1981 in association football

1979 | 1980 | Football 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | ► Other sports events

• 2.1 Belgium
• 2.2 Brazil
• 2.3 England
• 2.4 Yugoslavia
• 2.5 Liechtenstein
• 2.6 The Netherlands
• 2.7 Austria
• 2.8 Scotland
• 2.9 Switzerland
• 2:10 Uruguay

Internationally

National

CONCACAF Nations Cup 1981: Winner Honduras Honduras

Clubs

• European Cup of Champions 1980/81: England Liverpool, Final 1-0 against Real Madrid
• European Cup Winners' Cup 1980/81: Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 2-1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena
• UEFA Cup 1980/81: England Ipswich Town, finals 3:0 and 2:4 against AZ Alkmaar

• Copa Libertadores 1981: Brazil 1968 CR Flamengo, finals 2-1, 0-1 and 2-0 against CD Cobreloa

Player of the year

• Ballon d'Or 1981: Germany Karl -Heinz Rummenigge
• South America's Footballer of the Year: 1968 Brazil Zico
• African Footballer of the Year: Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi

National

Belgium

• Belgian Championship: Champion SC Anderlechtois

Brazil

• Brazilian Championship: Champion Gremio

England

• English Championship: Champion Aston Villa
• FA Cup 1980/81: Winners Tottenham Hotspur

Yugoslavia

• Yugoslav Championship: Champion Red Star Belgrade

Liechtenstein

• Liechtenstein Cup 1980/81: Winners' Cup FC Balzers

Netherlands

• Dutch Championship: champions AZ Alkmaar

Austria

• Austrian Football Championship 1980/81: champions FK Austria Wien
• Austrian Football Cup 1980/81: Winner Grazer AK

Scotland

• Scottish Championship: Champion Celtic Glasgow

Switzerland

• Swiss Football Championship 1980/81: champions FC Zurich

Uruguay

• Uruguayan Football Championship: Champion Club Atlético Peñarol

Women's Soccer

• Asian Cup Women's 1981 champion Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

• Sports 1981
• Football year
• Football in 1981