European Champion Clubs' Cup 1981/82

European Champion Clubs' Cup 1981/82
Cup winners	Aston Villa (1st title)
Beginning	August 26, 1981
final	May 26, 1982
Final stadium	De Kuip , Rotterdam
Teams	33
Games	63
Gates	170  (ø 2.7 per game)
Top scorer	Dieter Hoeneß (7)
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From left to right: Gary Shaw , Tony Morley and Peter Withe with the trophy

The 1981/82 European Cup was the 27th edition of the competition. 33 club teams took part, including 32 national champions from the previous season and the defending champions with Liverpool FC . The UEFA set the final on May 26, 1982 in Rotterdam's De Kuip .

mode

The participants played in a pure cup mode with (except for the finals) back and forth games for the crown of European club football. In the case of a tie, the higher number of goals scored away counted first; if there was also a tie, the second leg was extended and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out was played immediately afterwards.

Preliminary round

The first leg took place on August 25, the second leg on September 1, 1981.

	total		First leg	Return leg
AS Saint-Etienne	1: 3	BFC Dynamo	1: 1	0: 2

1 round

The first leg took place on September 16, the second leg on September 30, 1981.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Widzew Łódź	2: 6	RSC Anderlecht	1: 4	1: 2
BFC Dynamo	( a ) 3: 3(a)	FC Zurich	2-0	1: 3
Celtic Glasgow	1: 2	Juventus Turin	1-0	0: 2
Ferencváros Budapest	3: 5	Baník Ostrava	3: 2	0: 3
Hibernians Football Club	02:10	Red Star Belgrade	1: 2	1: 8
Oulun Palloseura	0: 8	Liverpool FC	0: 1	0: 7
Benfica Lisbon	4-0	Omonia Nicosia	3-0	1-0
FK Austria Vienna	3: 2	FK Partizani Tirana	3: 1	0: 1
Dynamo Kiev	2: 1	Trabzonspor	1-0	1: 1
Start Kristiansand	1: 4	AZ'67 Alkmaar	1: 3	0: 1
Aston Villa	7-0	Valur Reykjavík	5-0	2-0
FC Progrès Niederkorn	1: 5	Glentoran FC	1: 1	0: 4
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Athlone Town	1: 1	2: 2
Östers IF	0: 6	FC Bayern Munich	0: 1	0: 5
CSKA Sofia	1-0	Real Sociedad	1-0	0-0
Universitatea Craiova	3: 2	Olympiacos Piraeus	3-0	0: 2

2nd round

Game scene from the first leg between AZ Alkmaar and Liverpool FC

The first leg took place on October 21, the second leg on November 4, 1981.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Baník Ostrava	3: 4	Red Star Belgrade	3: 1	0: 3
RSC Anderlecht	4: 2	Juventus Turin	3: 1	1: 1
AZ'67 Alkmaar	4: 5	Liverpool FC	2: 2	2: 3
CSKA Sofia	3: 2	Glentoran FC	2-0	1: 2 a.d.
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub	2: 4	Universitatea Craiova	1-0	1: 4
Benfica Lisbon	1: 4	FC Bayern Munich	0-0	1: 4
FK Austria Vienna	1: 2	Dynamo Kiev	0: 1	1: 1
BFC Dynamo	(a)2: 2 ( a )	Aston Villa	1: 2	1-0

Quarter finals

The first leg took place on March 3rd, the second leg on March 17th, 1982.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Universitatea Craiova	1: 3	FC Bayern Munich	0: 2	1: 1
RSC Anderlecht	4: 2	Red Star Belgrade	2: 1	2: 1
Dynamo Kiev	0: 2	Aston Villa	00: 0 1	0: 2
Liverpool FC	1: 2	CSKA Sofia	1-0	0: 2 a.d.

¹The first leg took place in Simferopol .

Semifinals

The first legs took place on April 7, the second legs on April 21, 1982.

	total		First leg	Return leg
CSKA Sofia	4: 7	FC Bayern Munich	4: 3	0: 4
Aston Villa	1-0	RSC Anderlecht	1-0	0-0

final

Aston Villa		FC Bayern Munich
	May 26, 1982 in Rotterdam ( De Kuip ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 46,000 Referee: Georges Konrath ( France )
	Jimmy Rimmer (10th Nigel Spink ) - Kenny Swain , Allan Evans , Ken McNaught , Gary Williams - Des Bremner , Dennis Mortimer , Gordon Cowans - Gary Shaw , Peter Withe , Tony Morley Trainers: Tony Barton	Manfred Müller - Hans Weiner - Wolfgang Dremmler , Klaus Augenthaler , Udo Horsmann - Reinhold Mathy (52nd Günter Güttler ), Wolfgang Kraus (79th Kurt Niedermayer ), Paul Breitner , Bernd Dürnberger - Dieter Hoeneß , Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Trainer: Pál Csernai ( Hungary )
	1-0 Peter Withe (67th)
	Gary Williams

Best goal scorers

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Dieter Hoeneß	FC Bayern Munich	7th
2	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	FC Bayern Munich	6th
3	Paul Breitner	FC Bayern Munich	5
	William Geurts	RSC Anderlecht	5
5	Lubomír Knapp	Baník Ostrava	4th
	Tony Morley	Aston Villa	4th
	Dušan Savić	Red Star Belgrade	4th

→ Main article : List of UEFA Champions League top scorer

Players used Aston Villa

Aston Villa

Goal : Jimmy Rimmer (9 / -); Nigel Spink (1 / -) Defense : Allan Evans (8 / -); Gary Williams (7 / -); Ken McNaught (5/1); Colin Gibson (4 / -); Brendan Ormsby (3 / -) Midfield : Des Bremner (9 / -); Gordon Cowans (9 / -); Dennis Mortimer (9 / -); Kenny Swain (8 / -); Andy Blair (3 / -); Ivor Linton (1 / -) Attack : Peter Withe (9/3); Tony Morley (8/4); Gary Shaw (8/3); Terry Donovan (1/2) Trainer : Tony Barton

See also

• European Cup Winners' Cup 1981/82
• 1981/82 UEFA Cup

Web links

• Official UEFA website for the 1981/82 European Cup
• Game details for the 1981/82 season at rsssf.com