1980–81 European Cup (handball)
# 1980–81 European Cup (handball)

The 1980–81 European Cup was the 21st edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.

## Knockout stage

### Round 1

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| SC Magdeburg | 65–39 | ASKÖ Linz | 35–18 | 30–21 |
| VfL Gummersbach | 42–29 | NCR/Blauw-Wit Neerbeek | 25–13 | 17–16 |
| HB Dudelange | 34–37 | Sporting Neerpelt | 24–16 | 10–21 |
| Kristiansand IF | 35–42 | Lugi HF | 18–18 | 17–24 |
| VIF Vestmanna | 54–45 | Brentwood'72 HC | 30–23 | 24–22 |
| Bányász Tatabánya | 90–44 | Beşiktaş İstanbul | 49–16 | 41–28 |
| BSV Bern | 46–33 | Sporting CP | 26–12 | 20–21 |
| Volani Rovereto | W.O. | Stella Sports St. Maur | | |
| Hutnik Kraków | 48–52 | CSKA Moscow | 26–26 | 22–26 |
| BK46 Karis | 30–62 | KFUM Aarhus | 18–25 | 12–37 |
| Steaua București | 62–27 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 34–17 | 28–10 |
| RD Slovan | 48–36 | VIF G. Dimitrov Sofia | 30–16 | 18–20 |

### Round 2

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| SC Magdeburg | 35–28 | VfL Gummersbach | 19–12 | 16–16 |
| Dukla Prague | 49–30 | Sporting Neerpelt | 29–16 | 20–14 |
| Lugi HF | 69–40 | VIF Vestmanna | 30–19 | 39–21 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 43–43 | Bányász Tatabánya | 21–20 | 22–23 |
| TV Großwallstadt | 43–30 | BSV Bern | 22–9 | 21–21 |
| Stella Sports St. Maur | 39–53 | CSKA Moscow | 19–24 | 20–29 |
| FC Barcelona | 44–34 | KFUM Aarhus | 26–16 | 18–18 |
| Steaua București | 39–40 | RD Slovan | 20–18 | 19–22 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Dukla Prague | 37–42 | SC Magdeburg | 17–19 | 20–23 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 33–34 | Lugi HF | 16–17 | 17–17 |
| CSKA Moscow | 45–35 | TV Großwallstadt | 21–15 | 24–20 |
| FC Barcelona | 38–52 | RD Slovan | 20–21 | 18–31 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| SC Magdeburg | 46–38 | Lugi HF | 20–18 | 26–20 |
| CSKA Moscow | 47–50 | RD Slovan | 25–21 | 22–29 |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| SC Magdeburg | 52–43 | RD Slovan | 23–25 | 29–18 |
