1980–81 Juventus FC season

The 1980–81 season was Juventus Football Club's 83rd in existence and 79th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Juventus
1980–81 season
ChairmanGiampiero Boniperti
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
StadiumComunale
Serie A1st
(in European Cup)
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorer
Liam Brady (8 goals)
Average home league attendance33,929[1]

In July 1980, after fourteen years of a transfer ban of foreigners, Irish midfielder Liam Brady transferred from Arsenal to Juventus and helped Juventus finish the season as Serie A champions. They also participated in UEFA Cup, being defeated at home in second round.[2]

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ITA Dino Zoff
GK   ITA Luciano Bodini
DF   ITA Gaetano Scirea
DF   ITA Antonio Cabrini
DF   ITA Claudio Gentile
DF   ITA Carlo Osti
DF   ITA Sergio Brio
DF   ITA Massimo Storgato
MF   IRL Liam Brady
MF   ITA Pietro Fanna
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Antonello Cuccureddu
MF   ITA Franco Causio
MF   ITA Giuseppe Furino (captain)
MF   ITA Domenico Marocchino
MF   ITA Claudio Cesare Prandelli
MF   ITA Marco Tardelli
MF   ITA Vinicio Verza
FW   ITA Roberto Bettega
FW   ITA Giuseppe Galderisi

Transfers

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Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Francesco Morini retired
FW Pietro Paolo Virdis Cagliari loan
MF Roberto Tavola Cagliari loan
GK Maurizio Baratella

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 30 17 10 3 46 15 +31 44 Qualification to European Cup
2 Roma 30 14 14 2 43 20 +23 42 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3 Napoli 30 14 10 6 31 21 +10 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Internazionale 30 14 8 8 41 24 +17 36
5 Fiorentina 30 9 14 7 28 25 +3 32
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultDWDLDLDWDWWDDDWDWWWWWWLWWWWDWW
Position543558965323333333211122111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1981–82 European Cup;   = 1981–82 UEFA Cup;   = 1981-82 Serie B; R = 1981-82 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

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14 September 1980 1 Cagliari 1-1 Juventus Cagliari
Selvaggi   19' Report   40' Tardelli
21 September 1980 2 Juventus 2-0 Como Torino
Lombardi   20' (aut)
Cabrini   35' (rig)
Report Stadium: Comunale
28 September 1980 3 Brescia 1-1 Juventus Brescia
15:00 Penzo   11' Report   24' (pen) Cabrini Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Barbaresco
5 October 1980 4 Juventus 0-1 Bologna Torino
Report   83' (pen) Paris Stadium: Comunale
19 October 1980 5 Ascoli 0-0 Juventus Ascoli Piceno
14:30 Report Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Referee: D'Elia
26 October 1980 6 Juventus 1-2 Torino Torino
Causio   18' Report   60', 83' Graziani Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Agnolin
9 November 1980 7 Perugia 0-0 Juventus Perugia
Report
23 November 1980 8 Juventus 2-1 Inter Torino
  50' (pen)Liam Brady
  69'Scirea
Report   79'Ambu Stadium: Comunale
30 November 1980 9 Catanzaro 0-0 Juventus Catanzaro
Report
14 December 1980 10 Juventus 4-1 Pistoiese Torino
  18' Fanna
  33' Fanna
  41'Scirea
  80' (pen)Bettega
Report   50'Chimenti Stadium: Comunale
21 December 1980 11 Juventus 4-0 Udinese Torino
  11'Brady
  45'Causio
  56' (pen)Bettega
  83' Marocchino
Report Stadium: Comunale
28 December 1980 12 Avellino 1-1 Juventus Napoli
  85'Piga Mario Report   31'Fanna Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
18 January 1981 13 Roma 0-0 Juventus Roma
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
25 January 1981 14 Juventus 1-1 Napoli Torino
  58'Tardelli Report   2' Pellegrini C. Stadium: Comunale
1 February 1981 15 Fiorentina 0-1 Juventus Firenze
Report   59'Tardelli Stadium: Comunale
8 February 1981 16 Juventus 1-1 Cagliari Torino
  77'Scirea Report   42'Virdis Stadium: Comunale
15 February 1981 17 Como 1-2 Juventus Lombardy
  69' (pen) Nicoletti Report   32'Bettega
  36'Tardelli
22 February 1981 18 Juventus 2-0 Brescia Torino
  7'Tardelli
  45' Marocchino
Report Stadium: Comunale
1 March 1981 19 Bologna 1-5 Juventus Bologna
  88' (pen)Fiorini Report   15'Bettega
  24'Brady
  42'Brady
  59'Cabrini
  70' Fanna
Stadium: Stadio Renato dell'Ara
8 March 1981 20 Juventus 3-0 Ascoli Torino
  7'Bettega
  34'Fanna
  83'Cabrini
Report Stadium: Comunale
15 March 1981 21 Torino 0-2 Juventus Torino
Report   43'Brady
  87'Cabrini
Stadium: Comunale
22 March 1981 22 Juventus 2-1 Perugia Torino
  85' (pen)Brady
  89' Marocchino
Report   81'De Rosa G. Stadium: Comunale
29 March 1981 23 Inter 1-0 Juventus Milan
61' Muraro C. Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
5 April 1981 24 Juventus 3-0 Catanzaro Torino
  15' Marocchino
  82' Brady
  90'Scirea
Report Stadium: Comunale
12 April 1981 25 Pistoiese 1-3 Juventus Tuscany
  83' Chimenti Report   14'Cuccureddu
  71' Brady
  81'Tardelli
26 April 1981 26 Udinese 0-2 Juventus Udine
Report   34'Marocchino
  43'Tardelli
3 May 1981 27 Juventus 1-0 Avellino Torino
  81'Cabrini Report Stadium: Comunale
10 May 1981 28 Juventus 0-0 Roma Torino
Report Stadium: Comunale
17 May 1981 29 Napoli 0-1 Juventus Naples
Report   64' (o.g.) Guidetti
24 May 1981 30 Juventus 1-0 Fiorentina Torino
  26'Cabrini Report Stadium: Comunale

