1981 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

The 1981 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, taking place in The Hague, was the eighth edition of Europe's premier field hockey club competition. It was the first edition were two divisions were established. Otherwise, the competition format established in 1977 was preserved.

It was won by HC Klein Zwitserland in a final match against SKA Sverdlovsk, which was the revelation of the competition considering Soviet hockey, represented by Dynamo Almaty, had failed to rank among the top 8 clubs in previous editions. It was the Dutch club's 2nd European Champions Cup trophy. Barcelona's Real Club de Polo attained the 3rd place by defeating defending champions Slough HC.^[1]

1st division (Brussels)

Group stage

Group A

1. SKA Sverdlovsk - 5 points
2. Slough HC - 3 points
3. TK Frankenthal - 2 points
4. FC Lione - 2 points

Group B

1. HC Klein Zwitserland - 5 points
2. Real Club de Polo, Barcelona - 5 points
3. Uccle Sport - 2 points
4. Edinburgh HC - 0 points

Play-offs

Final

• HC Klein Zwitserland 4-0 SKA Sverdlovsk

3rd place

• Real Club de Polo, Barcelona 5-2 Slough HC

5th place

• TG Frankenthal 0-0 Uccle Sport (penalty shoot-out: 8-7)

7th place

• Edinburgh HC 3-2 FC Lione

Standings

1. HC Klein Zwitserland
2. SKA Sverdlovsk
3. Real Club de Polo, Barcelona
4. Slough HC (defending champions)
5. TG Frankenthal
6. Uccle Sport
7. Edinburgh HC
8. FC Lione

• Scotland and France are relegated to 2nd Division for the 1982 Champions Cup.

Group stage

Group A

1. Cookstown HC - 5 points
2. Warta Poznań - 4 points
3. Rock Gunners - 3 points
4. HC Olten - 2 points

Group B

1. HC EUR Algida - 5 points
2. SV Arminen Vienna - 3 points
3. HK Jedinstvo - 3 points
4. Withchurch HC - 1 point

Play-offs

1st place

• Cookstown HC 1-1 HC EUR Algida (penalty shoot-out: 5-2)

3rd place

• SV Arminen Vienna 2-1 Warta Poznań

5th place

• HK Jedinstvo 3-2 Rock Gunners

7th place

• Withchurch HC 3-2 HC Olten

Standings

1. Cookstown HC
2. HC EUR Algida
3. SV Arminen Vienna
4. Warta Poznań
5. HK Jedinstvo
6. Rock Gunners
7. Withchurch HC
8. HC Olten

• Ireland and Italy are promoted to 1st Division for the 1982 Champions Cup.

References

1. Carla2. "Microsoft Word - 1981_ccc_m_brussels_rome.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

See also

• European Hockey Federation