1980–81 European Cup

1980–81 European Cup

The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final.
Tournament details
Dates 16 August 1980 – 27 May 1981
Teams 33
Final positions
Champions England Liverpool (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain Real Madrid
Tournament statistics
Matches played 63
Goals scored 166 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) England Terry McDermott
Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Scotland Graeme Souness
(6 goals each)

The 1980–81 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for a third time by Liverpool in the final against Real Madrid. 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 record would have continued into the next year as well, but Bayern lost to first-time finalists Aston Villa.

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

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 11–0 Malta Valletta 8–0 3–0

First leg

16 August 1980
Budapest Honvéd Hungary 8–0 Malta Valletta
Bodonyi  3'
Garaba  4'
Esterházy  25'
Kocsis  43' (pen.)
Dajka  54', 83'
Varga  83', 90'
Report

Second leg

3 September 1980
Valletta Malta 0–3 Hungary Budapest Honvéd
Report Esterházy  16', 75'
Bodonyi  21'

Budapest Honvéd won 11–0 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aberdeen Scotland 1–0 Austria Austria Vienna 1–0 0–0
OPS Finland 2–11 England Liverpool 1–1 1–10
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 England Nottingham Forest 1–0 1–0
Trabzonspor Turkey 2–4 Poland Szombierki Bytom 2–1 0–3
Olympiacos Greece 2–7 West Germany Bayern Munich 2–4 0–3
Dinamo Tirana Albania 0–3 Netherlands Ajax 0–2 0–1
ÍBV Iceland 1–2 Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 1–1 0–1
Dynamo Berlin East Germany 4–2 Cyprus APOEL 3–0 1–2
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 0–9 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 0–5 0–4
Halmstad Sweden 2–3 Denmark Esbjerg 0–0 2–3
Limerick Republic of Ireland 2–7 Spain Real Madrid 1–2 1–5
Sporting CP Portugal 0–3 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 0–2 0–1
Linfield Northern Ireland 0–3 France Nantes 0–1 0–2
Internazionale Italy 3–1 Romania Universitatea Craiova 2–0 1–1
Club Brugge Belgium 1–5 Switzerland Basel 0–1 1–4
Viking Norway 3–7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 2–3 1–4

First leg

17 September 1980
Aberdeen Scotland 1–0 Austria Austria Vienna
McGhee  31' Report

17 September 1980
OPS Finland 1–1 England Liverpool
Puotiniemi  81' Report McDermott  15'
Raatti Stadium, Oulu
Attendance: 14,000


17 September 1980
Trabzonspor Turkey 2–1 Poland Szombierki Bytom
Ünal  36'
Soyak  54'
Report Wieczorek  87'

17 September 1980
Olympiacos Greece 2–4 West Germany Bayern Munich
Galakos  26'
Ahlström  82'
Report Dremmler  22', 63'
Rummenigge  57'
Kraus  66'

17 September 1980
Dinamo Tirana Albania 0–2 Netherlands Ajax
Report Arnesen  69', 89'

17 September 1980
ÍBV Iceland 1–1 Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava
Þorleifsson  28' Report Daněk  42'

17 September 1980
Dynamo Berlin East Germany 3–0 Cyprus APOEL
Terletzki  51'
Trieloff  72'
Schulz  87'
Report

17 September 1980
Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 0–5 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
Report Gavrilov  1', 31', 68'
Khidiyatullin  43'
Yartsev  84'

17 September 1980
Halmstad Sweden 0–0 Denmark Esbjerg
Report

17 September 1980
Limerick Republic of Ireland 1–2 Spain Real Madrid
Kennedy  51' Report Juanito  71' (pen.)
Pineda  85'
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 10,000


17 September 1980
Linfield Northern Ireland 0–1 France Nantes
Report Amisse  37'



17 September 1980
Viking Norway 2–3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Svendsen  30'
Sæbø  50'
Report Petrović  70'
Brekke  77' (o.g.)
Repčić  80'

Second leg

1 October 1980
Austria Vienna Austria 0–0 Scotland Aberdeen
Report
Praterstadion, Vienna
Referee: Eldar Azim Zade

Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Liverpool England 10–1 Finland OPS
Souness  5', 24', 52' (pen.)
McDermott  29', 41', 83'
Lee  53'
Kennedy  66'
Fairclough  68', 81'
Report Armstrong  47'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 21,013

Liverpool won 11–2 on aggregate.


CSKA Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Szombierki Bytom Poland 3–0 Turkey Trabzonspor
Byś  17'
Ogaza  80'
Sroka  89' (pen.)
Report

Szombierki Bytom won 4–2 on aggregate.


Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Ajax Netherlands 1–0 Albania Dinamo Tirana
Lerby  80' (pen.) Report

Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Baník Ostrava Czechoslovakia 1–0 Iceland ÍBV
Vojáček  31' Report

Baník Ostrava won 2–1 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
APOEL Cyprus 2–1 East Germany Dynamo Berlin
Hailis  39'
Petrou  48'
Report Seier  86'

Dynamo Berlin won 4–2 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 4–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Pigat  15' (o.g.)
Rodionov  24'
Gavrilov  40'
Yartsev  88'
Report

Spartak Moscow won 9–0 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Esbjerg Denmark 3–2 Sweden Halmstad
Iversen  9'
Lauridsen  24'
Nielsen  49'
Report Johansson  31'
Larsson  89'

Esbjerg won 3–2 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Real Madrid Spain 5–1 Republic of Ireland Limerick
Santillana  15', 31'
de Los Santos  69'
Cunningham  71'
Pineda  83'
Report Kennedy  43'

Real Madrid won 7–2 on aggregate.


