1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup


The 1980–81 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by FC Dinamo Tbilisi in the final against FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Dinamo Tbilisi's spectacular side already had defeated 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.
The competition included the Real Madrid C.F. reserve team Castilla CF, who qualified as the 1979–80 Copa del Rey runners-up.

Preliminary round

First leg

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Second leg

Celtic won 7-2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 4-0 on aggregate.

First round

First leg

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Second leg

Politehnica Timișoara 2–2 Celtic on aggregate. Politehnica Timișoara won on away goals.
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Carl Zeiss Jena won 4-3 on aggregate.
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Second round

First leg

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Second leg

Newport County won 6-0 on aggregate.
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West Ham United won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Carl Zeiss Jena won 3-2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 2-1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Dinamo Tbilisi won 4-2 on aggregate.
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Feyenoord won 6-3 on aggregate.
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Carl Zeiss Jena won 3-2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3-2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Dinamo Tbilisi won 3-2 on aggregate.
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Carl Zeiss Jena won 2-1 on aggregate.

Final