1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = European Cup Winners' Cup

| year = 1980–81

| image =

| size =

| dates = 20 August 1980 – 13 May 1981

| num_teams = 34

| champion_other = {{flagicon|URS}} Dinamo Tbilisi

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|GDR}} Carl Zeiss Jena

| matches = 65

| goals = 176

| attendance =

| top_scorer = David Cross (West Ham United)
6 goals

| player =

| prevseason = 1979–80

| nextseason = 1981–82

}}

The 1980–81 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Dinamo Tbilisi in the final against Carl Zeiss Jena. Dinamo Tbilisi's side defeated English Second Division side West 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 the Real Madrid reserve team, Castilla CF, who qualified as the runners-up of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey.

Preliminary round

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Celtic|SCO|7–2|Diósgyőr|HUN|6–0|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Altay|TUR|0–4|Benfica|POR|0–0|0–4}}

|}

=First leg=

{{football box

|date=20 August 1980

|time=

|team1=Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score=6–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Diósgyőr

|goals1=McGarvey {{goal|52||65||70}}
McCluskey {{goal|60||79}}
Sullivan {{goal|71}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Celtic Park, Glasgow

|attendance=28,000

|referee=Widukind Herrmann (East Germany)

}}

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{{football box

|date=20 August 1980

|time=

|team1=Altay {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score=0–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir

|attendance=22,000

|referee=Yordan Zhezhov (Bulgaria)

}}

=Second leg=

{{footballbox

|date=3 September 1980

|time=

|team1=Diósgyőr {{flagicon|HUN}}

|score=2–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1=Görgei {{goal|25}} {{goal|66}}

|goals2=Nicholas {{goal|24}}

|stadium=

|attendance=8,000

|referee=Josef Bucek (Austria)

}}

Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=3 September 1980

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=4–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|TUR}} Altay

|goals1=Chalana {{goal|22}}
Coelho {{goal|34}}
Nené {{goal|63}}
César {{goal|70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=60,000

|referee=Robert Wurtz (France)

}}

Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.

First round

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Castilla CF|ESP|var1=1977|4–6|West Ham United|ENG|3–1|1–5 (aet)}}

{{TwoLegResult|Celtic|SCO|2–2 (a)|Politehnica Timișoara|ROM|var2=1965|2–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hibernians|MLT|1–4|Waterford|IRE|1–0|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kastoria|GRE|0–2|Dinamo Tbilisi|URS|0–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Spora Luxembourg|LUX|0–12|Sparta Prague|TCH|0–6|0–6}}

{{TwoLegResult|Slavia Sofia|BUL|var1=1971|3–2|Legia Warsaw|POL|3–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hvidovre|DEN|3–0|Fram|ISL|1–0|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Ilves|FIN|3–7|Feyenoord|NED|1–3|2–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Roma|ITA|3–4|Carl Zeiss Jena|GDR|3–0|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Valencia|ESP|var1=1977|5–3|Monaco|FRA|2–0|3–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sion|SUI|1–3|Haugar|NOR|1–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Newport County|WAL|4–0|Crusaders|NIR|4–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Omonia|CYP|var1=1960|1–7|Waterschei Thor|BEL|1–3|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fortuna Düsseldorf|FRG|8–0|Austria Salzburg|AUT|5–0|3–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Malmö|SWE|1–0|Partizani Tirana|ALB|var2=1946|1–0|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dinamo Zagreb|YUG|0–2|Benfica|POR|0–0|0–2}}

|}

=First leg=

{{footballbox

|date=17 September 1980

|team1=Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score=2–1

|report=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/europeancups/1980_81/timisoara_celtic_01.shtml

|team2={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Politehnica Timișoara

|goals1=Nicholas {{goal|19||43}}

|goals2=Manea {{goal|78}}

|stadium=Celtic Park, Glasgow

|attendance=30,000

|referee=Gerardus Johannes Maria Geurts (Netherlands)

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 September 1980

|time=

|team1=Roma {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score=3–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} Carl Zeiss Jena

|goals1=Pruzzo {{goal|5}}
Ancelotti {{goal|23}}
Falcão {{goal|72}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Rome

