1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 31 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Algeria JE Tizi Ouzou (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Zaire AS Vita Club |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 53 |
| Goals scored | 145 (2.74 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib (6 goals) |
← 1980 1982 → | |
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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 years 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.
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Kaloum Star Guinea | 3–1 | The Gambia Starlight Banjul | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| OC Agaza Togo | w/o1 | Guinea-Bissau Benfica de Bissau | — | — |
| Al Ahly Egypt | 4–2 | Kenya Abaluhya FC | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Al Ahli Tripoli Libya | 1–2 | Algeria JE Tizi Ouzou | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Asante Kotoko Ghana | 4–1 | Liberia Invincible Eleven | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Dynamos FC Zimbabwe | 6–1 | Lesotho Linare FC | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| East End Lions Sierra Leone | 1–2 | Republic of Upper Volta Silures Bobo-Dioulasso | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Horseed FC Somalia | w/o2 | Tanzania Simba SC | — | — |
| MMM Tamatave Madagascar | 2–6 | Mozambique Costa do Sol | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| USM Nziami Gabon | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Mali Real Bamako | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Nchanga Rangers Zambia | 5–0 | Eswatini Mbabane Highlanders | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Nile Breweries Uganda | 4–1 | Central African Republic TP USCA Bangui | 2–1 | w/o3 |
| Primeiro de Agosto Angola | 2–3 | Zaire AS Vita Club | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| SEIB Diourbel Senegal | 3–3 (3–4 p) | Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Shooting Stars Nigeria | 7–3 | Botswana Township Rollers | 7–1 | 0–2 |
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1 Benfica de Bissau withdrew.
2 Simba SC withdrew.
3 TP USCA Bangui failed to appear for the 2nd leg.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asante Kotoko Ghana | 2–4 | Guinea AS Kaloum Star | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Canon Yaoundé Cameroon | 1–3 | Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Costa do Sol Mozambique | 2–6 | Zambia Nchanga Rangers | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Horseed FC Somalia | 1–4 | Algeria JE Tizi Ouzou | 1–2 | w/o1 |
| USM Nziami Gabon | 2-1 | Togo OC Agaza | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Nile Breweries Uganda | 2–5 | Egypt Al Ahly | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| Shooting Stars Nigeria | 1–5 | Zimbabwe Dynamos FC | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Silures Bobo-Dioulasso Republic of Upper Volta | 3–4 | Zaire AS Vita Club | 0–1 | 3–3 |
1 Horseed FC withdrew after the 1st leg.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Kaloum Star Guinea | 4–2 | Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| JE Tizi Ouzou Algeria | 5–2 | Zimbabwe Dynamos FC | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| USM Nziami Gabon | 1–4 | Egypt Al Ahly | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| AS Vita Club Zaire | 4–3 | Zambia Nchanga Rangers | 4–1 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE Tizi Ouzou Algeria | w/o1 | Egypt Al Ahly | — | — |
| AS Vita Club Zaire | 1–0 | Guinea AS Kaloum Star | 1–0 | 0–0 |
1 Al Ahly were forced to withdraw due to the political and security situation in Egypt following the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
Final
Champion
| 1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs winners |
|---|
| Algeria JE Tizi Ouzou First title |
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt Mahmoud El Khatib | Egypt Al Ahly | 6 |
| 2 | Algeria Ali Belahcène | Algeria JE Tizi Ouzou | 5 |
| 3 | Egypt Mohamed Abbas | Egypt Al Ahly | 4 |
| 4 | Algeria Lyès Bahbouh | Algeria JE Tizi Ouzou | 3 |
| 5 | Zaire Bobo | Zaire AS Vita Club | 2 |
| Egypt Mostafa Younis | Egypt Al Ahly | 2 | |
| Ivory Coast Lucien Kassi-Kouadio | Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas | 2 |
Notification
JE Tizi Ouzou (Jeunesse Eléctronique de Tizi Ouzou) are now called JS Kabylie (Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie).
