The 1980–81 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Dinamo Tbilisi in the final against Carl Zeiss Jena. Dinamo Tbilisi's side defeated English Second Division side West Ham United away before beating Carl Zeiss Jena in a final watched by 4,750 people in Düsseldorf. This win was the high point of the Georgian side and is still the club's greatest achievement.
The competition included the Real Madrid reserve team, Castilla CF, who qualified as the runners-up of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey.
Preliminary round
First leg
Second leg
Celtic won 7–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.
First round
First leg
Second leg
Hvidovre won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Politehnica Timișoara won on away goals.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–0 on aggregate.
Waterschei Thor won 7–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–0 on aggregate.
Haugar won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second round
First leg
Second leg
Newport County won 6–0 on aggregate.
West Ham United won 4–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 on aggregate.
Slavia Sofia won 3-2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.
Fortuna Düsseldorf won 1-0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 6–3 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
See also 1980–81 European Cup 1980–81 UEFA Cup
References
External links 1980–81 competition at UEFA website Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
website Football Archive 1980–81 Cup Winners Cup