40 years have passed since the victory of Tbilisi “Dinamo” in the European Cup Winners’ Final. The victory achieved on May 13, 1981, was a great success for Georgia.

The 1981 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final was a football match contested on 13 May 1981 between Dinamo Tbilisi of the Soviet Union and Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany. It was the final game of the 1980–81 European Cup Winners’ Cup, and the 21st European Cup Winners’ Cup final, held at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany. 8 400 people attended the match.

Dinamo Tbilisi won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Vladimir Gutsaev and Vitaly Daraselia.