1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup

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The 1980–81 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Dinamo Tbilisi in the final against Carl Zeiss Jena. Dinamo Tbilisi's side defeated English Second Division side West Ham United away before beating Carl Zeiss Jena in a final watched by 4,750 people in Düsseldorf. This win was the high point of the Georgian side and is still the club's greatest achievement.

Dates20 August 1980 – 13 May 1981
Teams34
ChampionsSoviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi (1st title)
Runners-upEast Germany Carl Zeiss Jena
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1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup
Tournament details
Dates20 August 1980 – 13 May 1981
Teams34
Final positions
ChampionsSoviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi (1st title)
Runners-upEast Germany Carl Zeiss Jena
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored176 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)David Cross (West Ham United)
6 goals
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The competition included the Real Madrid reserve team, Castilla CF, who qualified as the runners-up of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey.

Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 7–2 Hungary Diósgyőr 6–0 1–2
Altay Turkey 0–4 Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–4
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First leg

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Celtic Scotland6–0Hungary Diósgyőr
McGarvey 52', 65', 70'
McCluskey 60', 79'
Sullivan 71'
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Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Widukind Herrmann (East Germany)

More information Altay, 0–0 ...
Altay Turkey0–0Portugal Benfica
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Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Yordan Zhezhov (Bulgaria)

Second leg

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Diósgyőr Hungary2–1Scotland Celtic
Görgei 25' 66' Nicholas 24'
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)

Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate.


More information Benfica, 4–0 ...
Benfica Portugal4–0Turkey Altay
Chalana 22'
Coelho 34'
Nené 63'
César 70'
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Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)

Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.

First round

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Castilla CF Spain 4–6 England West Ham United 3–1 1–5 (aet)
Celtic Scotland 2–2 (a) Romania Politehnica Timișoara 2–1 0–1
Hibernians Malta 1–4 Republic of Ireland Waterford 1–0 0–4
Kastoria Greece 0–2 Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 0–0 0–2
Spora Luxembourg Luxembourg 0–12 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 0–6 0–6
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 3–2 Poland Legia Warsaw 3–1 0–1
Hvidovre Denmark 3–0 Iceland Fram 1–0 2–0
Ilves Finland 3–7 Netherlands Feyenoord 1–3 2–4
Roma Italy 3–4 East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 3–0 0–4
Valencia Spain 5–3 France Monaco 2–0 3–3
Sion Switzerland 1–3 Norway Haugar 1–1 0–2
Newport County Wales 4–0 Northern Ireland Crusaders 4–0 0–0
Omonia Cyprus 1–7 Belgium Waterschei Thor 1–3 0–4
Fortuna Düsseldorf West Germany 8–0 Austria Austria Salzburg 5–0 3–0
Malmö Sweden 1–0 Albania Partizani Tirana 1–0 0–0
Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–2 Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–2
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First leg

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Celtic Scotland2–1Romania Politehnica Timișoara
Nicholas 19', 43' Report Manea 78'
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Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gerardus Johannes Maria Geurts (Netherlands)

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More information Hvidovre, 1–0 ...
Hvidovre Denmark1–0Iceland Fram
Hansen 22' (pen.) Report
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Attendance: 1,636
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

More information Dinamo Zagreb, 0–0 ...
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Attendance: 52,500

More information Sion, 1–1 ...
Sion Switzerland1–1Norway Haugar
Brigger 65' summary 41' Osborne
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Netherlands Johannes Peters

Second leg

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Fram Iceland0–2Denmark Hvidovre
Report Ambrose 10'
Hansen 50' (pen.)
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Attendance: 6,000

Hvidovre won 3–0 on aggregate.


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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nikos Lagogiannis (Greece)

2–2 on aggregate; Politehnica Timișoara won on away goals.


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Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.


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Attendance: 80,000

Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–0 on aggregate.


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Waterschei Thor Belgium4–0Cyprus Omonia
R. Janssen 17'
Plessers 65' (pen.)
Van Poucke 68', 75'
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Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Paul Rion (Luxembourg)

Waterschei Thor won 7–1 on aggregate.


