1980–81 IIHF European Cup

The 1980–81 European Cup was the 16th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 9, 1980, and finished on August 9, 1981.

The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.

First round

Team #1 Score Team #2
Flyers Heerenveen Netherlands 12–1, 11–2 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Sofia
Vojens IK Denmark 3–10, 2–11 Poland Zaglebie Sosnowiec
Dynamo Berlin East Germany 13–4, 10–2 Romania HC Steaua București
EC KAC Austria 2–3, 1–4 Italy HC Gherdëina
CHH Txuri Urdin Spain 2–2, 2–10 France ASG Tours

Switzerland EHC Arosa, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Olimpija Ljubljana, West Germany Mannheimer ERC  : bye

Second round

Team #1 Score Team #2
Flyers Heerenveen Netherlands 5–6, 5–3 Switzerland EHC Arosa
Zaglebie Sosnowiec Poland 6–3, 1–6 East Germany Dynamo Berlin
HC Gherdëina Italy 1–1, 3–8 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Olimpija Ljubljana
ASG Tours France 5–6, 2–9 West Germany Mannheimer ERC

Finland HIFK, Sweden Brynäs IF, Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno, Soviet Union CSKA Moscow  : bye

Third round

Team #1 Score Team #2
HK Olimpija Ljubljana Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–5, 2–12 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno
Dynamo Berlin East Germany 2–3, 3–6 Finland HIFK
Mannheimer ERC West Germany 3–6, 4–5 Sweden Brynäs IF
Flyers Heerenveen Netherlands 0–11, 1–9 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow

Final Group

(Urtijëi, Italy)

Team #1 Score Team #2
HIFK Finland 5–4 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 10–1 Sweden Brynäs IF
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 6–0 Finland HIFK
Poldi Kladno Czechoslovakia 4–2 Sweden Brynäs IF
HIFK Finland 3–3 Sweden Brynäs IF
CSKA Moscow Soviet Union 12–2 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno

Final group standings

Rank Team Points
1 Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 6
2 Finland HIFK 3
3 Czechoslovakia Poldi Kladno 2
4 Sweden Brynäs IF 1

References

  • Season 1981