1981 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

The 1981 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup, taking place in Brussels, was the eighth edition of Europe's premier field hockey club competition. It was the first edition were two divisions were established. Otherwise, the competition format established in 1977 was preserved.

It was won by HC Klein Zwitserland in a final match against SKA Sverdlovsk, which was the revelation of the competition considering Soviet hockey, represented by Dynamo Almaty, had failed to rank among the top 8 clubs in previous editions. It was the Dutch club's 2nd European Champions Cup trophy. Barcelona's Real Club de Polo attained the 3rd place by defeating defending champions Slough HC.[1]

1st division (Brussels)

Group stage

Group A

  1. Soviet Union SKA Sverdlovsk - 5 points
  2. England Slough HC - 3 points
  3. Poland TK Frankenthal - 2 points
  4. France FC Lione - 2 points

Group B

  1. Netherlands HC Klein Zwitserland - 5 points
  2. Spain Real Club de Polo, Barcelona - 5 points
  3. Belgium Uccle Sport - 2 points
  4. Scotland Edinburgh HC - 0 points

Play-offs

Final

3rd place

  • Real Club de Polo, Barcelona 5-2 Slough HC

5th place

7th place

  • Edinburgh HC 3-2 FC Lione

Standings

  1. Netherlands HC Klein Zwitserland
  2. Soviet Union SKA Sverdlovsk
  3. Spain Real Club de Polo, Barcelona
  4. England Slough HC (defending champions)
  5. West Germany TG Frankenthal
  6. Belgium Uccle Sport
  7. Scotland Edinburgh HC
  8. France FC Lione
  • Scotland Scotland and France France are relegated to 2nd Division for the 1982 Champions Cup.

Group stage

Group A

  1. Ireland Cookstown HC - 5 points
  2. Poland Warta Poznań - 4 points
  3. Gibraltar Rock Gunners - 3 points
  4. Switzerland HC Olten - 2 points

Group B

  1. Italy HC EUR Algida - 5 points
  2. Austria SV Arminen Vienna - 3 points
  3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jedinstvo - 3 points
  4. Wales Withchurch HC - 1 point

Play-offs

1st place

3rd place

  • SV Arminen Vienna 2-1 Warta Poznań

5th place

  • HK Jedinstvo 3-2 Rock Gunners

7th place

  • Withchurch HC 3-2 HC Olten

Standings

  1. Ireland Cookstown HC
  2. Italy HC EUR Algida
  3. Austria SV Arminen Vienna
  4. Poland Warta Poznań
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HK Jedinstvo
  6. Gibraltar Rock Gunners
  7. Wales Withchurch HC
  8. Switzerland HC Olten
  • Ireland and Italy are promoted to 1st Division for the 1982 Champions Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Carla2. "Microsoft Word - 1981_ccc_m_brussels_rome.doc" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

See also

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