The 1981–82 season of the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 football club tournament was won for the only time by Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

 in the final against Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....

. The final is remembered mainly for the performance of young stand-in goalkeeper Nigel Spink

Nigel Spink

Nigel Philip Spink is a former football goalkeeper who made his name at Aston Villa and also made one appearance for England at international level on the tour of Australia in 1983.-Career:...

 who made a host of saves from the experienced Bayern players. Villa's winning goal came from Peter Withe

Peter Withe

Peter Withe is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990...

 who converted Tony Morley

Tony Morley

William Anthony Morley is an English former football player who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Burnley, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, as well as playing for other teams abroad. He also won six caps for England.-Football career:Morley was born in...

's cross in off the post.

Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

, the defending champions, were eliminated by CSKA September Flag

PFC CSKA Sofia

PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...

 in the quarter-finals.

Preliminary round

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First leg

Second leg

Dynamo Berlin won 3-1 on aggregate

First round

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First leg

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Second leg

Austria Wien won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Berlin 3–3 Zürich on aggregate. Dynamo Berlin won on away goals.
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Aston Villa won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Baník Ostrava won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Red Star Belgrade won 10–2 on aggregate.
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AZ won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Liverpool won 8–0 on aggregate.
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CSKA Sofia won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Glentoran won 5–1 on aggregate.
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KB 3–3 Athlone Town on aggregate. KB won on away goals.
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Universitatea Craiova won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Second leg

Dynamo Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Berlin 2–2 Aston Villa on aggregate. Aston Villa won on away goals.
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Red Star Belgrade won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Liverpool won 5–4 on aggregate.
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CSKA September Flag won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Universitatea Craiova won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter finals

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First Leg

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Second leg

Aston Villa won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
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CSKA September Flag won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Second leg

Bayern Munich won 7–4 on aggregate.
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Aston Villa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1981-82 European Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Dieter Hoeneß Dieter Hoeneß Dieter Hoeneß is a former German footballer, who played as a striker.In his playing career, he was mainly associated with Bayern Munich...	Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....	7
2	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge is a German former football player.He had his greatest career success with German club Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, the European Cup, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups.A member of the German national team, Rummenigge won the...	Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....	6
3	Paul Breitner Paul Breitner Paul Breitner is a former German football player. One of Germany's most controversial players, he was capped 48 times for his country.-Playing career:...	Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....	5
	Willy Geurts	Anderlecht	5
5	Lubomir Knapp	Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....	4
	Tony Morley Tony Morley William Anthony Morley is an English former football player who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Burnley, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, as well as playing for other teams abroad. He also won six caps for England.-Football career:Morley was born in...	Aston Villa	4
	Dušan Savić Dušan Savic Dušan "Dule" Savić is a Serbian former football player.He started playing football in the local side Jedinstvo Ub in his home town.-Club career:...	Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...	4
8	Jurica Jerković Jurica Jerkovic Jurica "Jure" Jerković is a former Croatian footballer.During his club career he played for Hajduk Split, FC Zürich and FC Lugano...	Zürich	3
	Kees Kist	AZ	3
	Verner Lička	Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....	3
	Juan Lozano Juan Lozano Juan Lozano Bohórquez is a retired Spanish footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Football career:Lozano's parents migrated to Belgium when he was still very young; he lived near K...	Anderlecht	3
	Terry McDermott Terry McDermott Terence "Terry" McDermott is a former football midfielder and current coach. He is currently the assistant manager at League One side Huddersfield Town.He is the father of Newcastle United player Greg McDermott and Marsaxlokk player Neale McDermott-Early career:McDermott joined Bury as a youngster...	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	3
	Vladimir Petrović	Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...	3
	Gary Shaw Gary Shaw Gary Shaw was an English football striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980s. His goals helped Aston Villa win the English First Division championship in 1980–81 and the European Cup the following year - the only Birmingham-born player in the team. In 1981 he was voted PFA Young Player...	Aston Villa	3
	Peter Withe Peter Withe Peter Withe is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990...	Aston Villa	3
	Tsvetan Yonchev	CSKA September Flag PFC CSKA Sofia PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...	3

External links

• 1981–82 season at UEFA website
• European Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation