The 1981–82 European Cup was the 17th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 7, 1981, and finished on August 29, 1982.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.
First round
Team #1ScoreTeam #2Stjernen 8:1, 8:2 Aalborg IKZagłębie Sosnowiec 7:3, 8:2 HC Steaua BucureștiFlyers Heerenveen 4:0, 4:2 Székesfehérvári VolánEC Villacher SV 4:5, 2:2 HC GherdëinaHK Jesenice 3:7, 2:6 EHC BielCSG Grenoble 6:2, 3:1 Casco Viejo Bilbao
SG Dynamo Weißwasser, SC Riessersee : bye
Second round
Team #1ScoreTeam #2Zagłębie Sosnowiec 5:2, 5:7 Flyers Heerenveen Stjernen 2:3, 3:6 SG Dynamo WeißwasserHC Gherdëina w/o EHC BielCSG Grenoble 1:8, 4:11 SC Riessersee
Kärpät, Färjestads BK, TJ Vítkovice, CSKA Moscow : bye
Third round
Team #1ScoreTeam #2HC Gherdëina 0:7, 6:11 TJ VítkoviceSC Riessersee 7:4, 3:1 Färjestads BKSG Dynamo Weißwasser 3:12, 0:7 CSKA MoscowKärpät w/o Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Final Group (Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany)
Team #1ScoreTeam #2SC Riessersee 0:3 TJ VítkoviceCSKA Moscow 13:2 Kärpät SC Riessersee 1:14 CSKA MoscowTJ Vítkovice 3:1 Kärpät SC Riessersee 6:4 Kärpät CSKA Moscow 4:3 TJ Vitkovice
Final group standings
RankTeamPoints 1 CSKA Moscow 6 2 TJ Vitkovice 4 3 SC Riessersee 2 4 Kärpät 0
References Season 1982