1981–82 European Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 26 August 1981 – 26 May 1982 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Aston Villa (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Bayern Munich
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 170 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Dieter Hoeneß (7) |
The 1981–82 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the only time by Aston Villa in the final against Bayern Munich. The final is remembered mainly for the performance of young stand-in goalkeeper Nigel Spink who made a host of saves from the experienced Bayern players. Villa's winning goal came from Peter Withe who converted Tony Morley's cross in off the post.
Liverpool, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA September Flag in the quarter-finals.
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