The 1980âÂÂ81 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 1979âÂÂ80 Copa del Rey.
Celtic won 7âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Hvidovre won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate; Politehnica TimiÃÂoara won on away goals.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Waterschei Thor won 7âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Haugar won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Newport County won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
West Ham United won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Slavia Sofia won 3-2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Fortuna Düsseldorf won 1-0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Carl Zeiss Jena won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.