| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 September 1980 – 20 May 1981 | 
| Teams | 64 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 | 
| Goals scored | 376 (2.98 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | John Wark (Ipswich Town) 14 goals  | 
The 1980–81 UEFA Cup was won by Ipswich Town on aggregate over AZ Alkmaar.
According to a UEFA decision in 1979, Fairs Cup entry criteria were finally abolished, and UEFA ranking was introduced.[1]
Albania did not join, and it ceded its place to the West German title holders.
First round
First leg
| Zbrojovka Brno  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kroupa  Mikulička Mazura  | 
Report | Haider  | 
| Kaiserslautern  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Funkel  | 
Report | 
| AZ Alkmaar  | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hovenkamp  Nygaard Peters Welzl Tol  | 
Report | 
| Ballymena United  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McQuiston  Sloan  | 
Report | Geyer  | 
| Dynamo Dresden  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pešterac  | 
Report | 
| Bohemians Prague  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bičovský  Levý  | 
Report | Ferrero  | 
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buryak  | 
Report | Spasov  | 
| Fenerbahçe  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Peev  | 
| Grasshopper  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meyer  | 
Report | Eigenbrod  | 
| LASK Linz  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Krieger  | 
Report | Stoiljković  Pantelić  | 
| Manchester United  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McIlroy  | 
Report | Surlit  | 
| PSV Eindhoven  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandts  Van Kraay Van der Kuijlen  | 
Report | Gray  | 
| Sliema Wanderers  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Canito  Landáburu  | 
| Standard Liège  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
  | 
| Újpest  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kardos  | 
Report | Periko Alonso  | 
Second leg
| VOEST Linz  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Janečka  Kroupa  | 
Zbrojovka Brno won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen  | 
Report | Geye  Wendt  | 
3–3 on aggregate; Kaiserslautern won on away goals.
Magdeburg won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Red Boys Differdange  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kist  Welzl  | 
AZ Alkmaar won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Frankfurt  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Conrad  Jarmuszkiewicz Krautzig  | 
Report | 
Vorwärts Frankfurt won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Napredak Kruševac  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Müller  | 
Dynamo Dresden won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Utrecht  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| van der Lem  Carbo  | 
Report | 
Utrecht won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Sporting Gijón  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrero  Jiménez  | 
Němec  | 
FC Bohemians Praha won 4–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Levski Sofia won on away goals.
| Eintracht Frankfurt  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hölzenbein  Cha  | 
Eintracht Frankfurt won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sochaux won 3–2 on aggregate.
| IFK Göteborg  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Holmgren  Nilsson  | 
Twente won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Beroe Stara Zagora  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petkov  Dragolov  | 
Çetiner  | 
Beroe Stara Zagora won 3–1 on aggregate.
Porto won 1–0 on aggregate.
| KB  | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fosgaard  Tune-Hansen  | 
Hermann  Zanetti Sulser  | 
Grasshopper won 8–3 on aggregate.
Hamburg won 7–5 on aggregate.
St Mirren won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Aris  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsirimokos  Drambis Zelidis  | 
Gates  | 
Ipswich Town won 6–4 on aggregate.
Köln won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gentile  Andreuchi Livathinos Delikaris  | 
Bettega  Fanna  | 
Juventus won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Moscow  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verheyen  | 
Lokeren won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Saint-Étienne  | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rep  Lestage Paganelli Lopez  | 
Saint-Étienne won 14–0 on aggregate.
| Radnički Niš  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mitošević  Stoiljković Panajotović  | 
Köglberger  | 
Radnički Niš won 6–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Widzew Łódź won on away goals.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eves  | 
PSV Eindhoven won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Torino  | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| D'Amico  Graziani  | 
De Bolle  Van de Korput  | 
Torino won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Dundee United  | 7–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dodds  Stark Hegarty Pettigrew Payne  | 
Pawłowski  | 
Dundee United won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rexach  | 
Barcelona won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Steaua București  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
  | 
Report | 
  | 
Standard Liège won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Real Sociedad  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Satrústegui  | 
Real Sociedad won 2–1 on aggregate.
Boavista won 2–1 on aggregate.
Stuttgart won 10–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zbrojovka Brno  | 
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kaiserslautern  | 
2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Köln  | 
4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Dundee United  | 
1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Utrecht  | 
3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Sochaux  | 
3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Twente  | 
1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Porto  | 
2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 (aet) | |
| Ipswich Town  | 
3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora  | 
1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Levski Sofia  | 
1–6 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |
| PSV Eindhoven  | 
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| St Mirren  | 
0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Torino  | 
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Stuttgart  | 
7–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Widzew Łódź  | 
4–4 (4–1p) | 3–1 | 1–3 | 
First leg
| Zbrojovka Brno  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Murillo  | 
Uralde  | 
| Kaiserslautern  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wendt  | 
Wellens  Plessers  | 
| Köln  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Quini  | 
| Dundee United  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pettigrew  | 
Mommens  | 
| Utrecht  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carbo  de Kruijk  | 
Report | Borchers  | 
| Twente  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rohde  | 
Heidler  | 
| Porto  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Teixeira  Sousa  | 
| Ipswich Town  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark  Beattie  | 
| Beroe Stara Zagora  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Halilović  | 
| Levski Sofia  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Spasov  | 
Report | Kist  | 
| PSV Eindhoven  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van der Kuijlen  | 
Hrubesch  | 
| St Mirren  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tüfekçi  Martin Allgöwer Klotz  | 
Krautzig  | 
| Widzew Łódź  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grębosz  Pięta Smolarek  | 
Bettega  | 
Second leg
| Real Sociedad  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Satrústegui  | 
Kotásek  | 
Real Sociedad won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edström  Graf  | 
Briegel  | 
Standard Liège won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Barcelona  | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Strack  Engels Littbarski Müller  | 
1. FC Köln won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Lokeren  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
1–1 on aggregate; Lokeren won on away goals
| Eintracht Frankfurt  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karger  Nachtweih Pezzey  | 
Report | Neuberger  | 
Eintracht Frankfurt won 4–3 on aggregate.
