| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 September 1980 – 20 May 1981 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 376 (2.98 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,354,939 (18,690 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | John Wark (Ipswich Town) 14 goals |
1981–82 → | |
The1980–81UEFA Cup was the 10th edition of theUEFA Cup, the third-tier clubfootball competition organised byUEFA. Thefinal was played over two legs atPortman Road,Ipswich,England, and at theOlympic Stadium,Amsterdam,Netherlands. It was won byIpswich Town ofEngland, who defeatedAZ Alkmaar of theNetherlands by an aggregate result of 5–4 to claim their only UEFA Cup title.
This was the only European title for Ipswich Town, who never made it past a quarterfinal round before, and would never go beyond the third round in future competitions. As of 2024, this has been the only appearance in a major European final for both teams, which was also the case with thefinalists of the European Cup Winners' Cup that season. Both are the only current instances in a major UEFA tournament; it has also happened with thefinalists of the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which is considered an unofficial tournament by UEFA.
TheUEFA ranking was introduced to serve as the method to determine the number of competing teams per country, and the Fairs Cup entry criteria was finally abolished.[1]
A total of 64 teams from 31UEFA member associations participate in the 1980–81 UEFA Cup. For the first time, an association ranking based on the newly introducedUEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
For the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1979UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1974–75 to 1978–79.
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The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
Notes
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches in the first two rounds exceptionally took place on Tuesdays.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 16–17 September 1980 | 24 September – 1 October 1980 |
| Second round | 21–22 October 1980 | 4–5 November 1980 |
| Third round | 26 November 1980 | 10 December 1980 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 March 1981 | 18 March 1981 |
| Semi-finals | 8 April 1981 | 22 April 1981 |
| Final | 6 May 1981 | 20 May 1981 |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kroupa Mikulička Mazura | Report | Haider |
| AZ Alkmaar | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hovenkamp Nygaard Peters Welzl Tol | Report |
| Bohemians Prague | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bičovský Levý | Report | Ferrero |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buryak | Report | Spasov |
| Grasshopper | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meyer | Report | Eigenbrod |
| LASK Linz | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Krieger | Report | Stoiljković Pantelić |
| Újpest | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kardos | Report | Periko Alonso |
| VOEST Linz | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Janečka Kroupa |
Zbrojovka Brno won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen | Report | Geye Wendt |
3–3 on aggregate; Kaiserslautern won on away goals.
| Moss | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kollshaugen | Report | Streich Mewes Windelband |
Magdeburg won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Red Boys Differdange | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kist Welzl |
AZ Alkmaar won 10–0 on aggregate.
Vorwärts Frankfurt won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Dresden won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Utrecht | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| van der Lem Carbo | Report |
Utrecht won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrero Jiménez | Report | Němec |
FC Bohemians Praha won 4–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Levski Sofia won on away goals.
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hölzenbein Cha | Report |
Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sochaux won 3–2 on aggregate.
Twente won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petkov Dragolov | Report | Çetiner |
Beroe Stara Zagora won 3–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 1–0 on aggregate.
| KB | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fosgaard Tune-Hansen | Report | Hermann Zanetti Sulser |
Grasshopper won 8–3 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 7–5 on aggregate.
St Mirren won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Aris | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsirimokos Drambis Zelidis | Report | Gates |
Ipswich Town won 6–4 on aggregate.
Köln won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gentile Andreuchi Livathinos Delikaris | Report | Bettega Fanna |
Juventus won 6–4 on aggregate.
Lokeren won 2–1 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne won 14–0 on aggregate.
| Radnički Niš | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mitošević Stoiljković Panajotović | Report | Sigl |
Radnički Niš won 6–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Widzew Łódź won on away goals.
PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.
Torino won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dundee United | 7–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dodds Stark Hegarty Pettigrew Payne | Report | Pawłowski |
Dundee United won 7–2 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 3–0 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Sociedad won 2–1 on aggregate.