Budapest Honvéd won 3–0 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Nantes France 2–0 Northern Ireland Linfield
Rampillon  17'
Trossero  60'
Report

Nantes won 3–0 on aggregate.


Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Basel Switzerland 4–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Tanner  14'
Stohler  48' (pen.)
von Wartburg  55'
Geisser  81'
Report Ceulemans  4'

Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.


1 October 1980
Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–1 Norway Viking
B. Ǵurovski  21'
Janjanin  24'
Petrović  29'
Stamenković  58'
Report Brekke  58'

Red Star Belgrade won 7–3 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aberdeen Scotland 0–5 England Liverpool 0–1 0–4
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 5–0 Poland Szombierki Bytom 4–0 1–0
Bayern Munich West Germany 6–3 Netherlands Ajax 5–1 1–2
Baník Ostrava Czechoslovakia 1–1 (a) East Germany Dynamo Berlin 0–0 1–1
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 3–2 Denmark Esbjerg 3–0 0–2
Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Hungary Budapest Honvéd 1–0 2–0
Nantes France 2–3 Italy Internazionale 1–2 1–1
Basel Switzerland 1–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–2

First leg

22 October 1980
Aberdeen Scotland 0–1 England Liverpool
Report McDermott  5'
Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 24,000

22 October 1980
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 4–0 Poland Szombierki Bytom
Yonchev  22', 58', 60'
Zdravkov  75'
Report

23 October 1980
Bayern Munich West Germany 5–1 Netherlands Ajax
Dürnberger  45'
Rummenigge  51', 82'
D. Hoeneß  80', 90'
Report Arnesen  37'


22 October 1980
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 3–0 Denmark Esbjerg
Khidiyatullin  19', 70'
Shavlo  39'
Report


22 October 1980
Nantes France 1–2 Italy Internazionale
Rio  69' (pen.) Report Altobelli  12'
Prohaska  85'

Second leg

5 November 1980
Liverpool England 4–0 Scotland Aberdeen
Miller  37' (o.g.)
Neal  43'
Dalglish  58'
Hansen  71'
Report
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 36,182

Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.


CSKA Sofia won 5–0 on aggregate.


5 November 1980
Ajax Netherlands 2–1 West Germany Bayern Munich
Wiggemansen  16'
Rijkaard  18'
Report Rummenigge  81'

Bayern Munich won 6–3 on aggregate.


5 November 1980
Dynamo Berlin East Germany 1–1 Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava
Troppa  58' (pen.) Report Knapp  33' (pen.)

Baník Ostrava 1–1 Dynamo Berlin on aggregate. Baník Ostrava won on away goals.


5 November 1980
Esbjerg Denmark 2–0 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
Lauridsen  47'
Iversen  72'
Report

Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.


Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.


5 November 1980
Internazionale Italy 1–1 France Nantes
Altobelli  29' Report Amisse  75'

Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.


Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liverpool England 6–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 5–1 1–0
Bayern Munich West Germany 6–2 Czechoslovakia Baník Ostrava 2–0 4–2
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 0–2 Spain Real Madrid 0–0 0–2
Internazionale Italy 2–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 1–0

First leg

4 March 1981
Liverpool England 5–1 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Souness  16', 51', 80'
Lee  45'
McDermott  62'
Report Yonchev  60'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,255


4 March 1981
Spartak Moscow Soviet Union 0–0 Spain Real Madrid
Report
Dynamo Lenin Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Joseph Buzek (Austria)

Second leg

18 March 1981
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 England Liverpool
Report Johnson  10'
Vassil Levski, Sofia
Attendance: 60,000

Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.


Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.


19 March 1981
Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Soviet Union Spartak Moscow
Isidro  70', 80' Report
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Real Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Liverpool England 1–1 (a) West Germany Bayern Munich 0–0 1–1
Real Madrid Spain 2–1 Italy Internazionale 2–0 0–1

First leg

8 April 1981
Liverpool England 0–0 West Germany Bayern Munich
Report
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 44,543

Second leg

22 April 1981
Bayern Munich West Germany 1–1 England Liverpool
Rummenigge  88' Report Kennedy  83'
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)

Liverpool 1–1 Bayern Munich on aggregate. Liverpool won on away goals.

Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1980–81 European Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 England Terry McDermott England Liverpool 6
Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Germany Bayern Munich 6
Scotland Graeme Souness England Liverpool 6
4 Bulgaria Tsvetan Yonchev Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 5
5 Italy Alessandro Altobelli Italy Internazionale 4
Soviet Union Yuri Gavrilov Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 4
Germany Dieter Hoeneß Germany Bayern Munich 4
Spain Santillana Spain Real Madrid 4
9 Soviet Union Vagiz Khidiyatullin Soviet Union Spartak Moscow 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Srebrenko Repčić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3

See also

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