The 1981–82

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was the 11th edition of the

, the third-tier club

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competition organised by

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. The

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was played over two legs at

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, and at the Volksparkstadion,

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. The final was won by

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of Sweden, who defeated

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of Germany by an aggregate result of 4–0 to claim their first UEFA Cup title. This was the first of two UEFA Cup conquests for Göteborg, which were the only major European titles achieved by Swedish teams. It was also the first Swedish team to play and win in a UEFA Cup final, while Hamburg went on to win the

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a year later. For the second and last time in UEFA Cup or

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history, both finalists won their national championship in the same season.

Association team allocation

A total of 64 teams from 32

member associations participate in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup. The association ranking based on the

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s is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association: *Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify. *Associations 4–8 each have three teams qualify. *Associations 9–21 each have two teams qualify. *Associations 22–32 each have one team qualify.

Association ranking

For the 1981–82 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1980

s, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1975–76 to 1979–80.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition: *TH: Title holders *CW: Cup winners *CR: Cup runners-up *LC: League Cup winners *2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position *P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches exceptionally took place on Tuesdays, and two first round matches were held on Thursdays.

First round

First leg

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Second leg

''Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Neuchâtel Xamax won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Real Madrid won on away goals.'' ---- ''Aris won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dinamo București won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Spartak Moscow won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dynamo Dresden won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''FC Winterslag won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Rapid Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Boavista won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Southampton won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Malmö FF won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Internazionale won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Arsenal won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PSV Eindhoven won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate, Sturm Graz won on away goals'' ---- ''Beveren won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ---- ''Argeș Pitești won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Grasshoppers won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburger SV won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1. FC Kaiserslautern won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate; Borussia Mönchengladbach won on away goals.'' ---- ''Lokeren won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aberdeen won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dundee United won 6–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Radnički Niš won on away goals.'' ---- ''Sporting CP won 11–0 on aggregate.'' ----

Second round

First leg

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Second leg

''Aberdeen won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lokeren won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dundee United won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1. FC Kaiserslautern won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Radnički Niš won 3–0 on penalties.'' ---- ''Dinamo București won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Winterslag won on away goals.'' ---- ''4–4 on aggregate; Hajduk Split won on away goals.'' ---- ''Neuchâtel Xamax won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Wien won on away goals.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sporting CP won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Third round

First leg

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Second leg

''Hamburger SV won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Dundee United won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1. FC Kaiserslautern won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Radnički Niš won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Real Madrid won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Neuchâtel Xamax won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 6–5 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Radnički Niš won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1. FC Kaiserslautern won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''IFK Göteborg won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''IFK Göteborg won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hamburger SV won 6–3 on aggregate.''

Final

First leg

Second leg

''IFK Göteborg won 4–0 on aggregate.''

Top goalscorers

References

External links

1981–82 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
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