Boavista won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Pezoporikos Larnaca | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Theofanous | Report | Tüfekçi Klotz Allgöwer Ohlicher |
Stuttgart won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kaiserslautern | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Köln | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Dundee United | 1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Utrecht | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Sochaux | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Twente | 1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Porto | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Levski Sofia | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| St Mirren | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Torino | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Stuttgart | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Widzew Łódź | 4–4 (4–1p) | 3–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Zbrojovka Brno | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Murillo | Report | Uralde |
| Kaiserslautern | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wendt | Report | Wellens Plessers |
| Dundee United | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pettigrew | Report | Mommens |
| Twente | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rohde | Report | Heidler |
| Porto | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Teixeira Sousa | Report |
| Ipswich Town | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark Beattie | Report |
| Levski Sofia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Spasov | Report | Kist |
| Stuttgart | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tüfekçi Martin Allgöwer Klotz | Report | Krautzig |
| Real Sociedad | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Satrústegui | Report | Kotásek |
Real Sociedad won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edström Graf | Report | Briegel |
Standard Liège won 4–2 on aggregate.
1. FC Köln won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Lokeren won on away goals
Eintracht Frankfurt won 4–3 on aggregate.
Sochaux won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on away goals
Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 3–2 on aggregate.
Radnički Niš won 3–1 on aggregate.
| AZ Alkmaar | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tol Nygaard Kist Peters | Report |
AZ Alkmaar won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Hamburg | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Groh Hrubesch | Report | Van der Kuijlen |
Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Larios | Report |
Saint-Étienne won 2–0 on aggregate.
Torino won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stuttgart won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tardelli Furino Brady | Report | Pięta |
| Penalties | ||
| Causio Cabrini Brady | 1–4 | |
4–4 on aggregate; Widzew Łódź won 4–1 on penalties.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–4 (a) | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Grasshopper | 3–3 (4–3p) | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Hamburg | 0–6 | 0–5 | 0–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lokeren | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Radnički Niš | 2–7 | 2–2 | 0–5 | |
| Standard Liège | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Stuttgart | 4–5 | 3–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Neuberger Borchers Hölzenbein Nachtweih | Report | Genghini Pezzey |
| Ipswich Town | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark Brazil Mariner | Report |
| Radnički Niš | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pantelić Panajotović | Report | Tol Kist |
| Sochaux | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revelli | Report |
4–4 on aggregate; Sochaux won on away goals.
| Torino | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Graziani Pulici | Report | Terraneo |
| Penalties | ||
| D'Amico Sclosa Graziani Zaccarelli Pecci | 3–4 | |
3–3 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won 4–3 on penalties.
Saint-Étienne won 6–0 on aggregate.
Ipswich Town won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Real Sociedad | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| López Ufarte Zamora | Report | Elkjær |
Lokeren won 3–2 on aggregate.
| AZ Alkmaar | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kist Nygaard Welzl | Report |
AZ won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Döschner | Report | Sigurvinsson Tahamata |
Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.
Köln won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne | 2–7 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Grasshopper | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Standard Liège | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Saint-Étienne | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rep | Report | Mariner Mühren Wark |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tol Welzl | Report |
| Ipswich Town | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Butcher Wark Mariner | Report | Zimako |
Ipswich Town won 7–2 on aggregate.
AZ Alkmaar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sochaux won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Köln | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller Bonhof Littbarski | Report | Graf Vandersmissen |
Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochaux | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| FC Sochaux | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Genghini | Report | Arntz |
| Ipswich Town | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark | Report |
| AZ Alkmaar | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Metgod Jonker Peters | Report | Genghini Meyer |
AZ Alkmaar won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Köln | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Butcher |
Ipswich Town won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Ipswich Town | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark Thijssen Mariner | Report |
| AZ Alkmaar | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Welzl Metgod Tol Jonker | Report | Thijssen Wark |
Ipswich Town won 5–4 on aggregate.