Benfica 1980/81
Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round→Out in the Cup Winners' Cup semi-final
Benfica entered the 1980/81 Cup Winners' Cup at the qualifying round and went out in the semi-final. It put out Altay of Türkiye, Dinamo Zagreb of Yugoslavia, Malmö FF of Sweden and Fortuna Düsseldorf of Germany, then went out to Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany, 0:2 away and 1:0 at home. The season earned Portugal 15 coefficient points.
Coefficient points15earned for Portugal this season
Record5-3-210 matches played
Goals12:5+7 goal difference
Club coefficient4.666the club's own running total
CWC Cup Winners' Cup
Benfica
| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWC · Qualifying round · 1st leg | 20 Aug 1980 | Altay – Benfica | 0:0 | 1 | |
| CWC · Qualifying round · 2nd leg | 3 Sep 1980 | Benfica – Altay | 4:0 | Through to the round of 32 (CWC) | 2 |
| CWC · R32 · 1st leg | 17 Sep 1980 | Dinamo Zagreb – Benfica | 0:0 | 1 | |
| CWC · R32 · 2nd leg | 1 Oct 1980 | Benfica – Dinamo Zagreb | 2:0 | Through to the round of 16 (CWC) | 2 |
| CWC · R16 · 1st leg | 22 Oct 1980 | Malmö FF – Benfica | 1:0 | 0 | |
| CWC · R16 · 2nd leg | 5 Nov 1980 | Benfica – Malmö FF | 2:0 | Through to the quarter-final (CWC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| CWC · QF · 1st leg | 4 Mar 1981 | Fortuna Düsseldorf – Benfica | 2:2 | 1 | |
| CWC · QF · 2nd leg | 18 Mar 1981 | Benfica – Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1:0 | Through to the semi-final (CWC) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| CWC · SF · 1st leg | 8 Apr 1981 | Carl Zeiss Jena – Benfica | 2:0 | 0 | |
| CWC · SF · 2nd leg | 22 Apr 1981 | Benfica – Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 | Eliminated | 2 |
See also: every Portugal club in 1980/81 · the 1980/81 coefficient table.