African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981
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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 year's club champion of association football
in Africa
.
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.
1 Benfica de Bissau withdrew.
2 Simba FC withdrew.
3 USCA Bangui withdrew after the 2nd leg.
1 FC Horsed withdrew after the 1st leg.
1 Al-Ahly were forced to withdraw due to the political situation in Egypt after the assassination of Anwar Sadat
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Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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The tournament was played by 31 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches.
JE Tizi-Ouzou
JS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie , known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is an Algerian professional association football club based in Tizi Ouzou. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou...
from Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
won that final, and became for the first time CAF club champion.
First round
|}1 Benfica de Bissau withdrew.
2 Simba FC withdrew.
3 USCA Bangui withdrew after the 2nd leg.
Second round
|}1 FC Horsed withdrew after the 1st leg.
Quarter-Finals
|}Semi-Finals
|}1 Al-Ahly were forced to withdraw due to the political situation in Egypt after the assassination of Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981...
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Final
|}Champion
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981 JE Tizi-OuzouJS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie , known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is an Algerian professional association football club based in Tizi Ouzou. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou... First title |