Coppa Italia

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First round

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Group 1

Team Pt G W D L GF GA GD
1. Juventus 7 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5
2. Udinese 5 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2
3. Genoa 3 4 0 3 1 2 4 -2
4. Taranto 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2
5. Brescia 2 4 0 2 2 2 5 -3
20 August 1980 1 Udinese 2-2 Juventus Udine
Tesser   52' Pradella   59' Bettega   75', 78' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Longhi
24 August 1980 2 Juventus 2-0 Taranto Torino
  40', 63' Fanna Referee: Tonolini
31 August 1980 3 Brescia 0-1 Juventus Stadio Mario Rigamonti
  88'Cabrini Referee: D'Elia
7 September 1980 5 Juventus 3-1 Genoa Torino
  52' (pen)Cabrini
  64'Fanna
  82'Prandelli
  65' Russo Referee: Terpin

Quarter-finals

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4 March 1981 1 Avellino 1-3 Juventus Avellino
Zoff   28' (o.g.) Verza   52'
Causio   75'
Bettega   85'
Stadium: Partenio - Adriano Lombardi
25 March 1981 2 Juventus 3-2 Avellino Torino
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Tonolini

Semi-finals

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28 May 1981 Juventus 0-1 Roma Torino
Stadium: Comunale
25 March 1981 2 Roma 1-1 Juventus Roma
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

UEFA Cup

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First round

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Second round

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22 October 1980 Widzew Łódź   3–1   Juventus Łódź
Grębosz   30'
Pięta   69'
Smolarek   79'
Bettega   42' Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Referee:  Horst Brummeier

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa UEFA
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Zoff 42 -31 30 -15 8 -8 4 -8
DF   ITA Gentile 37 0 27 0 6 0 4 0
DF   ITA Cuccureddu 35 1 29 1 2 0 4 0
DF   ITA Scirea 41 5 29 4 8 0 4 1
DF   ITA Cabrini 38 11 28 7 8 3 2 1
MF   ITA Tardelli 37 8 28 7 6 0 3 1
MF   ITA Causio 34 3 19+6 2 6 1 3 0
MF   ITA Furino 33 1 24 0 5 0 4 1
MF   ITA Fanna 40 9 29 5 7 3 4 1
MF   IRL Brady 39 9 28 8 7 0 4 1
FW   ITA Bettega 37 10 25 5 8 2 4 3
GK   ITA Bodini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Marocchino 30 5 16+8 5 6 0
MF   ITA Prandelli 29 1 10+10 0 5 1 4 0
DF   ITA Osti 12 0 4+2 0 5 0 1 0
MF   ITA Verza 24 3 2+12 0 6 2 4 1
DF   ITA Brio 8 0 1+3 0 4 0
DF   ITA Storgato 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
FW   ITA Galderisi 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
GK   ITA Carraro 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Pin 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A – 1974-75 to 1985-86".
  2. ^ "Widzew v Juve".
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