1980–81 European Cup

The 1980–81 European Cup was the 26th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football competition. The tournament was won for a third time by Liverpool, who beat six-time champions Real Madrid in the final. In the 11 seasons up to and including this one, there were only four winners of the European Cup (Ajax, Bayern Munich, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool), but there were eleven different runners-up. This sequence was ended the following year, when Bayern Munich lost to first-time finalists Aston Villa.

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1980–81 European Cup

The 1980–81 European Cup was the 26th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football competition. The tournament was won for a third time by Liverpool, who beat six-time champions Real Madrid in the final. In the 11 seasons up to and including this one, there were only four winners of the European Cup (Ajax, Bayern Munich, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool), but there were eleven different runners-up. This sequence was ended the following year, when Bayern Munich lost to first-time finalists Aston Villa.

Nottingham Forest, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA Sofia in the first round.

Teams

1980–81 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Dinamo Tirana (1st)</th><th>Austria Wien (1st)</th><th>Club Brugge (1st)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>CSKA Sofia (1st)</td><td>APOEL (1st)</td><td>Baník Ostrava (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Esbjerg (1st)</td><td>Liverpool (1st)</td><td>Nottingham Forest (5th)TH</td></tr><tr><td>OPS (1st)</td><td>Nantes (1st)</td><td>BFC Dynamo (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Bayern Munich (1st)</td><td>Olympiacos (1st)</td><td>Budapest Honvéd (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>ÍBV (1st)</td><td>Limerick (1st)</td><td>Internazionale (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Jeunesse Esch (1st)</td><td>Valletta (1st)</td><td>Ajax (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Linfield (1st)</td><td>Viking (1st)</td><td>Szombierki Bytom (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP (1st)</td><td>Universitatea Craiova (1st)</td><td>Aberdeen (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid (1st)</td><td>Halmstad (1st)</td><td>Basel (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Trabzonspor (1st)</td><td>Spartak Moscow (1st)</td><td>Red Star Belgrade (1st)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Preliminary round

1980–81 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Budapest Honvéd</td><td>11–0</td><td>Valletta</td><td>8–0</td><td>3–0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bracket

1980–81 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Round of 32</th><th></th><th></th><th>Round of 16</th><th></th><th></th><th>Quarter-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Semi-finals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Final</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Aberdeen</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Austria Wien</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Aberdeen</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Liverpool</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>OPS</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liverpool</td><td>1</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Liverpool</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>CSKA Sofia</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CSKA Sofia</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>CSKA Sofia</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Szombierki Bytom</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Trabzonspor</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Szombierki Bytom</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Liverpool (a)</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bayern Münich</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Olympiacos</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bayern Münich</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Bayern Münich</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ajax</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dinamo Tirana</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ajax</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Bayern Münich</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Baník Ostrava</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ÍBV</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Baník Ostrava</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Baník Ostrava (a)</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>APOEL</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Liverpool</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jeunesse Esch</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Esbjerg</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Halmstad</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Esbjerg</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Limerick</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Budapest Honvéd</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sporting CP</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Budapest Honvéd</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Linfield</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nantes</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Nantes</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Universitatea Craiova</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Inter Milan</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Club Brugge</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Basel</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Basel</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Viking</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

First round

1980–81 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Aberdeen</td><td>1–0</td><td>Austria Wien</td><td>1–0</td><td>0–0</td></tr><tr><td>OPS</td><td>2–11</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>1–1</td><td>1–10</td></tr><tr><td>CSKA Sofia</td><td>2–0</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>1–0</td><td>1–0</td></tr><tr><td>Trabzonspor</td><td>2–4</td><td>Szombierki Bytom</td><td>2–1</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Olympiacos</td><td>2–7</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>2–4</td><td>0–3</td></tr><tr><td>Dinamo Tirana</td><td>0–3</td><td>Ajax</td><td>0–2</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>ÍBV</td><td>1–2</td><td>Baník Ostrava</td><td>1–1</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>4–2</td><td>APOEL</td><td>3–0</td><td>1–2</td></tr><tr><td>Jeunesse Esch</td><td>0–9</td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>0–5</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>Halmstad</td><td>2–3</td><td>Esbjerg</td><td>0–0</td><td>2–3</td></tr><tr><td>Limerick</td><td>2–7</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>1–2</td><td>1–5</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP</td><td>0–3</td><td>Budapest Honvéd</td><td>0–2</td><td>0–1</td></tr><tr><td>Linfield</td><td>0–3</td><td>Nantes</td><td>0–1</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Internazionale</td><td>3–1</td><td>Universitatea Craiova</td><td>2–0</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Club Brugge</td><td>1–5</td><td>Basel</td><td>0–1</td><td>1–4</td></tr><tr><td>Viking</td><td>3–7</td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>2–3</td><td>1–4</td></tr></tbody></table>

Second Round

1980–81 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Aberdeen</td><td>0–5</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>0–1</td><td>0–4</td></tr><tr><td>CSKA Sofia</td><td>5–0</td><td>Szombierki Bytom</td><td>4–0</td><td>1–0</td></tr><tr><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>6–3</td><td>Ajax</td><td>5–1</td><td>1–2</td></tr><tr><td>Baník Ostrava</td><td>1–1 (a)</td><td>BFC Dynamo</td><td>0–0</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>3–2</td><td>Esbjerg</td><td>3–0</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid</td><td>3–0</td><td>Budapest Honvéd</td><td>1–0</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>Nantes</td><td>2–3</td><td>Internazionale</td><td>1–2</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Basel</td><td>1–2</td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>1–0</td><td>0–2</td></tr></tbody></table>

Second leg

1–1 on aggregate; Baník Ostrava won on away goals.

Quarter-finals

1980–81 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>6–1</td><td>CSKA Sofia</td><td>5–1</td><td>1–0</td></tr><tr><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>6–2</td><td>Baník Ostrava</td><td>2–0</td><td>4–2</td></tr><tr><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>0–2</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>0–0</td><td>0–2</td></tr><tr><td>Internazionale</td><td>2–1</td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>1–1</td><td>1–0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Semi-finals

1980–81 European Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>1–1 (a)</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>0–0</td><td>1–1</td></tr><tr><td>Real Madrid</td><td>2–1</td><td>Internazionale</td><td>2–0</td><td>0–1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Top scorers

1980–81 European Cup

The top scorers from the 1980–81 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Name</th><th>Team</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Terry McDermott</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Karl-Heinz Rummenigge</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Graeme Souness</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Tsvetan Yonchev</td><td>CSKA Sofia</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Alessandro Altobelli</td><td>Internazionale</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Yuri Gavrilov</td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Dieter Hoeneß</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Juanito</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Vagiz Khidiyatullin</td><td>Spartak Moscow</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Srebrenko Repčić</td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Santillana</td><td>Real Madrid</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Frank Arnesen</td><td>AFC Ajax</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table>