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 | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 | 
| Goals scored | 166 (2.63 per match) | 
| Attendance | 1,797,911 (28,538 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Terry McDermott (Liverpool) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich) Graeme Souness (Liverpool) 6 goals each  | 
← 1979–80  1981–82 →   | |
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
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Honvéd  | 
11–0 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 
First leg
| Budapest Honvéd  | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bodonyi  Garaba Esterházy Kocsis Dajka Varga  | 
Report | 
Second leg
| Valletta  | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Esterházy  Bodonyi  | 
Budapest Honvéd won 11–0 on aggregate.
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen  | 
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| OPS  | 
2–11 | 1–1 | 1–10 | |
| CSKA Sofia  | 
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Trabzonspor  | 
2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Olympiacos  | 
2–7 | 2–4 | 0–3 | |
| Dinamo Tirana  | 
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| ÍBV  | 
1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| BFC Dynamo  | 
4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Jeunesse Esch  | 
0–9 | 0–5 | 0–4 | |
| Halmstad  | 
2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Limerick  | 
2–7 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Sporting CP  | 
0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Linfield  | 
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Internazionale  | 
3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Club Brugge  | 
1–5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Viking  | 
3–7 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 
First leg
| Aberdeen  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McGhee  | 
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| CSKA Sofia  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yonchev  | 
Report | 
| Trabzonspor  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ünal  Soyak  | 
Report | Wieczorek  | 
| Olympiacos  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Galakos  Ahlström  | 
Report | Dremmler  Rummenigge Kraus  | 
| Dinamo Tirana  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arnesen  | 
| ÍBV  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Þorleifsson  | 
Report | Daněk  | 
| Jeunesse Esch  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gavrilov  Khidiyatullin Yartsev  | 
| Sporting CP  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bodonyi  Nagy  | 
| Internazionale  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Altobelli  | 
Report | 
| Club Brugge  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| [1] | Maissen  | 
Second leg
Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Liverpool  | 10–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Souness  McDermott Lee Kennedy Fairclough  | 
Report | Armstrong  | 
Liverpool won 11–2 on aggregate.
| Nottingham Forest  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kerimov  | 
CSKA Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Szombierki Bytom  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Byś  Ogaza Sroka  | 
Report | 
Szombierki Bytom won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Bayern Munich  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hoeneß  Rummenigge Janzon  | 
Report | 
Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Ajax  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lerby  | 
Report | 
Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Baník Ostrava  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vojáček  | 
Report | 
Baník Ostrava won 2–1 on aggregate.
| APOEL  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hailis  Petrou  | 
Report | Seier  | 
BFC Dynamo won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pigat  Rodionov Gavrilov Yartsev  | 
Report | 
Spartak Moscow won 9–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santillana  Juanito De Los Santos Cunningham Pineda  | 
Report | Kennedy  | 
Real Madrid won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Budapest Honvéd  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dajka  | 
Report | 
Budapest Honvéd won 3–0 on aggregate.
Nantes won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Universitatea Craiova  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Beldeanu  | 
Report | Muraro  | 
Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Basel  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanner  Stohler Von Wartburg Geisser  | 
Report | Ceulemans  | 
Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| B. Ǵurovski  Janjanin Petrović Stamenković  | 
Report | Brekke  | 
Red Star Belgrade won 7–3 on aggregate.
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen  | 
0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| CSKA Sofia  | 
5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bayern Munich  | 
6–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Baník Ostrava  | 
1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Spartak Moscow  | 
3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Real Madrid  | 
3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nantes  | 
2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Basel  | 
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| CSKA Sofia  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yonchev  Zdravkov  | 
Report | 
| Bayern Munich  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dürnberger  Rummenigge D. Hoeneß  | 
Report | Arnesen  | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khidiyatullin  Shavlo  | 
Report | 
| Real Madrid  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santillana  | 
Report | 
| Basel  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauscher  | 
Report | 
Second leg
Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Szombierki Bytom  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dzhevizov  | 
CSKA Sofia won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Ajax  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wiggemansen  Rijkaard  | 
Report | Rummenigge  | 
Bayern Munich won 6–3 on aggregate.
| BFC Dynamo  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Troppa  | 
Report | Knapp  | 
1–1 on aggregate; Baník Ostrava won on away goals.
| Esbjerg  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lauridsen  Iversen  | 
Report | 
Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Budapest Honvéd  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cunningham  García Hernández  | 
Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Internazionale  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Altobelli  | 
Report | Amisse  | 
Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Repčić  Janjanin  | 
Report | 
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool  | 
6–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bayern Munich  | 
6–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Spartak Moscow  | 
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Internazionale  | 
2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 
First leg
| Bayern Munich  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Janzon  Breitner  | 
Report | 
| Internazionale  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Caso  | 
Report | Repčić  | 
Second leg
| CSKA Sofia  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Johnson  | 
Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Baník Ostrava  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Němec  Lička  | 
Report | D. Hoeneß  Kraus Röber Dürnberger  | 
Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Isidro  | 
Report | 
Real Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Muraro  | 
Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool  | 
1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Real Madrid  | 
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 
First leg
| Real Madrid  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santillana  Juanito  | 
Report | 
Second leg
| Bayern Munich  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rummenigge  | 
Report | R. Kennedy  | 
1–1 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.
| Internazionale  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bini  | 
Report | 
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Liverpool  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Kennedy  | 
Report | 
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1980–81 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
See also
External links
- 1980–81 All matches – season at UEFA website
 - European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
 - All scorers 1980–81 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according to protocols UEFA
 - 1980-81 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)
 