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

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{{football box

|date=17 September 1980

|time=

|team1=Kastoria {{flagicon|GRE}}

|score=0–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|URS}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki

|attendance=15,000

|referee=

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=17 September 1980

|time=

|team1=Hvidovre {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score=1–0

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/ec-der-pokalsieger-1980-1981-1-runde-hvidovre-if-fram-reykjavik/

|team2={{flagicon|ISL}} Fram

|aet=

|goals1=Hansen {{goal|22|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Hvidovre Stadion, Hvidovre

|attendance=1,636

|referee=Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=17 September 1980

|time=

|team1=Dinamo Zagreb {{flagicon|YUG}}

|score=0–0

|report={{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|aet=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

|attendance=52,500

|referee=Horst Brummeier (Austria)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 17 September 1980

|time =

|team1 = Sion {{flagicon|SUI}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.weltfussball.com/spielbericht/ec-der-pokalsieger-1980-1981-1-runde-fc-sion-sk-haugar/ summary]

|team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Haugar

|goals1 = Brigger {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = {{goal|41}} Osborne

|stadium = Stade Tourbillon, Sion

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = {{fbaicon|NED}} Johannes Peters

|result =

}}

=Second leg=

{{footballbox

|date=28 September 1980

|time=

|team1=Fram {{flagicon|ISL}}

|score=0–2

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/ec-der-pokalsieger-1980-1981-1-runde-fram-reykjavik-hvidovre-if/

|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} Hvidovre

|aet=

|goals1=

|goals2=Ambrose {{goal|10}}
Hansen {{goal|50|pen.}}

|stadium=Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík

|attendance=6,000

|referee=Kaare Lindboe (Norway)

}}

Hvidovre won 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=1 October 1980

|team1=Politehnica Timișoara {{flagicon|ROU|1965}}

|score=1–0

|report=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/europeancups/1980_81/timisoara_celtic_02.shtml

|team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1=Păltinișanu {{goal|81}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadionul 1 Mai, Timișoara

|attendance=40,000

|referee=Nikos Lagogiannis (Greece)

}}

2–2 on aggregate; Politehnica Timișoara won on away goals.

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{{football box

|date=1 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Carl Zeiss Jena {{flagicon|GDR}}

|score=4–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Roma

|goals1=Krause {{goal|26}}
Lindemann {{goal|38}}
Bielau {{goal|71}} {{goal|87}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date=1 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Dinamo Tbilisi {{flagicon|URS}}

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|GRE}} Kastoria

|goals1=Shengelia {{goal|52}}
Gutsaev {{goal|80}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Dynamo Lenin Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance=80,000

|referee=

}}

Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–0 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=1 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Waterschei Thor {{flagicon|BEL}}

|score=4–0

|report={{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

|team2={{flagicon|CYP}} Omonia

|goals1=R. Janssen {{goal|17}}
Plessers {{goal|65|pen.}}
Van Poucke {{goal|68||75}}

|goals2=

|stadium=André Dumont Stadium, Genk

|attendance=18,500

|referee=Paul Rion (Luxembourg)

}}

Waterschei Thor won 7–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=1 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=2–0

|report={{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

|team2={{flagicon|YUG}} Dinamo Zagreb

|goals1=Nené {{goal|17}}
César {{goal|56}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=50,000

|referee=Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

}}

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.

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{{football box

|date = 28 September 1980

|time =

|team1 = Haugar {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.weltfussball.com/spielbericht/ec-der-pokalsieger-1980-1981-1-runde-sk-haugar-fc-sion/ summary]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

|goals1 = Nilsen {{goal|40}}
Christophersen {{goal|47|pen}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund

|attendance = 4,238

|referee = {{fbaicon|DEN}} Erik Steen Jensen

|result =

}}

Haugar won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|West Ham United|ENG|4–1|Politehnica Timișoara|ROM|var2=1965|4–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Waterford|IRE|0–5|Dinamo Tbilisi|URS|0–1|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Sparta Prague|TCH|2–3|Slavia Sofia|BUL|var2=1971|2–0|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Hvidovre|DEN|1–3|Feyenoord|NED|1–2|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Carl Zeiss Jena|GDR|3–2|Valencia|ESP|var2=1977|3–1|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Haugar|NOR|0–6|Newport County|WAL|0–0|0–6}}

{{TwoLegResult|Waterschei Thor|BEL|0–1|Fortuna Düsseldorf|FRG|0–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|Malmö|SWE|1–2|Benfica|POR|1–0|0–2}}

|}

=First leg=

{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|team1=West Ham United {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=4–0

|report=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/europeancups/1980_81/timisoara_whu_01.shtml

|team2={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Politehnica Timișoara

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Boleyn Ground, London

|attendance=27,157

|referee=Heinz Fahnler (Austria)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Waterford {{flagicon|IRE}}

|score=0–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|URS}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|goals1=

|goals2=Shengelia {{goal|50}}

|stadium=Kilcohan Park, Waterford

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Sparta Prague {{flagicon|TCH}}

