1981-82 Club Football

The completed 1981-82 season: the club power ranking and UEFA country coefficients, the European and continental competitions with qualifying, group, league-phase and knockout results, every final domestic table across the confederations, and every cup final.

507 clubs ranked · 58 leagues · 13 cup finals

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1981-82Club football

Club power ranking

Score = 0.65 form + 0.35 five-year pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Filter by country (ordered by coefficient rank), or switch to the country coefficient table.

World #1 · Champion of the season

Bayern Munich

Germany · score 1.021 · form 0.90 · pedigree 1.00 · 32-5-13 in 50

★ DFB-Pokal

Ranked #1 in the season power ranking.

Overachiever

1. FC Kaiserslautern

form 0.87 vs ped 0.32 · +0.55

Underachiever

FK Austria Wien

form 0.39 vs ped 0.61 · -0.22

Biggest riser

Dinamo Zagreb

▲ 111 places

Biggest faller

RWD Molenbeek

▼ 164 places

Best outside top 5

IFK Göteborg

#4 · Sweden

Best outside the 8

IFK Göteborg

#4 · Sweden

Top 10 by league

Germany 5England 2Spain 1Sweden 1Belgium 1

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Bayern Munich

Germany · 50 P · 32-5-13 · +0.01 trophy

1.021

score

FC Barcelona▲7

Spain · 43 P · 24-8-11 · +0.05 trophy

0.920

score

Hamburger SV▲8

Germany · 52 P · 28-13-11 · +0.06 trophy

0.919

score

IFK Göteborg▲83

Sweden · 38 P · 24-9-5 · +0.05 trophy

0.916

score

Borussia Mönchengladbach▲1

Germany · 43 P · 21-10-12

0.881

score

1. FC Köln▲4

Germany · 35 P · 18-9-8

0.872

score

Liverpool▼5

England · 61 P · 39-13-9 · +0.07 trophy

0.853

score

RSC Anderlecht▼4

Belgium · 42 P · 24-10-8

0.823

score

Aston Villa▲17

England · 60 P · 27-15-18 · +0.13 trophy

0.786

score

1. FC Kaiserslautern▲12

Germany · 45 P · 21-11-13

0.734

score

PSV Eindhoven▲4

Netherlands · 38 P · 26-3-9

0.693

score

Juventus▼7

Italy · 34 P · 20-9-5 · +0.06 trophy

0.675

score

Ajax▲6

Netherlands · 36 P · 26-4-6 · +0.03 trophy

0.673

score

AZ Alkmaar▼11

Netherlands · 41 P · 26-6-9 · +0.01 trophy

0.658

score

Nottingham Forest▼1

England · 48 P · 19-12-17

0.651

score

Grasshopper-Club Zürich▲4

Switzerland · 34 P · 24-7-3 · +0.03 trophy

0.649

score

Tottenham Hotspur▲46

England · 65 P · 35-15-15 · +0.02 trophy

0.638

score

Eintracht Frankfurt▼1

Germany · 42 P · 21-3-18

0.635

score

Ipswich Town▼12

England · 55 P · 33-8-14

0.623

score

Real Madrid▼12

Spain · 45 P · 25-10-10 · +0.01 trophy

0.610

score

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1	–	Bayern Munich	Germany	50	32	5	13	0.90	1.00	+0.01	score 1.021
2	▲7	FC Barcelona	Spain	43	24	8	11	0.70	1.00	+0.05	score 0.920
3	▲8	Hamburger SV	Germany	52	28	13	11	0.84	0.71	+0.06	score 0.919
4	▲83	IFK Göteborg	Sweden	38	24	9	5	0.76	0.76	+0.05	score 0.916
5	▲1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Germany	43	21	10	12	0.82	1.00	—	score 0.881
6	▲4	1. FC Köln	Germany	35	18	9	8	1.00	0.63	—	score 0.872
7	▼5	Liverpool	England	61	39	13	9	0.80	0.76	+0.07	score 0.853
8	▼4	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	42	24	10	8	0.75	0.78	—	score 0.823
9	▲17	Aston Villa	England	60	27	15	18	0.67	0.41	+0.13	score 0.786
