Hamburg Home Shirt 1980/81

Hamburg’s 1980/81 season was one of the finest in the club’s history, marking their rise as a European powerhouse under Ernst Happel.

In the Bundesliga, HSV won the German championship, finishing first with an impressive blend of tactical discipline and attacking flair. Key players included Horst Hrubesch, Felix Magath, Manfred Kaltz, and captain Franz Beckenbauer, who provided leadership and experience.

Their success wasn’t limited to domestic competition — Hamburg also reached the European Cup final, defeating teams like Dynamo Kyiv and Real Sociedad before falling 1–0 to Nottingham Forest in Paris.

The 1980/81 season established Hamburg as one of Europe’s elite sides, paving the way for their 1983 European Cup triumph.