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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Haugar, 2–0 ...
Haugar Norway2–0Switzerland Sion
Nilsen 40'
Christophersen 47' (pen.)
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Attendance: 4,238
Referee: Denmark Erik Steen Jensen

Haugar won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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West Ham United England 4–1 Romania Politehnica Timișoara 4–0 0–1
Waterford Republic of Ireland 0–5 Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 0–1 0–4
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia 2–3 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2–0 0–3
Hvidovre Denmark 1–3 Netherlands Feyenoord 1–2 0–1
Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany 3–2 Spain Valencia 3–1 0–1
Haugar Norway 0–6 Wales Newport County 0–0 0–6
Waterschei Thor Belgium 0–1 West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–0 0–1
Malmö Sweden 1–2 Portugal Benfica 1–0 0–2
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First leg

More information West Ham United, 4–0 ...
West Ham United England4–0Romania Politehnica Timișoara
Report
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Attendance: 27,157

More information Waterford, 0–1 ...
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg)

More information Sparta Prague, 2–0 ...
Sparta Prague Czechoslovakia2–0Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
Vdovjak 14', 45'
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Clive White (England)

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Hvidovre Denmark1–2Netherlands Feyenoord
Manniche 2' Wijnstekers 32'
Bouwens 51'
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Attendance: 3,292
Referee: Gwyn Owen (Wales)

More information Carl Zeiss Jena, 3–1 ...
Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany3–1Spain Valencia
Sengewald 1'
Schnuphase 9' (pen.)
Trocha 31'
Morena 69'
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)

More information Haugar, 0–0 ...
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Attendance: 4,522
Referee: Hans Harrysson (Sweden)

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André Dumontstadion, Genk
Attendance: 20,000

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Second leg

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Newport County Wales6–0Norway Haugar
Gwyther 12'
Lowndes 44'
Aldridge 56'
Tynan 61', 81'
Moore 70'
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Attendance: 8,855
Referee: C. G. McGrath (Republic of Ireland)

Newport County won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information Politehnica Timișoara, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 25,000

West Ham United won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Dinamo Tbilisi, 4–0 ...
Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union4–0Republic of Ireland Waterford
Daraselia 66', 79'
Chivadze 74'
Chilaia 87'
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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Iordan Zhezhov (Bulgaria)

Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 on aggregate.


More information Slavia Sofia, 3–0 ...
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Attendance: 5,000

Slavia Sofia won 3-2 on aggregate.


More information Feyenoord, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 3,292
Referee: Anders Mattsson (Finland)

Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Valencia, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 35,000

Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Jakob Baumann (Switzerland)

Fortuna Düsseldorf won 1-0 on aggregate.


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Benfica Portugal2–0Sweden Malmö
Nené 57' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
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Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ian Foote (Scotland)

Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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West Ham United England 2–4 Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 1–4 1–0
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 3–6 Netherlands Feyenoord 3–2 0–4
Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany 3–2 Wales Newport County 2–2 1–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf West Germany 2–3 Portugal Benfica 2–2 0–1
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First leg

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Attendance: 34,957

More information Slavia Sofia, 3–2 ...
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria3–2Netherlands Feyenoord
Tsvetkov 8' (pen.), 63'
Minchev 64'
Nielsen 20'
Vermeulen 78'
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

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Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany2–2Wales Newport County
Raab 22', 85' Tynan 40', 90'
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Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway)

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Second leg

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Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–2 on aggregate.


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Attendance: 25,000

Feyenoord won 6–3 on aggregate.


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Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.


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Attendance: 80,000

Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union 3–2 Netherlands Feyenoord 3–0 0–2
Carl Zeiss Jena East Germany 2–1 Portugal Benfica 2–0 0–1
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First leg

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More information Carl Zeiss Jena, 2–0 ...
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Attendance: 18,000

Second leg

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Feyenoord Netherlands2–0Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi
Bouwens 43'
Notten 56'
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Attendance: 24,000

Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Benfica, 1–0 ...
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Attendance: 70,000

Carl Zeiss Jena won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Attendance: 4,750

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