1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981 was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that years club champion of association football in Africa.

1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Tournament details
Teams31 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions JE Tizi Ouzou (1st title)
Runners-up AS Vita Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played53
Goals scored145 (2.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mahmoud El Khatib (6 goals)

The tournament was played by 31 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. JE Tizi Ouzou from Algeria won that final, and became for the first time CAF club champion.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Kaloum Star 3–1 Starlight Banjul 2–1 1–0
OC Agaza w/o1 Benfica de Bissau — —
Al Ahly 4–2 Abaluhya FC 3–1 1–1
Al Ahli Tripoli 1–2 JE Tizi Ouzou 0–0 1–2
Asante Kotoko 4–1 Invincible Eleven 3–0 1–1
Dynamos FC 6–1 Linare FC 5–0 1–1
East End Lions 1–2 Silures Bobo-Dioulasso 1–1 0–1
Horseed FC w/o2 Simba SC — —
MMM Tamatave 2–6 Costa do Sol 2–4 0–2
USM Nziami 1–1 (4–2 p) Real Bamako 1–0 0–1
Nchanga Rangers 5–0 Mbabane Highlanders 1–0 4–0
Nile Breweries 4–1 TP USCA Bangui 2–1 w/o3
Primeiro de Agosto 2–3 AS Vita Club 1–1 1–2
SEIB Diourbel 3–3 (3–4 p) ASEC Mimosas 2–1 1–2
Shooting Stars 7–3 Township Rollers 7–1 0–2

1 Benfica de Bissau withdrew.
2 Simba SC withdrew.
3 TP USCA Bangui failed to appear for the 2nd leg.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Asante Kotoko 2–4 AS Kaloum Star 1–0 1–3
Canon Yaoundé 1–3 ASEC Mimosas 0–0 1–3
Costa do Sol 2–6 Nchanga Rangers 1–3 1–3
Horseed FC 1–4 JE Tizi Ouzou 1–2 w/o1
USM Nziami 2-1 OC Agaza 2–0 0–1
Nile Breweries 2–5 Al Ahly 2–0 0–5
Shooting Stars 1–5 Dynamos FC 1–2 0–3
Silures Bobo-Dioulasso 3–4 AS Vita Club 0–1 3–3

1 Horseed FC withdrew after the 1st leg.

Quarter-Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Kaloum Star 4–2 ASEC Mimosas 2–1 2–1
JE Tizi Ouzou 5–2 Dynamos FC 3–0 2–2
USM Nziami 1–4 Al Ahly 1–1 0–3
AS Vita Club 4–3 Nchanga Rangers 4–1 0–2

Semi-Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
JE Tizi Ouzou w/o1 Al Ahly — —
AS Vita Club 1–0 AS Kaloum Star 1–0 0–0

1 Al Ahly were forced to withdraw due to the political situation in Egypt after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.

Final
JE Tizi Ouzou 4–0 AS Vita Club
  • Bahbouh  16', 38'
  • Belahcène  56'
  • Larbes  65' (pen.)
1st November Stadium, Tizi Ouzou
Attendance: 20 000
AS Vita Club 0–1 JE Tizi Ouzou
  • Belahcène  49'
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

Champion
1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs winners

JE Tizi Ouzou
First title

Top scorers

The top scorers from the 1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Mahmoud El Khatib Al Ahly 6
2 Ali Belahcène JE Tizi Ouzou 5
3 Mohamed Abbas Al Ahly 4
4 Lyès Bahbouh JE Tizi Ouzou 3
5 Bobo AS Vita Club 2
Mostafa Younis Al Ahly 2
Lucien Kassi-Kouadio ASEC Mimosas 2

Notification

JE Tizi Ouzou (Jeunesse Eléctronique de Tizi Ouzou) are now called JS Kabylie (Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie).

References
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