IIHF European Cup 1981

The 1980-1981 European Cup was the sixteenth 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 #1	Score	Team #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 Bucureşti
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 #1	Score	Team #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 #1	Score	Team #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