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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 31 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  JE Tizi Ouzou (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  AS Vita Club |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 53 |
| Goals scored | 145 (2.74 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mahmoud El Khatib (6 goals) |
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981 was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that years club champion of association football in Africa.
The tournament was played by 31 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. JE Tizi Ouzou from Algeria won that final, and became for the first time CAF club champion.