1981–82 UEFA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 1981 – 19 May 1982 | 
| Teams | 64 (from 32 associations) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  IFK Göteborg (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Hamburger SV | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 | 
| Goals scored | 389 (3.09 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg) 9 goals | 
| ← 1980–81  1982–83 →  | |
The 1981–82 UEFA Cup was the 11th edition of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden, and at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany. The final was won by IFK Göteborg of Sweden, who defeated Hamburger SV of Germany by an aggregate result of 4–0 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
This was the first of two UEFA Cup conquests for Göteborg, which were the only major European titles achieved by Swedish teams. It was also the first Swedish team to play and win in a UEFA Cup final, while Hamburg went on to win the European Cup a year later. For the second and last time in UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League history, both finalists won their national championship in the same season.
Association team allocation
A total of 64 teams from 32 UEFA member associations participate in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
- Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
- Associations 4–8 each have three teams qualify.
- Associations 9–21 each have two teams qualify.
- Associations 22–32 each have one team qualify.
Association ranking
For the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1980 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1975–76 to 1979–80.
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
- TH: Title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- CR: Cup runners-up
- LC: League Cup winners
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
- P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
Notes
- ^ Greece: AEK Athens finished second in the 1980–81 Alpha Ethniki, but couldn't qualify for the UEFA Cup due to a one year ban imposed in 1979, due to incidents in the locker room and the referees' room after a return game against Argeș Pitești in the first round of the 1979–80 European Cup. The ban was only due to be enacted on the first season where AEK would've qualified for European competition, having failed to do so the previous year after losing a play-off game that would've enable AEK to serve its penalty a year earlier. Therefore, the UEFA Cup place went to the 5th placed team, Panathinaikos.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches exceptionally took place on Tuesdays, and two first round matches were held on Thursdays.
| Round | First leg | Second leg | 
|---|---|---|
| First round | 15–17 September 1981 | 29 September – 1 October 1981 | 
| Second round | 20–21 October 1981 | 3–4 November 1981 | 
| Third round | 25 November – 1 December 1981 | 9 December 1981 | 
| Quarter-finals | 3 March 1982 | 17 March 1982 | 
| Semi-finals | 7 April 1982 | 21 April 1982 | 
| Final | 5 May 1982 | 19 May 1982 | 
Bracket
First round
First leg
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png) | 4–0 |  Sparta Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Lüthi  8', 80' Pellegrini  22' Trinchero  30' (pen.) | 
| Tatabánya  | 2–1 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Weimper  31' (pen.) Csapó  78' | Santillana  44' | 
| Aris  | 4–0 |  Sliema Wanderers | 
|---|---|---|
| Panov  33' Kouis  63', 77' (pen.), 89' | 
| Dinamo Tirana  | 1–0 |  Carl Zeiss Jena | 
|---|---|---|
| Zëri  61' | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 3–1 | .svg.png) Club Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Shvetsov  7', 63' Gavrilov  80' | Sørensen  15' | 
| Zenit Leningrad  | 1–2 |  Dynamo Dresden | 
|---|---|---|
| Zheludkov  14' | Dörner  32' Heidler  36' | 
| Bryne  | 0–2 | .svg.png) FC Winterslag | 
|---|---|---|
| Berger  32' Weis  85' | 
| Rapid Wien  | 2–2 |  Videoton | 
|---|---|---|
| Weber  82' Panenka  89' (pen.) | Szabo  31' Végh  87' (pen.) | 
| Haka  | 2–3 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Kujanpää  14', 68' | Fredriksson  26' (pen.) Corneliusson  46' Carlsson  60' | 
| Boavista .svg.png) | 4–1 | .svg.png) Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Vital  6' Jorge Silva  17' Diamantino  74' Palhares  88' | Pedro Pablo  61' | 
