The 1981 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, taking place in Brussels, was the eighth edition of Europe's premier field hockey club competition. It was the first edition were two divisions were established. Otherwise, the competition format established in 1977 was preserved.
It was won by HC Klein Zwitserland in a final match against SKA Sverdlovsk, which was the revelation of the competition considering Soviet hockey, represented by Dynamo Almaty, had failed to rank among the top 8 clubs in previous editions. It was the Dutch club's 2nd European Champions Cup trophy. Barcelona's Real Club de Polo attained the 3rd place by defeating defending champions Slough HC.
EuroHockey Club Champions Cup
Teams
Edinburgh FC Lyon Klein Zwitserland Real Club de Polo SKA-Sverdlovsk Slough TG Frankenthal Uccle Sport
Preliminary round Pool A
Pool B
Classification round Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
EuroHockey Club Trophy EuroHockey Club Trophy in Rome. Group stage Group A Cookstown HC - 5 points Warta Poznań - 4 points Rock Gunners - 3 points HC Olten - 0 points
Group B HC EUR Algida - 5 points SV Arminen Vienna - 3 points HK Jedinstvo - 3 points Withchurch HC - 1 point
Play-offs 1st place Cookstown HC 1-1 HC EUR Algida (penalty shoot-out: 5-2)
3rd place SV Arminen Vienna 2-1 Warta Poznań
5th place HK Jedinstvo 3-2 Rock Gunners
7th place Withchurch HC 3-2 HC Olten
Standings Cookstown HC HC EUR Algida SV Arminen Vienna Warta Poznań HK Jedinstvo Rock Gunners Withchurch HC HC Olten
Ireland and Italy are promoted to 1st Division for the 1982 Champions Cup.
See also European Hockey Federation
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