten , André Van Der Linden , Maurits Renier , Jaak Roelandt, Luka Poklepovic First row: Raymond " Mon " Goossens , Robert Van De Sompel , Robert Rogiers , Jean Janssens, Hugo De Raeymaeker 7 SK Beveren 30 11 11 8 33 33 30
Standing from left: Roger Appeltans , Dieter Henschel , Etienne David , Hans Fuhrmann , Staf Van Houdt , Antoine Celis, Léon Bosmans First row: Eddy Koens , Odilon Polleunis , Robert Jeuris, Eddy Lievens 8 R. St.-Truidense VV 30 11 12 7 36 39 29
Standing from left: Luc Millecamps , Paulo Eduardo Giba , Albert Verschelde , Norbert Deviaene , Willy Vervaecke , Eddy Kinsabil , Christiaan Strobbe , Guy Lammens , Charles Van Damme, Julien Van Bever Crouching: Frazaon , Tadeu , Ignace Beirlaen , Jacky Stockman , Eric Ghyselinck , Marijan Brncic , Hervé Delesie et Marc Millecamps 9 KSV Waregem 30 8 11 11 33 35 27
Back row from left: Jacques Gérard , Fernand Verleysen , Marcel Deprez , Michel Poels, Christian Andersen Front row: Romer Larsen , Jacques Teugels , Henri Petersen , Pierre Van De Velde , Paolo Zalamena, Michel Arnold 10 Union St.-Gilloise 30 9 14 7 40 49 25
Standing from left: Jovan Curcic, Auguste Goessens , Claudy Thompkin , Milo Baresa, Louis Philips Front : Willy Vliegen, Paul Courant , Dragan Sliskovic , Marc Germay , Walter Rodekamp et Francis Nicolay 11 RFC Liégeois 30 6 11 13 17 33 25
Back row from left: Gérard Sulon , Marcel Lismond , Valeer Raemdonck , Georges Leekens , Jos Smolders, Georges Demoor Front: Abdelkhalek Louzani , Frank Schrauwen , Alvaro Galindo , Karoly Kremer, Guido Mallants 12 R. Crossing Cl de Schaerbeek 30 9 15 6 29 42 24
Standing from left: Eddy Braem , Robert Geens , Florent Bohez , Theo Vandevelde , George Sideris, Raymond Goris . Front: Ivan Frankel , Karel Beyers , Josip Simokovic , Norbert Verdingh, Raymond Corbaye . 13 R. Antwerp FC 30 9 15 6 30 50 24
Second row from left: Léo Thys , Willy Scheepers , Jos Heyligen , Jaak Cuypers , Pierre Geys , René Carmans, Jos Van Riel First row: Frans Van Casteren , Léon Ritzen , Stijn Martini, Manfred Muller 14 FC Diest 30 7 13 10 29 37 24
Back row from left: Lucien Spronk , Claude Collart , René Huttmacher , Marcel Van Den Bosch , Jean Marie Termolle, Tonio Tosini Front: Assis de g à d : Otto Geisert , Claude Bissot , Albert Katsaya , André Gorez, Georget Bertoncello 15 R. Charleroi SC 30 8 15 7 37 54 23
Standing from left: Roger Tavernier , Zdravko Brkljacic , Robert Mahieu , Norbert Deviaene , Gilbert De Groote, Lucien Ghellinck Crouching: James Storme , Jef Jurion , Johnny Léonard , Eric Delmule, Jozef Vacenovsky 16 ARA La Gantoise 30 4 20 6 23 65 14
Standing from left: Lempereur, Mathy, Jeck, Kostedde, Beurlet, Blaise, Dewalque, Pilot, Thissen, Piot, Hauss Front row: Semmeling, Lambrichts, Petrovic, Dolmans, Van Moer, Depireux, Henrotay, Denis, Cvetler, Takac Standard (Liege) won their 5th title and this one was second consecutive. Wonderful squad full of Belgian and foreign established talent.
Czechoslovakia the Cup
Cup:
Spartak Trnava 2-1 5-1 Škoda Plzeň
Skoda (Plzen) won the Czech Cup, but failed at the Czechoslovak Cup – expectedly.
Brilliant season for Spartak (Trnava) – they won everything: champions of Czechoslovakia, Slovakian Cup winners, and lastly – Czechoslovakian Cup winner. Technically, a double, for the winners of Slovakian and Czech cups competed for the Czechoslovakian Cup.
Czechoslovakia II Division
II Division. Top 2 promoted to First Division. Last 3 – relegated.