Sochaux won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Dresden won on away goals
| Grasshopper  | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulser  Wehrli Pfister  | 
Grasshoppers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Bohemians Prague  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mičinec  Panenka  | 
Ipswich Town won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Radnički Niš  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stoiljković  Mitošević  | 
Stoyanov  | 
Radnički Niš won 3–1 on aggregate.
| AZ Alkmaar  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tol  Nygaard Kist Peters  | 
Report | 
AZ Alkmaar won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Hamburg  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Groh  Hrubesch  | 
Van der Kuijlen  | 
Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Saint-Étienne  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Larios  | 
Saint-Étienne won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Magdeburg  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyll  | 
Torino won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vorwärts Frankfurt  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lindemann  | 
Allgöwer  Müller  | 
Stuttgart won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus  | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tardelli  Furino Brady  | 
Pięta  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Causio  Cabrini Brady  | 
1–4 | |
4–4 on aggregate; Widzew Łódź won 4–1 on penalties.
Third round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt  | 
4–4 (a) | 4–2 | 0–2 | |
| Grasshopper  | 
3–3 (4–3p) | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hamburg  | 
0–6 | 0–5 | 0–1 | |
| Ipswich Town  | 
5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lokeren  | 
3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Radnički Niš  | 
2–7 | 2–2 | 0–5 | |
| Standard Liège  | 
5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Stuttgart  | 
4–5 | 3–1 | 1–4 (aet) | 
First leg
| Eintracht Frankfurt  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Neuberger  Borchers Hölzenbein Nachtweih  | 
Genghini  Pezzey  | 
| Grasshopper  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann  Koller  | 
Sclosa  | 
| Hamburg  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hartwig  Platini Larios Zimako  | 
| Ipswich Town  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark  Brazil Mariner  | 
| Lokeren  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lato  | 
| Radnički Niš  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pantelić  Panajotović  | 
Report | Tol  Kist  | 
| Standard Liège  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Plessers  | 
Heidler  | 
Second leg
| Sochaux  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revelli  | 
4–4 on aggregate; Sochaux won on away goals.
| Torino  | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Graziani  Pulici  | 
Terraneo  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| D'Amico  Sclosa Graziani Zaccarelli Pecci  | 
3–4 | |
3–3 on aggregate; Grasshoppers won 4–3 on penalties.
| Saint-Étienne  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Paganelli  | 
Saint-Étienne won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Widzew Łódź  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pięta  | 
Ipswich Town won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Real Sociedad  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| López Ufarte  Zamora  | 
Elkjær  | 
Lokeren won 3–2 on aggregate.
| AZ Alkmaar  | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kist  Nygaard Welzl  | 
Report | 
AZ won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Dresden  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Döschner  | 
Sigurvinsson  Tahamata  | 
Standard Liège won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Köln  | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller  Strack Woodcock  | 
Konopka  | 
Köln won 5–4 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne  | 
2–7 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| AZ Alkmaar  | 
2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Grasshopper  | 
1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Standard Liège  | 
2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 
First leg
| Saint-Étienne  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rep  | 
Report | Mariner  Mühren Wark  | 
| AZ Alkmaar  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tol  Welzl  | 
Report | 
| Grasshopper  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Standard Liège  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Second leg
| Ipswich Town  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Butcher  Wark Mariner  | 
Report | Zimako  | 
Ipswich Town won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Lokeren  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Verheyen  | 
Report | 
AZ Alkmaar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sochaux won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Köln  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Müller  Bonhof Littbarski  | 
Report | Graf  Vandersmissen  | 
Köln won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochaux  | 
3–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Ipswich Town  | 
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 
First leg
| FC Sochaux  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Genghini  | 
Report | Arntz  | 
| Ipswich Town  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark  | 
Report | 
Second leg
| AZ Alkmaar  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Metgod  Jonker Peters  | 
Report | Genghini  Meyer  | 
AZ Alkmaar won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Köln  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Butcher  | 
Ipswich Town won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Ipswich Town  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wark  Thijssen Mariner  | 
Report | 
Second leg
| AZ Alkmaar  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Welzl  Metgod Tol Jonker  | 
Report | Thijssen  Wark  | 
Ipswich Town won 5–4 on aggregate.
See also
References
- ↑ 1979 ranking
 - ↑ "Utrecht vs. Eintracht Frankfurt". UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
 - ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Utrecht". UEFA. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
 
External links
- 1980–81 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
 - Official website
 - Results at RSSSF.com
 - All scorers 1980–81 UEFA Cup according to protocols UEFA
 - 1980/81 UEFA Cup - results and line-ups (archive)