| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 August 1980 – 13 May 1981 |
| Teams | 34 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 176 (2.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | David Cross (West Ham United) 6 goals |
1981–82 → | |
The 1980–81 season of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup was won byDinamo Tbilisi in the final againstCarl Zeiss Jena. Dinamo Tbilisi's side defeatedEnglish Second Division sideWest Ham United away before beating Carl Zeiss Jena in a final watched by 4,750 people in Düsseldorf. This win was the high point of the Georgian side and is still the club's greatest achievement.
The competition included theReal Madridreserve team,Castilla CF, who qualified as therunners-up of the1979–80 Copa del Rey.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | |
| Altay | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 |
Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castilla CF | 4–6 | 3–1 | 1–5 (aet) | |
| Celtic | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hibernians | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
| Kastoria | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Spora Luxembourg | 0–12 | 0–6 | 0–6 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Hvidovre | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Ilves | 3–7 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
| Roma | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–4 | |
| Valencia | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Sion | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Newport County | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Omonia | 1–7 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 8–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| Malmö | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Celtic | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas | Report | Manea |
| Kastoria | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Hvidovre won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Politehnica Timișoara won on away goals.
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Krause Lindemann Bielau |
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shengelia Gutsaev |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Waterschei Thor | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Janssen Plessers Van Poucke | [citation needed] |
Waterschei Thor won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Benfica | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nené César | [citation needed] |
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
Haugar won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Waterford | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Hvidovre | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Haugar | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–6 | |
| Waterschei Thor | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Malmö | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sparta Prague | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vdovjak |
| Hvidovre | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manniche | Wijnstekers Bouwens |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sengewald Schnuphase Trocha | Morena |
Newport County won 6–0 on aggregate.
West Ham United won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daraselia Chivadze Chilaia |
| Slavia Sofia | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Velichkov Zhelyazkov Tsvetkov |
Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 3–6 | 3–2 | 0–4 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| West Ham United | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cross | Chivadze Gutsaev Shengelia |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raab | Tynan |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wenzel Dusend | Carlos Manuel Coelho |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notten Van Deinsen Vermeulen |
Feyenoord won 6–3 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulakvelidze Gutsaev |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bielau Raab |
| Feyenoord | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bouwens Notten |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gutsaev Daraselia | (Report) (Report 2) | Hoppe |