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
1980
1982

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]

  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.