1980–81 IIHF European Cup


The 1980–81 European Cup was the 16th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 9, 1980, and finished on August 9, 1981.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.

First round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
Flyers Heerenveen 12–1, 11–2 Levski-Spartak Sofia
Vojens IK 3–10, 2–11 Zaglebie Sosnowiec
Dynamo Berlin 13–4, 10–2 HC Steaua București
EC KAC 2–3, 1–4 HC Gherdëina
CHH Txuri Urdin 2–2, 2–10 ASG Tours


EHC Arosa,
HK Olimpija Ljubljana,
Mannheimer ERC : bye

Second round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
Flyers Heerenveen 5–6, 5–3 EHC Arosa
Zaglebie Sosnowiec 6–3, 1–6 Dynamo Berlin
HC Gherdëina 1–1, 3–8 HK Olimpija Ljubljana
ASG Tours 5–6, 2–9 Mannheimer ERC

HIFK,
Brynäs IF,
Poldi Kladno,
CSKA Moscow : bye

Third round

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
HK Olimpija Ljubljana 2–5, 2–12 Poldi Kladno
Dynamo Berlin 2–3, 3–6 HIFK
Mannheimer ERC 3–6, 4–5 Brynäs IF
Flyers Heerenveen 0–11, 1–9 CSKA Moscow

Final Group

Team #1ScoreTeam #2
HIFK 5–4 Poldi Kladno
CSKA Moscow 10–1 Brynäs IF
CSKA Moscow 6–0 HIFK
Poldi Kladno 4–2 Brynäs IF
HIFK 3–3 Brynäs IF
CSKA Moscow 12–2 Poldi Kladno

Final group standings

RankTeamPoints
1 CSKA Moscow6
2 HIFK3
3 Poldi Kladno2
4 Brynäs IF1