Tournament details | |
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Dates | 20 August 1980 – 13 May 1981 |
Teams | 34 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Dinamo Tbilisi (1st title) |
Runners-up | Carl Zeiss Jena |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 65 |
Goals scored | 176 (2.71 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Cross (6 goals) |
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 that Georgian side and is still the club's greatest achievement. The competition included the Real Madrid reserve team Castilla.