List of Participants in UEFA Cup 1980-1981 (64 clubs)
| Club | Country | Participant as.. | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linzer ASK |  AUT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | |
| SK VOEST Linz | AUT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |
| KSC Lokeren |  BEL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| RWD Molenbeek | BEL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |
| Standard Liege | BEL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | |
| RSC Anderlecht | BEL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora |  BUL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ±0 | |
| Levski-Spartak Sofia | BUL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | |
| Pezoporikos Larnaca |  CYP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | |
| FC Bohemians Praha |  CZ | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ±0 |
| Zbrojovka Brno | CZ | Vice-champion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| KB Copenhagen |  DEN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | |
| Manchester United |  ENG | Vice-champion | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ±0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | ENG | 6th place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Ipswich Town | ENG | 3rd place | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 13 | +15 |
| KuPS Kuopio |  FIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | -14 | |
| AS Saint-Etienne |  FRA | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 |
| FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | FRA | Vice-champion | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| FC Vorwaerts Frankfurt Oder |  GDR | 5th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| Dynamo Dresden | GDR | Vice-champion | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | GDR | 4th place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| VfB Stuttgart |  GER | 4th place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 |
| 1. FC Koeln | GER | 5th place | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 9 | +13 |
| Hamburger SV | GER | Vice-champion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | GER | 3rd place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | GER | Defending champion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| Panathinaikos |  GRE | 3rd place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| Aris Thessaloniki | GRE | Vice-champion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| Vasas SC |  HUN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| Ujpesti Dozsa | HUN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| IA Akranes |  ISL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | |
| Dundalk |  IRL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | |
| Juventus |  ITA | Vice-champion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| Torino | ITA | 3rd place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| Red Boys Differdange |  LUX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | |
| Sliema Wanderers |  MLT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven |  NED | 3rd place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ±0 |
| FC Utrecht | NED | 5th place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| FC Twente | NED | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| AZ Alkmaar | NED | Vice-champion | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 12 | +21 |
| Ballymena United |  NIR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | |
| Moss FK |  NOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | |
| Widzew Lodz |  POL | Vice-champion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| Slask Wroclaw | POL | 3rd place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| FC Porto |  POR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ±0 | |
| Boavista FC | POR | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ±0 | |
| FC Arges Pitesti |  ROM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |
| Steaua Bucharest | ROM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| Saint Mirren |  SCO | 3rd place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Dundee United | SCO | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| FC Barcelona |  ESP | 4th place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ±0 |
| Real Sociedad | ESP | Vice-champion | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Sporting de Gijon | ESP | 3rd place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| IFK Goteborg |  SWE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | |
| IF Elfsborg | SWE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| Servette FC |  SUI | 3rd place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Grasshopper | SUI | Vice-champion | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 |
| Fenerbahce |  TUR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| Dynamo Kiev |  USSR | 3rd place | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ±0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | USSR | Vice-champion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Dynamo Moscow | USSR | 5th place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| FK Sarajevo |  YUG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | |
| Napredak Krusevac | YUG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |
| FK Radnicki Nis | YUG | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
1979/1980
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