1981–82 UEFA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 September 1981 – 19 May 1982 |
| Teams | 64 (from 32 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | IFK Göteborg (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Hamburger SV |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 126 |
| Goals scored | 389 (3.09 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg) 9 goals |
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The 1981–82 UEFA Cup was the 11th edition of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by UEFA. The final was played over two legs at Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden, and at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany. The final was won by IFK Göteborg of Sweden, who defeated Hamburger SV of Germany by an aggregate result of 4–0 to claim their first UEFA Cup title.
This was the first of two UEFA Cup conquests for Göteborg, which were the only major European titles achieved by Swedish teams. It was also the first Swedish team to play and win in a UEFA Cup final, while Hamburg went on to win the European Cup a year later. For the second and last time in UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League history, both finalists won their national championship in the same season.