| Limerick United  | 0–3 |  Southampton | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moran  58', 59' Armstrong  78' | 
| Hajduk Split .svg.png) | 3–1 |  VfB Stuttgart | 
|---|---|---|
| Zo. Vujović  40' Zl. Vujović  65', 69' | Rožić  57' (o.g.) | 
| Malmö FF  | 2–0 |  Wisła Kraków | 
|---|---|---|
| Nilsson  33' Kindvall  58' | 
| Adanaspor  | 1–3 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Özer  11' (pen.) | Serena  60' Bini  77' Altobelli  89' | 
| Panathinaikos  | 0–2 |  Arsenal | 
|---|---|---|
| McDermott  34' Meade  72' | 
| PSV Eindhoven  | 7–0 |  Naestved BK | 
|---|---|---|
| R. van de Kerkhof  6' W. van de Kerkhof  11' Thoresen  17' Geels  51', 61', 77' Huh  85' | 
| Sturm Graz  | 1–0 |  CSKA Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Schauss  67' | 
| Beveren .svg.png) | 3–0 | .svg.png) Linfield | 
|---|---|---|
| Schönberger  25' (pen.) Albert  58' Martens  60' | 
| APOEL  | 1–1 | .svg.png) Argeș Pitești | 
|---|---|---|
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| Feyenoord  | 2–0 |  Szombierki Bytom | 
|---|---|---|
| Bouwens  72' Nielsen  78' | 
| Grasshoppers .svg.png) | 1–0 |  West Bromwich Albion | 
|---|---|---|
| Fimian  39' | 
| Hamburger SV  | 0–1 |  FC Utrecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Carbo  79' | 
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern  | 1–0 | .svg.png) Akademik Sofia | 
|---|---|---|
| Brehme  28' (pen.) | 
| 1. FC Magdeburg  | 3–1 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 
|---|---|---|
| Hoffmann  39' Streich  42' Matthäus  57' (o.g.) | Mill  51' | 
| Nantes .svg.png) | 1–1 | .svg.png) Lokeren | 
|---|---|---|
| Halilhodžić  2' | Dobiaš  51' | 
| Ipswich Town  | 1–1 |  Aberdeen | 
|---|---|---|
| Thijssen  45' | Hewitt  65' | 
| Monaco .svg.png) | 2–5 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Edström  62' Bellone  89' | Kirkwood  15' Dodds  20', 72' Bannon  70' (pen.), 85' (pen.) | 
| Napoli  | 2–2 | .svg.png) Radnički Niš | 
|---|---|---|
| Damiani  69' (pen.) Musella  81' | Stoiljković  71' Aleksić  79' | 
| Sporting CP .svg.png) | 4–0 |  Red Boys Differdange | 
|---|---|---|
| António Oliveira  29', 85' Manuel Fernandes  47' Rui Jordão  89' | 
Second leg
Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague  | 3–2 | .svg.png) Neuchâtel Xamax | 
|---|---|---|
| Chovanec  51' Straka  72' (pen.) Kotal  84' | Trinchero  24' (pen.) Lüthi  41' | 
Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Tatabánya | 
|---|---|---|
| Isidro  73' | 
2–2 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals.
| Sliema Wanderers  | 2–4 |  Aris | 
|---|---|---|
| Tortell  50' Losco  80' | Semertzidis  13' Kouis  15' Zelilidis  60' Panov  83' | 
Aris won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Levski Spartak Sofia .svg.png) | 2–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
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Dinamo București won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Carl Zeiss Jena  | 4–0 |  Dinamo Tirana | 
|---|---|---|
| Raab  11' Schnuphase  60', 67' Trocha  82' | 
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge .svg.png) | 1–3 |  Spartak Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Wellens  31' | Rodionov  13' Shavlo  42' Gavrilov  48' | 
Spartak Moscow won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden  | 4–1 |  Zenit Leningrad | 
|---|---|---|
| Trautmann  9' Schmuck  14' Minge  49' Heidler  71' | Kazachyonok  39' | 
Dynamo Dresden won 6–2 on aggregate.
| FC Winterslag .svg.png) | 1–2 |  Bryne | 
|---|---|---|
| Billen  17' | Mæland  22' Hellvik  50' | 
FC Winterslag won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Videoton  | 0–2 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Krankl  21', 79' | 
Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.
| IFK Göteborg  | 4–0 |  Haka | 
|---|---|---|
| Schiller  2' Nilsson  6' Karlsson  27' Holmgren  67' | 
IFK Göteborg won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Atlético Madrid .svg.png) | 3–1 | .svg.png) Boavista | 
|---|---|---|
| Dirceu  9', 61' Cano  87' (pen.) | Diamantino  43' | 
Boavista won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Southampton  | 1–1 |  Limerick United | 
|---|---|---|
| Keegan  63' | Report | Walsh  65' | 
Southampton won 4–1 on aggregate.
