1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final

1981 European Cup Winners' Cup final
Match programme cover
Event1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date13 May 1981
VenueRheinstadion, Düsseldorf
RefereeRiccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
Attendance4,750

The 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested on 13 May 1981 between Dinamo Tbilisi of the Soviet Union and Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany. It was the final game of the 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup, and the 21st European Cup Winners' Cup final, held at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Only 4,750 people attended the match, though some sources claim there were 9,000 people.[1] Dinamo Tbilisi won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Vladimir Gutsaev and Vitaly Daraselia.[2]

Route to the final

Dinamo Tbilisi Round Carl Zeiss Jena
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Stages Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Kastoria 2–0 0–0 (A) 2–0 (H) First round Roma 4–3 0–3 (A) 4–0 (H)
Waterford United 5–0 1–0 (A) 4–0 (H) Second round Valencia 3–2 3–1 (H) 0–1 (A)
West Ham United 4–2 4–1 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals Newport County 3–2 2–2 (H) 1–0 (A)
Feyenoord 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Semi-finals Benfica 2–1 2–0 (H) 0–1 (A)

Match

Details

Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 Carl Zeiss Jena
Gutsaev 67'
Daraselia 86'
Report Hoppe 63'
Attendance: 4,750
Dinamo Tbilisi
Carl Zeiss Jena
GK 1 Otar Gabelia
DF 2 Tamaz Kostava
DF 3 Aleksandre Chivadze (c)
DF 4 Nodar Khizanishvili
DF 5 Giorgi Tavadze
MF 6 Vitaly Daraselia
MF 7 Zaur Svanadze  67'
MF 8 Tengiz Sulakvelidze
MF 9 Vladimir Gutsaev
FW 10 David Kipiani
FW 11 Ramaz Shengelia
Substitutes:
MF 13 Nugzar Kakilashvili  67'
Manager:
Nodar Akhalkatsi
GK 1 Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
DF 2 Gert Brauer
MF 3 Gerhard Hoppe  88'
DF 4 Wolfgang Schilling
DF 5 Lothar Kurbjuweit (c)
SW 6 Rüdiger Schnuphase
MF 7 Andreas Krause
MF 8 Lutz Lindemann
FW 9 Andreas Bielau  76'
FW 10 Jürgen Raab
FW 11 Eberhard Vogel
Substitutes:
MF 13 Ulrich Oevermann  88'
MF 15 Thomas Töpfer  76'
Manager:
Hans Meyer

Assistant referees:
Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1980/1981 ECII 9. Spiel: Dynamo Tiflis - FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2:1 – FCC-Wiki - Wiki vom FC Carl Zeiss Jena".
  2. ^ McCracken, Craig (7 September 2015). "How Dinamo Tbilisi enthralled British football fans in the midst of the Cold War". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2020.