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
Dinamo TbilisiRound Carl Zeiss JenaOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legStagesOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Kastoria2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H)First round Roma4–30–3 (A)4–0 (H) Waterford United5–01–0 (A)4–0 (H)Second round Valencia3–23–1 (H)0–1 (A) West Ham United4–24–1 (A)0–1 (H)Quarter-finals Newport County3–22–2 (H)1–0 (A) Feyenoord3–23–0 (H)0–2 (A)Semi-finals Benfica2–12–0 (H)0–1 (A)
Match Details
GK 1 Otar GabeliaDF 2 Tamaz KostavaDF 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)DF 4 Nodar KhizanishviliDF 5 Giorgi TavadzeMF 6 Vitaly DaraseliaMF 7 Zaur Svanadze MF 8 Tengiz SulakvelidzeMF 9 Vladimir GutsaevFW 10 David KipianiFW 11 Ramaz ShengeliaSubstitutes:MF 13 Nugzar Kakilashvili Manager: Nodar Akhalkatsi GK 1 Hans-Ulrich GrapenthinDF 2 Gert BrauerMF 3 Gerhard Hoppe DF 4 Wolfgang SchillingDF 5 Lothar Kurbjuweit (c)SW 6 Rüdiger SchnuphaseMF 7 Andreas KrauseMF 8 Lutz LindemannFW 9 Andreas Bielau FW 10 Jürgen RaabFW 11 Eberhard VogelSubstitutes:MF 13 Ulrich Oevermann MF 15 Thomas Töpfer Manager: Hans Meyer Assistant referees: Luigi Agnolin (Italy) Paolo Bergamo (Italy)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.
See also 1981 European Cup Final 1981 UEFA Cup Final
References
External links 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation