1980–81 Yugoslav Cup
33rd Marshal Tito Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Yugoslavia |
Defending champions | Dinamo Zagreb |
Final positions | |
Champions | Velež (1st title) |
Runner-up | Željezničar |
Cup Winners' Cup | Velež |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 84 (2.71 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Vahid Halilhodžić (6) |
The 1980–81
The defending
In the final match, played at the neutral ground of Red Star Stadium in Belgrade, Velež, led by coach Miloš Milutinović, won the cup by beating Ivica Osim's Željezničar 3–2 with Vahid Halilhodžić scoring a brace and Dragan Okuka adding a decisive third goal in the 80th minute. This was Velež's first cup win in only their second appearance in the final, the first one taking place 23 years earlier in 1957–58.
Surprise of the tournament were third level sides
Calendar
The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.
The cup final was played on Sunday, 24 May, traditionally scheduled to coincide with Youth Day celebrated on 25 May, a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday.
Round | Legs | Date | Fixtures | Clubs |
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First round (round of 32) | Single | 15 October 1980 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
Second round (round of 16) | Single | 19 November 1980 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
Quarter-finals | Single | 22 February 1981 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
Semi-finals | Single | 1 April 1981 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
Final | Single | 24 May 1981 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First round
First round proper was played on 15 October 1980. As in all stages until the final, ties were decided over a single leg, with
Seven top-level clubs were knocked out at this stage: Borac Banja Luka, Hajduk Split, Rijeka, Sarajevo, Vardar, Vojvodina, and NK Zagreb.
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Bregalnica Štip | 1–0 | Šumadija |
2 | Budućnost | 4–0 | Hajduk Split |
3 | Čelik | 1–2 | Sutjeska |
4 | Red Star | 4–1 | Osijek |
5 | Dinamo Vinkovci | 2–1 | Vardar |
6 | Dinamo Zagreb
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2–1 | Vojvodina |
7 | Napredak Kruševac | 2–1 | Sarajevo |
8 | NK Zagreb | 1–2 | Orijent
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9 | Olimpija
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2–1 | Jedinstvo Bihać |
10 | Partizan | 2–2 (6–4 p )
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Rijeka
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11 | Priština | 1–2 | OFK Belgrade
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12 | Radnički Niš | 2–0 | Borac Čapljina |
13 | Rudar Titovo Velenje | 1–2 | Željezničar |
14 | Sloboda Titovo Užice
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1–1 (4–1 p )
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Proleter |
15 | Sloboda Tuzla | 5–0 | Dinamo Pančevo |
16 | Velež | 3–2 | Borac Banja Luka |
Second round
Second round proper was played on 19 November 1980. This round was marked by cup holders Dinamo Zagreb's exit following their 2–1 defeat to Radnički Niš, and the two third level minnows Bregalnica and Orijent who both knocked out top flight opponents. The tie between Sutjeska and Velež was awarded 3–0 to Velež.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Bregalnica Štip | 1–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana
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2 | Budućnost | 2–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
3 | Orijent
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1–0 | OFK Belgrade
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4 | Partizan | 5–0 | Napredak Kruševac |
5 | Radnički Niš | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb
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6 | Sloboda Tuzla | 3–0 | Dinamo Vinkovci |
7 | Sutjeska | 0–3 (w/o) | Velež |
8 | Željezničar | 1–0 | Sloboda Titovo Užice
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Quarter-finals
Quarter-final matches were played on 22 February 1981.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Orijent
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0–0 (2–4 p )
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Budućnost |
2 | Partizan | 2–0 | Sloboda Tuzla |
3 | Velež | 2–0 | Bregalnica Štip |
4 | Željezničar | 1–0 | Radnički Niš |
Semi-finals
Semi-final matches were played on 1 April 1981.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Velež | 2–1 | Budućnost |
2 | Željezničar | 2–0 | Partizan |
Final
Velež | 3–2 | Željezničar |
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Halilhodžić 55', 58' Okuka 80' |
Baždarević 36' (pen), 62' (pen) |
Velež
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Željezničar
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See also
External links
- 1980–81 cup season details at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- 1981 cup final details at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation