1980–81 UEFA Cup


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The 1980–81 UEFA Cup was the 10th edition of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Portman Road, Ipswich, England, and at the Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was won by Ipswich Town of England, who defeated AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands by an aggregate result of 5–4 to claim their only UEFA Cup title.

1980–81 UEFA Cup
Tournament details
Dates17 September 1980 – 20 May 1981
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Ipswich Town (1st title)
Runners-upNetherlands AZ Alkmaar
Tournament statistics
Matches played126
Goals scored376 (2.98 per match)
Top scorer(s)John Wark (Ipswich Town)
14 goals

This was the only European title for Ipswich Town, who never made it past a quarterfinal round before, and would never go beyond the third round in future competitions. As of 2024, this has been the only appearance in a major European final for both teams, which was also the case with the finalists of the European Cup Winners' Cup that season. Both are the only current instances in a major UEFA tournament; it has also happened with the finalists of the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which is considered an unofficial tournament by UEFA.

According to a UEFA decision in 1979, the UEFA ranking was introduced to serve as the method to determine the number of competing teams per country, and the Fairs Cup entry criteria was finally abolished.[1]

Association team allocation

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A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in the 1980–81 UEFA Cup. For the first time, an association ranking based on the newly introduced UEFA country coefficients was 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.

For the 1980–81 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1979 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1974–75 to 1978–79.

Association ranking for 1980-81 UEFA Cup
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1   West Germany 52.617 5 [Note ALB]
2   Netherlands 39.200 4
3   Belgium 38.300
4   England 38,141 3
5   Spain 35.800
6   Soviet Union 33.050
7   Yugoslavia 28.250
8   East Germany 26.650
9   Italy 25.932 2
10   France 24.250
11   Hungary 22.650
12   Czechoslovakia 21.500
13   Poland 18.850
14   Portugal 17.750
15   Austria 17.700
16   Switzerland 17.650
17   Scotland 16.500
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
18   Sweden 15.400 2
-   Wales 15.000 0 [Note WAL]
19   Greece 15.000 2
20   Bulgaria 13.200
21   Romania 10.800
22   Turkey 10.000 1
23   Denmark 7.750
24   Republic of Ireland 7.332
25   Norway 6.250
26   Finland 5.498
27   Northern Ireland 4.666
28   Cyprus 3.999
29   Malta 3.664
30   Iceland 3.331
31   Albania 2.000 0 [Note ALB]
32   Luxembourg 1.666 1
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    Wales: There was no national league in Wales before 1992 and the only competition organised by the Football Association of Wales was the Welsh Cup so Wales had just a single participant in European competitions, the winner (or best placed Welsh team as several English teams also competed) of the Welsh Cup which competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Its virtual ranking is only an original research, because the UEFA country ranking was only used to allocate the UEFA Cup spots at time, so Wales was not included.

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    Albania: Until 1985, Albania frequently withdrew their allocated place in the UEFA Cup due to political reasons. 17 Nëntori would have qualified by league position. This additional place went to the country of the title holders, as Eintracht Frankfurt had not qualified by league position, giving West Germany a fifth entry in the UEFA Cup.

    • 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
    Qualified teams for 1980–81 UEFA Cup
      Eintracht Frankfurt (TH)   Hamburger SV (2nd)   Stuttgart (3rd)   Kaiserslautern (4th)
      Köln (5th)   AZ Alkmaar (2nd)   PSV Eindhoven (3rd)   Utrecht (5th)
      Twente (6th)   Standard Liège (2nd)   Molenbeek (4th)   Lokeren (5th)
      Anderlecht (6th)   Manchester United (2nd)   Ipswich Town (3rd)   Wolverhampton (LC)
      Real Sociedad (2nd)   Sporting de Gijón (3rd)   Barcelona (4th)   Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd)
      Dynamo Kyiv (3rd)   Dynamo Moscow (5th)   Sarajevo (2nd)   Radnički Niš (3rd)
      Napredak Kruševac (4th)   Dynamo Dresden (2nd)   Magdeburg (4th)   Vorwärts Frankfurt (5th)
      Juventus (2nd)   Torino (3rd)[Note ITA]   Sochaux (2nd)   Saint-Étienne (3rd)
      Újpest Dózsa (2nd)   Vasas (3rd)   Zbrojovka Brno (2nd)   Bohemians Prague (3rd)
      Widzew Łódź (2nd)   Śląsk Wrocław (3rd)   Porto (2nd)   Boavista (4th)
      VÖEST Linz (2nd)   LASK (3rd)   Grasshoppers (2nd)   Servette (3rd)
      St Mirren (3rd)   Dundee United (4th)   IFK Göteborg (2nd)   Elfsborg (3rd)
      Aris (2nd)   Panathinaikos (3rd)   Levski-Spartak Sofia (3rd)   Beroe Stara Zagora (4th)
      Steaua București (2nd)   Argeș Pitești (3rd)   Fenerbahçe S.K. (2nd)   KB (2nd)
      Dundalk (2nd)   Moss (2nd)   KuPS (2nd)   Ballymena United (2nd)
      Pezoporikos Larnaca (2nd)   Sliema Wanderers (2nd)   ÍA (2nd)   Red Boys Differdange (2nd)