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Slavia Sofia

|goals1=Vdovjak {{goal|14||45}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadion Letná, Prague

|attendance=12,000

|referee=Clive White (England)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Hvidovre {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score=1–2

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord

|goals1=Manniche {{goal|2}}

|goals2=Wijnstekers {{goal|32}}
Bouwens {{goal|51}}

|stadium=Hvidovre Stadion, Copenhagen

|attendance=3,292

|referee=Gwyn Owen (Wales)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Carl Zeiss Jena {{flagicon|GDR}}

|score=3–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Valencia

|goals1=Sengewald {{goal|1}}
Schnuphase {{goal|9|pen.}}
Trocha {{goal|31}}

|goals2=Morena {{goal|69}}

|stadium=Ernst Abbe Sportfield, Jena

|attendance=15,000

|referee=Roger Schoeters (Belgium)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Haugar {{flagicon|NOR}}

|score=0–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Newport County

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund

|attendance=4,522

|referee=Hans Harrysson (Sweden)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Waterschei Thor {{flagicon|BEL}}

|score=0–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|FRG}} Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=André Dumontstadion, Genk

|attendance=20,000

|referee=Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=22 October 1980

|time=

|team1=Malmö {{flagicon|SWE}}

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Andersson {{goal|49}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Malmö Stadion, Malmö

|attendance=10,585

|referee=Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

}}

=Second leg=

{{footballbox

|date=4 November 1980

|time=

|team1=Newport County {{flagicon|WAL}}

|score=6–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|NOR}} Haugar

|goals1=Gwyther {{goal|12}}
Lowndes {{goal|44}}
Aldridge {{goal|56}}
Tynan {{goal|61||81}}
Moore {{goal|70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerton Park, Newport

|attendance=8,855

|referee=C. G. McGrath (Republic of Ireland)

}}

Newport County won 6–0 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=5 November 1980

|team1=Politehnica Timișoara {{flagicon|ROU|1965}}

|score=1–0

|report=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/europeancups/1980_81/timisoara_whu_02.shtml

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

|goals1=Păltinișanu {{goal|54}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Stadionul 1 Mai, Timișoara

|attendance=25,000

|referee=Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)

}}

West Ham United won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=5 November 1980

|time=

|team1=Dinamo Tbilisi {{flagicon|URS}}

|score=4–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|IRL}} Waterford

|goals1=Daraselia {{goal|66||79}}
Chivadze {{goal|74}}
Chilaia {{goal|87}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance=50,000

|referee=Iordan Zhezhov (Bulgaria)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=5 November 1980

|time=

|team1=Slavia Sofia {{flagicon|BUL|1971}}

|score=3–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|TCH}} Sparta Prague

|goals1=Velichkov {{goal|38}}
Zhelyazkov {{goal|41}}
Tsvetkov {{goal|45}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Slavia Stadium, Sofia

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=5 November 1980

|time=

|team1=Feyenoord {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|DEN}} Hvidovre

|goals1=Nielsen {{goal|36}}

|goals2=

|stadium=De Kuip, Rotterdam

|attendance=3,292

|referee=Anders Mattsson (Finland)

}}

Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=5 November 1980

|time=

|team1=Valencia {{flagicon|ESP|1977}}

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} Carl Zeiss Jena

|goals1=Botubot {{goal|61}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mestalla Stadium, Valencia

|attendance=35,000

|referee=Michel Vautrot (France)

}}

Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=5 November 1980

|time=

|team1=Fortuna Düsseldorf {{flagicon|FRG}}

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|BEL}} Waterschei Thor

|goals1=Bansemer {{goal|5}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

|attendance=12,700

|referee=Jakob Baumann (Switzerland)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=5 November 1980

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö

|goals1=Nené {{goal|57|pen.|60|pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=70,000

|referee=Ian Foote (Scotland)

}}

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|West Ham United|ENG|2–4|Dinamo Tbilisi|URS|1–4|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Slavia Sofia|BUL|var1=1971|3–6|Feyenoord|NED|3–2|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Carl Zeiss Jena|GDR|3–2|Newport County|WAL|2–2|1–0}}

{{TwoLegResult|Fortuna Düsseldorf|FRG|2–3|Benfica|POR|2–2|0–1}}

|}

=First leg=

{{footballbox

|date=4 March 1981

|time=

|team1=West Ham United {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score=1–4

