1980–81 European Cup
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 1980 – 27 May 1981 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Liverpool (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Real Madrid |
| 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 → | |
Nottingham Forest, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA Sofia in the first round.
| Dinamo Tirana (1st) | Austria Wien (1st) | Club Brugge (1st) |
| CSKA Sofia (1st) | APOEL (1st) | Baník Ostrava (1st) |
| Esbjerg (1st) | Liverpool (1st) | Nottingham Forest (5th)TH |
| OPS (1st) | Nantes (1st) | BFC Dynamo (1st) |
| Bayern Munich (1st) | Olympiacos (1st) | Budapest Honvéd (1st) |
| ÍBV (1st) | Limerick (1st) | Internazionale (1st) |
| Jeunesse Esch (1st) | Valletta (1st) | Ajax (1st) |
| Linfield (1st) | Viking (1st) | Szombierki Bytom (1st) |
| Sporting CP (1st) | Universitatea Craiova (1st) | Aberdeen (1st) |
| Real Madrid (1st) | Halmstad (1st) | Basel (1st) |
| Trabzonspor (1st) | Spartak Moscow (1st) | Red Star Belgrade (1st) |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Honvéd | 11–0 | Valletta | 8–0 | 3–0 |
Budapest Honvéd won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–0 | Austria Wien | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| OPS | 2–11 | Liverpool | 1–1 | 1–10 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Trabzonspor | 2–4 | Szombierki Bytom | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Olympiacos | 2–7 | Bayern Munich | 2–4 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Tirana | 0–3 | Ajax | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| ÍBV | 1–2 | Baník Ostrava | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| BFC Dynamo | 4–2 | APOEL | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Jeunesse Esch | 0–9 | Spartak Moscow | 0–5 | 0–4 |
| Halmstad | 2–3 | Esbjerg | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Limerick | 2–7 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | 1–5 |
| Sporting CP | 0–3 | Budapest Honvéd | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Linfield | 0–3 | Nantes | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Internazionale | 3–1 | Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Club Brugge | 1–5 | Basel | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Viking | 3–7 | Red Star Belgrade | 2–3 | 1–4 |
Aberdeen won 1–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 11–2 on aggregate.
CSKA Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Szombierki Bytom won 4–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 7–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 3–0 on aggregate.
Baník Ostrava won 2–1 on aggregate.
BFC Dynamo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 9–0 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 7–2 on aggregate.
Budapest Honvéd won 3–0 on aggregate.
Nantes won 3–0 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0–5 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| CSKA Sofia | 5–0 | Szombierki Bytom | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Bayern Munich | 6–3 | Ajax | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| Baník Ostrava | 1–1 (a) | BFC Dynamo | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Spartak Moscow | 3–2 | Esbjerg | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | Budapest Honvéd | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Nantes | 2–3 | Internazionale | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Basel | 1–2 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.
CSKA Sofia won 5–0 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 6–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Baník Ostrava won on away goals.
Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 3–0 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 3–2 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 6–1 | CSKA Sofia | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Bayern Munich | 6–2 | Baník Ostrava | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Spartak Moscow | 0–2 | Real Madrid | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Internazionale | 2–1 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 6–2 on aggregate.
Real Madrid won 2–0 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1–1 (a) | Bayern Munich | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Internazionale | 2–0 | 0–1 |
1–1 on aggregate; Liverpool won on away goals.
Real Madrid won 2–1 on aggregate.
The top scorers from the 1980–81 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
- 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)