    Notes

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      Italy: Milan had originally qualified for the UEFA Cup by finishing second in the 1979–80 Serie A, but the team was punished with an administrative relegation on May 19 due to its central role in the Totonero match fixing scandal. The vacant UEFA Cup spot was taken by Torino, which was promoted to third in the standings as a result of Milan's relegation.

    The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches in the first two rounds exceptionally took place on Tuesdays.

    Schedule for 1980–81 UEFA Cup
    Round First leg Second leg
    First round 16–17 September 1980 24 September – 1 October 1980
    Second round 21–22 October 1980 4–5 November 1980
    Third round 26 November 1980 10 December 1980
    Quarter-finals 4 March 1981 18 March 1981
    Semi-finals 8 April 1981 22 April 1981
    Final 6 May 1981 20 May 1981
    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Zbrojovka Brno   5–1   VOEST Linz 3–1 2–0
    Kaiserslautern   3–3 (a)   Anderlecht 1–0 2–3
    Magdeburg   5–3   Moss 2–1 3–2
    AZ Alkmaar   10–0   Red Boys Differdange 6–0 4–0
    Ballymena United   2–4   Vorwärts Frankfurt 2–1 0–3
    Dynamo Dresden   2–0   Napredak Kruševac 1–0 1–0
    Argeș Pitești   0–2   Utrecht 0–0 0–2
    Bohemians Prague   4–3   Sporting Gijón 3–1 1–2
    Dynamo Kyiv   1–1 (a)   Levski Sofia 1–1 0–0
    Shakhtar Donetsk   1–3   Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 0–3
    Sochaux   3–2   Servette 2–0 1–2
    Twente   5–3   IFK Göteborg 5–1 0–2
    Fenerbahçe   1–3   Beroe Stara Zagora 0–1 1–2
    Porto   1–0   Dundalk 1–0 0–0
    Grasshopper   8–3   KB 3–1 5–2
    Hamburg   7–5   Sarajevo 4–2 3–3
    Elfsborg   1–2   St Mirren 1–2 0–0
    Ipswich Town   6–4   Aris 5–1 1–3
    ÍA   0–10   Köln 0–4 0–6
    Juventus   6–4   Panathinaikos 4–0 2–4
    Lokeren   2–1   Dynamo Moscow 1–1 1–0
    KuPS   0–14   Saint-Étienne 0–7 0–7
    LASK Linz   2–6   Radnički Niš 1–2 1–4
    Manchester United   1–1 (a)   Widzew Łódź 1–1 0–0
    PSV Eindhoven   3–2   Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 0–1
    Molenbeek   3–4   Torino 1–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
    Śląsk Wrocław   2–7   Dundee United 0–0 2–7
    Sliema Wanderers   0–3   Barcelona 0–2 0–1
    Standard Liège   3–2   Steaua București 1–1 2–1
    Újpest   1–2   Real Sociedad 1–1 0–1
    Vasas   1–2   Boavista 0–2 1–0
    Stuttgart   10–1   Pezoporikos Larnaca 6–0 4–1

    Zbrojovka Brno won 5–1 on aggregate.

    3–3 on aggregate; Kaiserslautern won on away goals.

    Magdeburg won 5–3 on aggregate.

    AZ Alkmaar won 10–0 on aggregate.

    Vorwärts Frankfurt won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Dynamo Dresden won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Utrecht won 2–0 on aggregate.