1. TJ Zbrojovka Brno 30 20 6 4 54 18 46
2. TJ AC Nitra 30 16 9 5 43 12 41
3. TJ LIAZ Jablonec nad Nisou 30 15 11 4 40 16 41
4. TJ Bohemians ČKD Praha (S) 30 14 6 10 47 37 34
5. TJ SONP Kladno (S) 30 12 8 10 37 36 32
6. TJ Slovan Liberec (N) 30 11 8 11 28 29 30
7. TJ Zemplín Michalovce 30 12 5 13 32 38 28
8. TJ VŽKG Ostrava 30 10 8 12 30 28 28
9. ASVŠ Dukla Banská Bystrica 30 11 6 13 44 43 28
10. TJ Považská Bystrica 30 11 6 13 30 36 28
11. TJ Spartak Hradec Králové 30 10 7 13 29 38 27
12. TJ Spartak Ústí nad Labem 30 9 7 14 28 47 25
13. TJ Partizán Bardejov 30 9 6 15 38 39 24
14. TJ VTŽ Chomutov (N) 30 9 6 15 32 55 24
15. TJ Sparta ČKD Praha „B“ 30 6 10 14 21 38 22
16. VTJ Dukla Tábor 30 8 5 17 31 49 21
Brazil Taca de Prata and Taca de Bronze
The 1980 championship of Brazil was still the biggest mess in the world, although there was an effort to put some order in it. It was still named Copa Brasil, the 6th issue of the tournament – this was the top level, Level 1. Level 2 was named Taca de Prata, and Level 3 – Taca de Bronze. The three levels theoretically corresponded to three normal divisions in other countries. In reality it was the usual gigantic meandering Brazilian championship, slowly going from one stage to another, somewhat making it sure that no big club will be eliminated early, let alone going down to lower level. 44 clubs participated in Copa Brasil, 64 in Taca de Prata,and 24 in Taca de Bronze. It was not very clear what role the third level played in the general scheme and why the participants were much fewer than in the higher levels – normal logic told the opposite, but in Brazil everything was different. The role of the second level was more understandable – the 2 finalists of the championship were promoted to Level 1. As for Level 1, the numbers were reduced for the first time and, on a glance, drastically: 94 teams played in the V Copa Brasil – only 44 in VI Copa Brasil. 50% less – in another country is should have been a huge news. In Brazil, it was the usual back-room compromise between the clout big clubs had, the interests of sober members in the Federation, and the push of all members of the states making Brazil. So the names of the teams were still curious – some fairly known clubs were now in Level 2, but many little known clubs in Level 1. Perhaps no fairly known club was left outside the three top levels, but how exactly the lower two levels were made is a mystery. The top level was clear: teams were selected based on previous state championship, but depending on the lots every individual state was given. Sao Paulo had 7 berths, Rio de Janeiro – 5, Rio Grande do Sol – 3, Bahia, Ceara, Goias, Minas Gerais, Parana, and Pernambuco -2, and the rest – 1. Sounds simple, but it was not really – Brazil produced a general final table of the top level, but it was also arbitrary, for the lowest clubs played much fewer matches than those above. If all states had to be represented, relegation was a puzzle – the so-called final table would not do. And if not, what could be the criteria then? At the end, it was not even important for every year the format was different. Of course, the individual state championships remained with their better organized leagues and the competition between local championships and the national one remained as well. Financially, the clubs were chronically in a bad shape, which also increased tensions: on one hand, the clubs needed more games to get money. On the other, playing around the vast country meant losing money. The big clubs still preferred to play between themselves and in the local state league. The smaller states and their clubs argued that the national championship was the most important, partly in the hope that visiting big name would attract interest of paying public. Between the rock and the hard place the championship started and eventually finished. Level 3 was apparently of no interest. The clubs were never heard of outside Brazil – may be some of them were unheard of in Brazil too. The best known names were second raters from Rio de Janeiro – Madureira and Olaria. Those, who followed closely Brazilian football found Dom Bosco, which had great run a few years back in the top level, in Level 3. Sao Paulo had no representative.
Level 2 had some better known clubs playing in it – those, who for one or another reason were unable to make the quota of their states for Level 1. Vitoria (Vitoria), Sport (Recife), Paysandu (Belem), Goias (Goiania), Fortaleza (Fortaleza), Juventude (Caxias), Criciuma (Criciuma), Atletico Paranaense (Curitiba), Bonsucesso (Rio de Janiero), Bangu (Rio de Janeiro), Americano (Campos), America (Belo Horizonte), ABC (Natal) – in another country this group would be sufficient for a thorough second division, but in Brazil this group was just a small part of the huge Level 2 and hardly favourites.
Sport (Recife) – if they were not from the state of Pernambuco, they would have been in Level 1.
Campinense – champions of Paraiba two years in a row, but playing in Level 2 nationally.
Of course, not all states were equal in terms of football – River were champions of Piaui, but the state was nothing in football terms and the champions were only Level 2 nationally.
Stage by stage, the tournament distilled 4 teams reaching the semi-finals: Botafogo (Ribeirao Preto), CSA (Maceio), Londrina (Londrina), and Ferroviaria (Araraquara). Londrina eliminated Botafogo after winning both legs – 2-1 and 1-0, and CSA was the other finalist, also beating Ferroviaria twice – 1-0 both legs. The winners were promoted to Level 1 and had to play only for the Level 2 title – the final was also two legged, matches played in May. Londrina kept CSA at 1-1 tie in Maceio and then destroyed them at home 4-0. Londrina Esporte Clube were the 1980 champions of Taca de Prata.
