1980–81 European Cup
The 1980–81 European Cup was the 26th season of the European Cup football club tournament, and 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.
![]() The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final. | |
Tournament details | |
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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 |
Nottingham Forest, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA Sofia in the first round.
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Budapest Honvéd ![]() |
11–0 | ![]() |
8–0 | 3–0 |
First leg
Second leg
Valletta ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Esterházy ![]() Bodonyi ![]() |
Budapest Honvéd won 11–0 on aggregate.
First round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 | ![]() |
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McGhee ![]() |
Report |
CSKA Sofia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Yonchev ![]() |
Report |
Trabzonspor ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ünal ![]() Soyak ![]() |
Report | Wieczorek ![]() |
Olympiacos ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Galakos ![]() Ahlström ![]() |
Report | Dremmler ![]() Rummenigge ![]() Kraus ![]() |
Dinamo Tirana ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Arnesen ![]() |
ÍBV ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Þorleifsson ![]() |
Report | Daněk ![]() |
Jeunesse Esch ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Gavrilov ![]() Khidiyatullin ![]() Yartsev ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Bodonyi ![]() Nagy ![]() |
Internazionale ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Altobelli ![]() |
Report |
Club Brugge ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Maissen ![]() |
Second leg
Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool ![]() | 10–1 | ![]() |
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Souness ![]() McDermott ![]() Lee ![]() Kennedy ![]() Fairclough ![]() |
Report | Armstrong ![]() |
Liverpool won 11–2 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Kerimov ![]() |
CSKA Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Szombierki Bytom ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Byś ![]() Ogaza ![]() Sroka ![]() |
Report |
Szombierki Bytom won 4–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Hoeneß ![]() Rummenigge ![]() Janzon ![]() |
Report |
Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.
Ajax ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Lerby ![]() |
Report |
Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.
Baník Ostrava ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Vojáček ![]() |
Report |
Baník Ostrava won 2–1 on aggregate.
APOEL ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Hailis ![]() Petrou ![]() |
Report | Seier ![]() |
BFC Dynamo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Pigat ![]() Rodionov ![]() Gavrilov ![]() Yartsev ![]() |
Report |
Spartak Moscow won 9–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Santillana ![]() Juanito ![]() De Los Santos ![]() Cunningham ![]() Pineda ![]() |
Report | Kennedy ![]() |
Real Madrid won 7–2 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Dajka ![]() |
Report |
Budapest Honvéd won 3–0 on aggregate.
Nantes won 3–0 on aggregate.
Universitatea Craiova ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Beldeanu ![]() |
Report | Muraro ![]() |
Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.
Basel ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Tanner ![]() Stohler ![]() Von Wartburg ![]() Geisser ![]() |
Report | Ceulemans ![]() |
Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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B. Ǵurovski ![]() Janjanin ![]() Petrović ![]() Stamenković ![]() |
Report | Brekke ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade won 7–3 on aggregate.
Second Round
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 | ![]() |
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Yonchev ![]() Zdravkov ![]() |
Report |
Bayern Munich ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Dürnberger ![]() Rummenigge ![]() D. Hoeneß ![]() |
Report | Arnesen ![]() |
Spartak Moscow ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Khidiyatullin ![]() Shavlo ![]() |
Report |
Real Madrid ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Santillana ![]() |
Report |
Basel ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Lauscher ![]() |
Report |
Second leg
Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.
Szombierki Bytom ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Dzhevizov ![]() |
CSKA Sofia won 5–0 on aggregate.
Ajax ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Wiggemansen ![]() Rijkaard ![]() |
Report | Rummenigge ![]() |
Bayern Munich won 6–3 on aggregate.
BFC Dynamo ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Troppa ![]() |
Report | Knapp ![]() |
1–1 on aggregate; Baník Ostrava won on away goals.
Esbjerg ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Lauridsen ![]() Iversen ![]() |
Report |
Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Cunningham ![]() García Hernández ![]() |
Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
Internazionale ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Altobelli ![]() |
Report | Amisse ![]() |
Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Repčić ![]() Janjanin ![]() |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 | ![]() |
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Janzon ![]() Breitner ![]() |
Report |
Internazionale ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Caso ![]() |
Report | Repčić ![]() |
Second leg
CSKA Sofia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Johnson ![]() |
Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.
Baník Ostrava ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Němec ![]() Lička ![]() |
Report | D. Hoeneß ![]() Kraus ![]() Röber ![]() Dürnberger ![]() |
Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Isidro ![]() |
Report |
Real Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Muraro ![]() |
Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Liverpool ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Real Madrid ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
Real Madrid ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Santillana ![]() Juanito ![]() |
Report |
Second leg
Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rummenigge ![]() |
Report | R. Kennedy ![]() |
1–1 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.
Internazionale ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bini ![]() |
Report |
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Liverpool ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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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)