| VfB Stuttgart  | 2–2 | .svg.png) Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| Schäfer  83' D. Müller  85' | Bogdanović  11' Jelikić  29' | 
Hajduk Split won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Wisła Kraków  | 1–3 |  Malmö FF | 
|---|---|---|
| Kapka  5' | Palmér  51' Prytz  64' Nilsson  73' | 
Malmö FF won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Internazionale  | 4–1 |  Adanaspor | 
|---|---|---|
| Beccalossi  18' Bagni  52' Serena  75' Altobelli  80' | Kahraman  87' | 
Internazionale won 7–2 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Naestved BK  | 2–1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Hansen  55', 88' | Thoresen  64' | 
PSV Eindhoven won 8–2 on aggregate.
| CSKA Moscow  | 2–1 |  Sturm Graz | 
|---|---|---|
| Chesnokov  26' Tarkhanov  74' | Bakota  64' | 
2–2 on aggregate, Sturm Graz won on away goals
| Linfield .svg.png) | 0–5 | .svg.png) Beveren | 
|---|---|---|
| Martens  24', 46', 64', 87' D. Pfaff  49' | 
Beveren won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Argeș Pitești .svg.png) | 4–0 |  APOEL | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Szombierki Bytom  | 1–1 |  Feyenoord | 
|---|---|---|
| Ogaza  53' | Bouwens  87' | 
Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.
| West Bromwich Albion  | 1–3 | .svg.png) Grasshoppers | 
|---|---|---|
| Robertson  49' | Fimian  11' Koller  15' Jara  74' | 
Grasshoppers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| FC Utrecht  | 3–6 |  Hamburger SV | 
|---|---|---|
| Carbo  58' de Kruijk  65' (pen.) van Veen  78' | Report | Milewski  14', 84' Wehmeyer  24' Hartwig  38' Bastrup  46' von Heesen  61' | 
Hamburger SV won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Akademik Sofia .svg.png) | 1–2 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 
|---|---|---|
| Lipenski  15' | Melzer  19' Briegel  25' (pen.) | 
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach  | 2–0 |  1. FC Magdeburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Pinkall  66' Matthäus  84' | 
3–3 on aggregate; Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.
| Lokeren .svg.png) | 4–2 | .svg.png) Nantes | 
|---|---|---|
| Lato  20' Snelders  27' Verheyen  62' Elkjær  69' | Muller  81' Baronchelli  83' | 
Lokeren won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Aberdeen  | 3–1 |  Ipswich Town | 
|---|---|---|
| Strachan  10' (pen.) Weir  55', 85' | Wark  34' (pen.) | 
Aberdeen won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dundee United won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Radnički Niš .svg.png) | 0–0 |  Napoli | 
|---|---|---|
2–2 on aggregate; Radnički Niš won on away goals.
| Red Boys Differdange  | 0–7 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| António Oliveira  15', 35', 84' Inácio  28' Rui Jordão  32' Mário Jorge  53' Carlos Freire  79' | 
Sporting CP won 11–0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen   | 5–2 | .svg.png) Argeș Pitești | 3–0 | 2–2 | 
| Aris   | 1–5 | .svg.png) Lokeren | 1–1 | 0–4 | 
| Borussia Mönchengladbach   | 2–5 |  Dundee United | 2–0 | 0–5 | 
| Bordeaux .svg.png)  | 2–3 |  Hamburger SV | 2–1 | 0–2 | 
| Spartak Moscow   | 2–5 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | 0–4 | 
| Feyenoord   | 3–2 |  Dynamo Dresden | 2–1 | 1–1 | 
| Grasshoppers .svg.png)  | 2–2 (0–3 p) | .svg.png) Radnički Niš | 2–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | 
| Internazionale   | 3–4 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 1–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 
| FC Winterslag .svg.png)  | 2–2 (a) |  Arsenal | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| K.S.K. Beveren .svg.png)  | 4–4 (a) | .svg.png) Hajduk Split | 2–3 | 2–1 | 
| Malmö FF   | 0–2 | .svg.png) Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–1 | 0–1 | 
| Real Madrid .svg.png)  | 3–2 |  Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–2 | 0–0 | 
| Rapid Wien   | 2–2 (a) |  PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | 1–2 | 
| Sturm Graz   | 4–5 |  IFK Göteborg | 2–2 | 2–3 | 
| Southampton   | 2–4 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | 2–4 | 0–0 | 
| Valencia .svg.png)  | 2–1 | .svg.png) Boavista | 2–0 | 0–1 | 
First leg
| Borussia Mönchengladbach  | 2–0 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Schäffer  70' Hannes  86' | 
| Bordeaux .svg.png) | 2–1 |  Hamburger SV | 
|---|---|---|
| Gemmrich  13' Soler  77' | Kaltz  29' (pen.) | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 2–1 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 
|---|---|---|
| Rodionov  38' Gavrilov  61' | Funkel  82' | 
| Feyenoord  | 2–1 |  Dynamo Dresden | 
|---|---|---|
| Kaczor  55' Vermeulen  71' | Heidler  41' | 
| Grasshoppers .svg.png) | 2–0 | .svg.png) Radnički Niš | 
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| Jara  17' Sulser  78' (pen.) | 
| Internazionale  | 1–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
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| FC Winterslag .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Arsenal | 
