| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 36 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Group winners Wiener Sport-Club Standard Liège SV Werder Bremen FK Budućnost Podgorica Aarhus Gymnastikforening R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) IFK Göteborg Stuttgarter Kickers FK Hvězda Cheb |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 108 |
In the 1981 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared.
The teams were divided into nine groups of four teams each.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WSC | LIÈ | MNE | HTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 6 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | STA | KB | STU | DUI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BRE | MAL | SPL | ZÜR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — |
| Malmö FF | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Palmér Nilsson | FCZ summary |
| Werder Bremen | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reinders Kostedde Reinders Reinders | FCZ summary |
| Zürich | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zwicker Kurz Landolt | FCZ summary |
| Zürich | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| FCZ summary |
| Spartak Pleven | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Getov Lazarev Todorov Milkov | FCZ summary |
| Zürich | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zappa | FCZ summary |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BUD | OB | ÖST | WAC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | — | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AGF | BRN | LIN | BRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | 3–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | MOL | BRY | SPA | YB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GÖT | HER | B05 | GCZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KIC | VIK | WIL | MAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | 3–3 | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHE | ANT | NÆS | LUZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 8 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |