1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

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]

1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup
Dinamo Tbilisi Carl Zeiss Jena
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Date13 May 1981
VenueRheinstadion, Düsseldorf
RefereeRiccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
Attendance4,750

Road to the final
Semi-finals: Dinamo Tbilisi against Feyenoord
Main article: 1980–81 European Cup Winners' Cup
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
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
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
FW10 David Kipiani
FW11 Ramaz Shengelia
Substitutes:
MF13 Nugzar Kakilashvili 67'
Manager:
Nodar Akhalkatsi
GK1 Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
DF2 Gert Brauer
MF3 Gerhard Hoppe 88'
DF4 Wolfgang Schilling
DF5 Lothar Kurbjuweit (c)
SW6 Rüdiger Schnuphase
MF7 Andreas Krause
MF8 Lutz Lindemann
FW9 Andreas Bielau 76'
FW10 Jürgen Raab
FW11 Eberhard Vogel
Substitutes:
MF13 Ulrich Oevermann 88'
MF15 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.
Dinamo Tbilisi, winner of 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup on stamp of Georgia, 2002

See also

References
  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.
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