1981 African Cup Winners' Cup

The 1981 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Union Douala in two-legged final victory against Stationary Stores F.C. This was the seventh season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-two sides entered the competition, with Estrela Negra de Bissau, Coastal Union, El Zamalek, Mbabane Highlanders, CS Nere, Zoundourma and Espérance Sportive de Tunis all withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round and AS Saint Michael withdrawing after the 1st leg of the first round. No preliminary round took place during this season of the competition.

1981 African Cup Winners' Cup
Tournament details
DatesApril - 5 December 1981
Teams32 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsCameroon Union Douala (1st title)
Runners-upNigeria Stationery Stores F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored127 (2.7 per match)
1980
1982

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CAPS United F.C.   w/o   AS Saint Michel 8-1
Gbessia AC   w/o   Estrela Negra de Bissau
Gor Mahia   w/o   Coastal Union
Lavori Publici   w/o   Zamalek SC
Lubumbashi Sport   4-4 (a)   FC 105 Libreville 4-3 0-1
Kadiogo FC   4-4 (a)   AC Semassi F.C. 3-2 1-2
KCC   1-2   EP Sétif 1-0 0-2
Matlama FC   1-3   Power Dynamos F.C. 1-1 0-2
Nacional de Benguela   1-13   Union Douala 1-7 0-6
Palmeiras de Beira   w/o   Mbabane Highlanders
Réveil Club de Daloa   2-2 (a)   Djoliba AC 2-1 0-1
Real Republicans   3-2   ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2-0 1-2
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.   w/o   CS Nere
Stationery Stores F.C.   1-1 (5-4 p)   Al-Ahly (Benghazi) 1-0 0-1
Tout Puissant Mazembe   7-0   ASDR Fatima 5-0 2-0
Zoundourma   Cancelled1   Espérance Sportive de Tunis
  • 1:Both teams withdrew before 1st leg.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CAPS United F.C.   1-1 (1-3 p)   Stationery Stores F.C. 1-0 0-1
Djoliba AC   4-0   AC Semassi F.C. 3-0 1-0
FC 105 Libreville   1-4   Union Douala 1-3 0-1
Gor Mahia   3-1   Lavori Publici 3-0 0-1
Palmeiras de Beira   1-6   Power Dynamos F.C. 1-1 0-5
Real Republicans   1-4   Gbessia AC 1-2 0-2
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C.   3-1   TP Mazembe 2-1 1-0
EP Sétif   bye1
  • 1:EP Sétif were to play the winners of Zoundourma vs Espérance Sportive de Tunis.

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djoliba AC   2-1   Gor Mahia 2-0 0-1
Gbessia AC   1-4   Stationery Stores F.C. 0-1 1-3
Power Dynamos F.C.   2-3   Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. 1-0 1-3
Union Douala   6-1   EP Sétif 5-0 1-1

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stationery Stores F.C.   1-0   Djoliba AC 0-0 1-0
Union Douala   4-4 (a)   Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. 2-1 2-3

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Union Douala   2-1   Stationery Stores F.C. 0-0 2-1
African Cup Winners' Cup Winners
 
Union Douala
First title
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