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]

Route to the final

13 May 1981

20:15 CEST

Dinamo Tbilisi	2–1	Carl Zeiss Jena
Gutsaev 67' Daraselia 86'	Report	Hoppe 63'

Attendance: 4,750

Dinamo Tbilisi

Carl Zeiss Jena

Assistant referees:
Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

Match rules

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