CSA – Centro Sportivo Alagoano – were traditionally one the strongest clubs in the state of Alagoa. Nationally, they never ranked very high, but the boys from Maceio were still better then most and won promotion to Level 1. They were unable to win Taca do Prata, though, and had to be satisfied only with winning their state championship one more time. Yet, CSA was perhaps one of the closest approximation of what in most countries is a typical second division club – good enough to reach promotion now and then, unable to stay for long among the best, but sturdy enough not to sink bellow second level.
Londrina Esporte Clube – champions of Level 2 and promoted to Level 1. Great season overall and arguably one of the best in the club’s history.
Czechoslovakia I Division
Czechoslovakia. Ranked 8th by UEFA. I Division, last 2 relegated.
1. Spartak Trnava 30 17 6 7 52-27 40
2. VSS Kosice 30 16 4 10 46-30 36
3. Sklo Union Teplice 30 14 7 9 38-26 35
4. Sparta Praha 30 14 7 9 38-32 35
5. Banik Ostrava 30 11 12 7 39-32 34
6. Slovan Bratislava 30 11 10 9 34-28 32 7. Inter Bratislava 30 11 8 11 35-34 30 8. Tatran Presov 30 11 8 11 28-32 30 9. ZVL Zilina 30 9 11 10 39-40 29
10. TZ Trinec 30 12 5 13 32-36 29 11. Jednota Trencin 30 12 5 13 38-44 29
12. Slavia Praha 30 11 7 12 27-33 29
13. Dukla Praha 30 10 8 12 42-41 28 14. Lokomotiva Kosice 30 9 8 13 27-30 26
15. Skoda Plzen 30 8 6 16 30-54 22 16. TJ Gottwaldov 30 5 6 19 30-56 16
Poland the Cup
Cup:
Górnik Zabrze 3-1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Zaglebie tried hard, but it was still Gornik’s time and playing at the Cup’s final was honorable achievement.
Unbeatable Gornik – finished the season with a double, 4th consecutive Cup, and also champions again after three years.
Poland II Division
II Division
division 2pl pts w d l gf ga p 1 ODRA OPOLE 30 43 18 7 5 40 16 p 2 ŁKS ŁÓDŹ 30 43 16 11 3 40 17 3 Hutnik Kraków 30 40 17 6 7 46 25
4 MZKS Arka Gdynia 30 33 11 11 8 36 27 5 Urania Ruda Śląska 30 32 10 12 8 30 24
6 Motor Lublin 30 32 13 6 11 27 23 7 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 30 32 13 6 11 23 20 8 Piast Gliwice 30 31 13 5 12 36 38 9 Garbarnia Kraków 30 31 13 5 12 36 40
10 Śląsk Wrocław 30 30 11 8 11 30 31 11 Star Starachowice 30 29 9 11 10 25 23 12 Start Łódź 30 29 10 9 11 31 34 r 13 Unia Racibórz 30 28 9 10 11 22 27 r 14 Olimpia Poznań 30 19 5 9 16 22 34 r 15 Warta Poznań 30 17 3 11 16 16 38 r 16 Cracovia Kraków 30 11 3 5 22 17 60
Poland I Division
Poland – ranked 7th. I Division
pl pts w d l gf ga
c 1 GÓRNIK ZABRZE 26 39 17 5 4 43 21
u 2 Legia Warszawa 26 34 14 6 6 39 20
Standing from left:Kobiałko, Stachuła, Nowak, Adamski, Dworniczek, Szeja, Kwiatkowski, Galas, Kasprzyk, Masiel. Crouching: Pawlik, Pietraszewski, Cieszowic, Szłykowicz, Kampa
u 3 Zagłębie Wałbrzych 26 27 10 7 9 24 24
5 Ruch Chorzów 26 25 8 9 9 43 32
6 Szombierki Bytom 26 25 9 7 10 30 32
7 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 26 25 8 9 9 32 37
Standing from left: Gonet, Lendzion, Kmiecik, Wójcik, Polak, Płonka, Kotlarczyk, Stroniarz; Front: Musiał, Michaliszyn? Sarnat, Studnicki, Skupinik, Sputo.
8 Wisła Kraków 26 25 8 9 9 26 36
9 Stal Rzeszów 26 24 6 12 8 34 26
10 Stal Mielec 26 24 8 8 10 27 33
11 Gwardia Warszawa 26 23 8 7 11 24 28
Polonia on the left vs Ruch Chorzow
12 Polonia Bytom 26 23 5 13 8 15 22
r 13 ROW Rybnik 26 22 7 8 11 15 22
r 14 GKS Katowice 26 21 4 13 9 20 30
Spain the Cup
Cup:
FC Barcelona 4-3 Valencia CF
Velencia lost the final for second year in a row and was unable to earn a double.
Barcelona won dramatic final and ended the season with a trophy.