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| Berger  62' | 
| Beveren .svg.png) | 2–3 | .svg.png) Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| Theunis  68' Van Moer  69' | Gudelj  17' Zl. Vujović  39' Slišković  72' | 
| Malmö FF  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Neuchâtel Xamax | 
|---|---|---|
| Pellegrini  9' | 
| Real Madrid .svg.png) | 3–2 |  Carl Zeiss Jena | 
|---|---|---|
| García Cortés  66' (pen.) Gallego  76' Isidro  78' | Bielau  36' Kurbjuweit  72' | 
| Rapid Wien  | 1–0 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Panenka  72' | 
| Sturm Graz  | 2–2 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Breber  14' Niederbacher  22' | Nilsson  36', 68' | 
| Southampton  | 2–4 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Keegan  68' (pen.) Channon  71' | Jordão  2' Holmes  20' (o.g.) Manuel Fernandes  41', 90+1' | 
Second leg
| Argeș Pitești .svg.png) | 2–2 |  Aberdeen | 
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Aberdeen won 5–2 on aggregate.
Lokeren won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Dundee United  | 5–0 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 
|---|---|---|
| Milne  36' Kirkwood  44' Sturrock  52' Hegarty  75' Bannon  76' | 
Dundee United won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Hamburger SV  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Bordeaux | 
|---|---|---|
| Hrubesch  27', 43' | 
Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern  | 4–0 |  Spartak Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Funkel  12' Briegel  44', 65' Geye  54' | 
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden  | 1–1 |  Feyenoord | 
|---|---|---|
| Lippmann  84' | van Deinsen  89' | 
Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Radnički Niš .svg.png) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | .svg.png) Grasshoppers | 
|---|---|---|
| Đorđević  39' (pen.) Savić  65' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–0 | ||
2–2 on aggregate; Radnički Niš won 3–0 on penalties.
Dinamo București won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Arsenal  | 2–1 | .svg.png) FC Winterslag | 
|---|---|---|
| Hollins  32' Rix  71' | Billen  3' | 
2–2 on aggregate; Winterslag won on away goals.
4–4 on aggregate; Hajduk Split won on away goals.
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Malmö FF | 
|---|---|---|
| Pellegrini  58' | 
Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Carl Zeiss Jena  | 0–0 |  Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
| PSV Eindhoven  | 2–1 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Poortvliet  38', 57' | Krankl  26' | 
2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Wien won on away goals.
| IFK Göteborg  | 3–2 |  Sturm Graz | 
|---|---|---|
| Tor. Holmgren  47' Nilsson  75' Fredriksson  89' (pen.) | Stendal  70' Bakota  82' | 
IFK Göteborg won 5–4 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Boavista .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Valencia | 
|---|---|---|
| Diamantino  12' | 
Valencia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
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| Aberdeen   | 4–5 |  Hamburger SV | 3–2 | 1–3 | 
| IFK Göteborg   | 4–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 3–1 | 1–0 | 
| FC Winterslag .svg.png)  | 0–5 |  Dundee United | 0–0 | 0–5 | 
| Lokeren .svg.png)  | 2–4 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | 1–4 | 
| Radnički Niš .svg.png)  | 2–1 |  Feyenoord | 2–0 | 0–1 | 
| Rapid Wien   | 0–1 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 0–1 | 0–0 | 
| Sporting CP .svg.png)  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–0 | 0–1 | 
| Valencia .svg.png)  | 6–5 | .svg.png) Hajduk Split | 5–1 | 1–4 | 
First leg
| Aberdeen  | 3–2 |  Hamburger SV | 
|---|---|---|
| Black  25' Hewitt  65', 81' | Hrubesch  51', 87' | 
| IFK Göteborg  | 3–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
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| FC Winterslag .svg.png) | 0–0 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Lokeren .svg.png) | 1–0 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 
|---|---|---|
| Lato  46' | 
| Radnički Niš .svg.png) | 2–0 |  Feyenoord | 
|---|---|---|
| Radosavljević  28' Savić  81' | 
| Rapid Wien  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Santillana  79' | 
| Valencia  | 5–1 | .svg.png) Hajduk Split | 
|---|---|---|
| Tendillo  27' Rodríguez  31', 51' Welzl  84' Arnesen  89' | Zoran Vujović  66' | 
Second leg
| Hamburger SV  | 3–1 |  Aberdeen | 
|---|---|---|
| Hrubesch  33' Memering  59' Jakobs  67' | McGhee  , 79' | 
Hamburger SV won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București .svg.png) | 0–1 |  IFK Göteborg | 
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IFK Göteborg won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Dundee United  | 5–0 | .svg.png) FC Winterslag | 
|---|---|---|
| Bannon  25' Narey  33' Hegarty  37' Milne  50', 70' | 
Dundee United won 5–0 on aggregate.