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|URS}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|goals1=Cross {{goal|54}}

|goals2=Chivadze {{goal|24}}
Gutsaev {{goal|31}}
Shengelia {{goal|55||67}}

|stadium=Boleyn Ground, London

|attendance=34,957

|referee=António Garrido (Portugal)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=4 March 1981

|time=

|team1=Slavia Sofia {{flagicon|BUL|1971}}

|score=3–2

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord

|goals1=Tsvetkov {{goal|8|pen.|63}}
Minchev {{goal|64}}

|goals2=Nielsen {{goal|20}}
Vermeulen {{goal|78}}

|stadium=Slavia Stadium, Sofia

|attendance=7,000

|referee=Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=4 March 1981

|time=

|team1=Carl Zeiss Jena {{flagicon|GDR}}

|score=2–2

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Newport County

|goals1=Raab {{goal|22||85}}

|goals2=Tynan {{goal|40||90}}

|stadium=Ernst Abbe Sportfield, Jena

|attendance=16,000

|referee=Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=4 March 1981

|time=

|team1=Fortuna Düsseldorf {{flagicon|FRG}}

|score=2–2

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Wenzel {{goal|2}}
Dusend {{goal|39}}

|goals2=Carlos Manuel {{goal|35}}
Coelho {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

|attendance=32,000

|referee=Edvard Sostarić (Yugoslavia)

}}

=Second leg=

{{footballbox

|date=18 March 1981

|time=

|team1=Dinamo Tbilisi {{flagicon|URS}}

|score=0–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} West Ham United

|goals1=

|goals2=Pearson {{goal|87}}

|stadium=Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance=90,000

|referee=Walter Eschweiler (West Germany)

}}

Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=18 March 1981

|time=

|team1=Feyenoord {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=4–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Slavia Sofia

|goals1=Notten {{goal|18}}
Van Deinsen {{goal|48}}
Vermeulen {{goal|77||85}}

|goals2=

|stadium=De Kuip, Rotterdam

|attendance=25,000

|referee=Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)

}}

Feyenoord won 6–3 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=18 March 1981

|time=

|team1=Newport County {{flagicon|WAL}}

|score=0–1

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} Carl Zeiss Jena

|goals1=

|goals2=Kurbjuweit {{goal|27}}

|stadium=Somerton Park, Newport

|attendance=18,000

|referee=Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)

}}

Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=18 March 1981

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|FRG}} Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1=Chalana {{goal|87}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=80,000

|referee=Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

}}

Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Dinamo Tbilisi|URS|3–2|Feyenoord|NED|3–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Carl Zeiss Jena|GDR|2–1|Benfica|POR|2–0|0–1}}

|}

=First leg=

{{footballbox

|date=8 April 1981

|time=

|team1=Dinamo Tbilisi {{flagicon|URS}}

|score=3–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|NED}} Feyenoord

|goals1=Sulakvelidze {{goal|23||51}}
Gutsaev {{goal|30}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Lenin Dinamo Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance=80,000

|referee=Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=8 April 1981

|time=

|team1=Carl Zeiss Jena {{flagicon|GDR}}

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1=Bielau {{goal|8}}
Raab {{goal|15}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ernst Abbe Sportfield, Jena

|attendance=18,000

|referee=Enzo Barbaresco (Italy)

}}

=Second leg=

{{footballbox

|date=22 April 1981

|time=

|team1=Feyenoord {{flagicon|NED}}

|score=2–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|URS}} Dinamo Tbilisi

|goals1=Bouwens {{goal|43}}
Notten {{goal|56}}

|goals2=

|stadium=De Kuip, Rotterdam

|attendance=24,000

|referee=Franz Wöhrer (Austria)

}}

Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date=22 April 1981

|time=

|team1=Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score=1–0

|report=

|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} Carl Zeiss Jena

|goals1=Reinaldo {{goal|59}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

|attendance=70,000

|referee=Pat Partridge (England)

}}

Carl Zeiss Jena won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

{{main|1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final}}

{{footballbox

|date=13 May 1981

|time=

|team1=Dinamo Tbilisi {{flagicon|URS}}

|score=2–1

|report=([https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054439/http://www.sharkscores.com/Match/Default.aspx?id=881112 Report])
([https://web.archive.org/liveweb/http://www.eurocups-uefa.ru/winner_cups/1980-81/protocols/cw1981_033_0.php Report 2])

|team2={{flagicon|GDR}} FC Carl Zeiss Jena

|goals1=Gutsaev {{goal|67}}
Daraselia {{goal|86}}

|goals2=Hoppe {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

|attendance=4,750

|referee=Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)

}}

See also

References

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