1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested on 13 May 1981 between Dinamo Tbilisi of the Soviet Union and Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany. It was the final game of the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup, and the 21st European Cup Winners' Cup final, held at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Only 4,750 people attended the match, though some sources claim there were 9,000 people. Dinamo Tbilisi won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Vladimir Gutsaev and Vitaly Daraselia.

Route to the final

Main article: 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup

USSR Dinamo Tbilisi	Round	GDR Carl Zeiss Jena
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg
GRE Kastoria	2–0	0–0 (A)
IRE Waterford United	5–0	1–0 (A)
ENG West Ham United	4–2	4–1 (A)
NED Feyenoord	3–2	3–0 (H)

Match

Details

Daraselia

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URS Nodar Akhalkatsi

GDR Hans Meyer

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