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern  | 4–1 | .svg.png) Lokeren | 
|---|---|---|
| Hofeditz  43' Briegel  63' Eilenfeldt  73' Funkel  80' | Guðjohnsen  84' | 
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 4–2 on aggregate.
Radnički Niš won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid  | 0–0 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
Real Madrid won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png) | 1–0 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Andrey  27' | 
Neuchâtel Xamax won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split .svg.png) | 4–1 |  Valencia | 
|---|---|---|
| Gudelj  7', 68', 90+1' Primorac  21' | Saura  52' | 
Valencia won 6–5 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee United   | 2–3 | .svg.png) Radnički Niš | 2–0 | 0–3 | 
| Hamburger SV   | 3–2 | .svg.png) Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–2 | 0–0 | 
| Real Madrid   | 3–6 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | 0–5 | 
| Valencia   | 2–4 |  IFK Göteborg | 2–2 | 0–2 | 
First leg
| Dundee United  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Radnički Niš | 
|---|---|---|
| Narey  41' Dodds  43' | 
| Hamburger SV  | 3–2 | .svg.png) Neuchâtel Xamax | 
|---|---|---|
| Bastrup  32' Memering  71' Von Heesen  75' | Givens  36' Lüthi  52' | 
| Real Madrid  | 3–1 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 
|---|---|---|
| Cunningham  25' Hernández  34' Juanito  68' | Eilenfeldt  81' (pen.) | 
| Valencia  | 2–2 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Arnesen  6', 18' | Svensson  13' Nilsson  14' | 
Second leg
| Radnički Niš .svg.png) | 3–0 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Panajotović  52', 72' Nikolić  86' | 
Radnički Niš won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Neuchâtel Xamax .svg.png) | 0–0 |  Hamburger SV | 
|---|---|---|
Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern  | 5–0 |  Real Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Funkel  7', 17' Bongartz  48' Eilenfeldt  54' Geye  71' | 
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 6–3 on aggregate.
| IFK Göteborg  | 2–0 |  Valencia | 
|---|---|---|
| Holmgren  4' Fredriksson  59' (pen.) | 
IFK Göteborg won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern   | 2–3 |  IFK Göteborg | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 
| Radnički Niš .svg.png)  | 3–6 |  Hamburger SV | 2–1 | 1–5 | 
First leg
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern  | 1–1 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Hofeditz  9' | Corneliusson  28' | 
| Radnički Niš .svg.png) | 2–1 |  Hamburger SV | 
|---|---|---|
| Beganović  49' Obradović  78' | von Heesen  57' | 
Second leg
| IFK Göteborg  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 
|---|---|---|
| Holmgren  42' Fredriksson  102' (pen.) | Geye  57' | 
IFK Göteborg won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Hamburger SV  | 5–1 | .svg.png) Radnički Niš | 
|---|---|---|
| Hartwig  7', 30' Von Heesen  21', 49' Magath  58' | Panajotović  84' | 
Hamburger SV won 6–3 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| IFK Göteborg  | 1–0 |  Hamburger SV | 
|---|---|---|
| Holmgren  88' | 
Second leg
| Hamburger SV  | 0–3 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Corneliusson  25' Nilsson  61' Fredriksson  65' (pen.) | 
IFK Göteborg won 4–0 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
References
- ^ "Hamburg vs. Utrecht". UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Utrecht vs. Hamburg". UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ West Germany: Hamburg Win Uefa Cup Soccer Match Against Scotland's Aberdeen, video footage from official Pathé News archive
External links
- 1981–82 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
- Official Site
- Results at RSSSF.com
- All scorers 1981–82 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
- 1981/82 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)

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