    FC Bohemians Praha won 4–3 on aggregate.

    1–1 on aggregate; Levski Sofia won on away goals.

    Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Sochaux won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Twente won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Beroe Stara Zagora won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Porto won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Grasshopper won 8–3 on aggregate.

    Hamburg won 7–5 on aggregate.

    St Mirren won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Ipswich Town won 6–4 on aggregate.

    Köln won 10–0 on aggregate.

    Juventus won 6–4 on aggregate.

    Lokeren won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Saint-Étienne won 14–0 on aggregate.

    Radnički Niš won 6–2 on aggregate.

    1–1 on aggregate; Widzew Łódź won on away goals.

    PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Torino won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Dundee United won 7–2 on aggregate.

    Barcelona won 3–0 on aggregate.

    Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Real Sociedad won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Boavista won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Stuttgart won 10–1 on aggregate.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Zbrojovka Brno   2–3   Real Sociedad 1–1 1–2
    Kaiserslautern   2–4   Standard Liège 1–2 1–2
    Köln   4–1   Barcelona 0–1 4–0
    Dundee United   1–1 (a)   Lokeren 1–1 0–0
    Utrecht   3–4   Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 1–3
    Sochaux   3–2   Boavista 2–2 1–0
    Twente   1–1 (a)   Dynamo Dresden 1–1 0–0
    Porto   2–3   Grasshopper 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
    Ipswich Town   3–2   Bohemians Prague 3–0 0–2
    Beroe Stara Zagora   1–3   Radnički Niš 0–1 1–2
    Levski Sofia   1–6   AZ Alkmaar 1–1 0–5
    PSV Eindhoven   2–3   Hamburg 1–1 1–2
    St Mirren   0–2   Saint-Étienne 0–0 0–2
    Torino   3–2   Magdeburg 3–1 0–1
    Stuttgart   7–2   Vorwärts Frankfurt 5–1 2–1
    Widzew Łódź   4–4 (4–1 p)   Juventus 3–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)

    Real Sociedad won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Standard Liège won 4–2 on aggregate.

    1. FC Köln won 4–1 on aggregate.

    1–1 on aggregate; Lokeren won on away goals

    Eintracht Frankfurt won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Sochaux won 3–2 on aggregate.

    1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on away goals

    Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Ipswich Town won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Radnički Niš won 3–1 on aggregate.

    AZ Alkmaar won 6–1 on aggregate.

    Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Saint-Étienne won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Torino won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Stuttgart won 7–2 on aggregate.

    4–4 on aggregate; Widzew Łódź won 4–1 on penalties.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Eintracht Frankfurt   4–4 (a)   FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 4–2 0–2
    Grasshopper   3–3 (4–3 p)   Torino 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
    Hamburg   0–6   Saint-Étienne 0–5 0–1
    Ipswich Town   5–1   Widzew Łódź 5–0 0–1
    Lokeren   3–2   Real Sociedad 1–0 2–2
    Radnički Niš   2–7   AZ Alkmaar 2–2 0–5
    Standard Liège   5–2   Dynamo Dresden 1–1 4–1
    Stuttgart   4–5   Köln 3–1 1–4 (a.e.t.)

    4–4 on aggregate; Sochaux won on away goals.

    3–3 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won 4–3 on penalties.

    Saint-Étienne won 6–0 on aggregate.

    Ipswich Town won 5–1 on aggregate.

    Lokeren won 3–2 on aggregate.

    AZ won 7–2 on aggregate.

    Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.

    Köln won 5–4 on aggregate.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Saint-Étienne   2–7   Ipswich Town 1–4 1–3
    AZ Alkmaar   2–1   Lokeren 2–0 0–1
    Grasshopper   1–2   Sochaux 0–0 1–2
    Standard Liège   2–3   Köln 0–0 2–3

    Ipswich Town won 7–2 on aggregate.

    AZ Alkmaar won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Sochaux won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Sochaux   3–4   AZ Alkmaar 1–1 2–3
    Ipswich Town   2–0   Köln 1–0 1–0

    AZ Alkmaar won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Ipswich Town won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Ipswich Town won 5–4 on aggregate.

    1. ^ 1979 ranking
    2. ^ "Utrecht vs. Eintracht Frankfurt". UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
    3. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Utrecht". UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.