10	▲12	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Germany	45	21	11	13	0.87	0.32	—	score 0.734
11	▲4	PSV Eindhoven	Netherlands	38	26	3	9	0.74	0.61	—	score 0.693
12	▼7	Juventus	Italy	34	20	9	5	0.63	0.58	+0.06	score 0.675
13	▲6	Ajax	Netherlands	36	26	4	6	0.82	0.32	+0.03	score 0.673
14	▼11	AZ Alkmaar	Netherlands	41	26	6	9	0.73	0.49	+0.01	score 0.658
15	▼1	Nottingham Forest	England	48	19	12	17	0.55	0.83	—	score 0.651
16	▲4	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	Switzerland	34	24	7	3	0.64	0.58	+0.03	score 0.649
17	▲46	Tottenham Hotspur	England	65	35	15	15	0.71	0.29	+0.02	score 0.638
18	▼1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Germany	42	21	3	18	0.77	0.39	—	score 0.635
19	▼12	Ipswich Town	England	55	33	8	14	0.71	0.46	—	score 0.623
20	▼12	Real Madrid	Spain	45	25	10	10	0.70	0.39	+0.01	score 0.610
21	▼9	VfB Stuttgart	Germany	39	15	10	14	0.72	0.39	—	score 0.605
22	▲43	CSKA Sofia	Bulgaria	38	26	4	8	0.65	0.27	+0.03	score 0.599
23	·	Werder Bremen	Germany	39	21	8	10	0.92	0.00	—	score 0.598
24	▲14	Borussia Dortmund	Germany	37	20	5	12	0.88	0.00	—	score 0.569
25	▲6	Valencia	Spain	42	21	6	15	0.60	0.37	—	score 0.565
26	▲2	Dynamo Kyiv	Soviet Union	40	24	12	4	0.64	0.20	+0.03	score 0.551
27	▼14	Internazionale	Italy	37	16	14	7	0.51	0.56	+0.01	score 0.540
28	▲4	Real Sociedad	Spain	36	20	8	8	0.72	0.00	+0.06	score 0.527
29	▼11	KSC Lokeren	Belgium	40	20	12	8	0.66	0.27	—	score 0.522
30	▼3	FC Baník Ostrava	Czechoslovakia	34	17	8	9	0.52	0.49	—	score 0.507
31	▲2	Red Star Belgrade	Yugoslavia	40	20	10	10	0.54	0.41	+0.01	score 0.503
32	▼11	AS Saint-Étienne	France	43	24	11	8	0.64	0.20	+0.01	score 0.493
33	▲2	FK Austria Wien	Austria	40	19	9	12	0.39	0.61	+0.01	score 0.492
34	▲28	AS Monaco	France	40	25	7	8	0.66	0.00	+0.06	score 0.490
35	▼11	FC Nantes	France	40	19	6	15	0.52	0.41	—	score 0.482
36	▲6	Standard Liège	Belgium	43	26	11	6	0.68	0.00	+0.03	score 0.474
37	▲6	Berliner FC Dynamo	East Germany	32	21	6	5	0.67	0.00	+0.04	score 0.473
38	▲62	1. FC Nürnberg	Germany	41	17	6	18	0.72	0.00	+0.01	score 0.472
39	·	Eintracht Braunschweig	Germany	35	14	4	17	0.71	0.10	—	score 0.471
40	▲21	Manchester United	England	45	22	12	11	0.72	0.00	—	score 0.466
41	▼25	Benfica	Portugal	34	22	5	7	0.55	0.29	—	score 0.460
42	▼19	Athletic Bilbao	Spain	34	18	4	12	0.63	0.12	—	score 0.455
43	▲32	Aberdeen	Scotland	45	29	9	7	0.63	0.07	+0.01	score 0.450
44	▲111	Dinamo Zagreb	Yugoslavia	34	20	9	5	0.63	0.00	+0.04	score 0.447
45	▲75	KAA Gent	Belgium	34	16	13	5	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.425
46	·	HFC Haarlem	Netherlands	34	17	8	9	0.65	0.00	—	score 0.422
47	▼6	FC Utrecht	Netherlands	39	20	5	14	0.64	0.00	+0.01	score 0.421
48	▲21	Celtic	Scotland	38	25	7	6	0.60	0.00	+0.03	score 0.419
49	▲47	Fiorentina	Italy	30	17	11	2	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.418
50	▼4	VfL Bochum	Germany	41	17	9	15	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.416
51	▼3	Arsenal	England	52	25	12	15	0.64	0.00	—	score 0.415
52	▼18	SC Bastia	France	42	13	13	16	0.41	0.49	—	score 0.415
53	▲109	Sporting Clube de Portugal	Portugal	39	25	10	4	0.57	0.00	+0.04	score 0.415
54	▼15	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Germany	37	8	13	16	0.58	0.29	—	score 0.413
55	▲137	Dinamo Bucureşti	Romania	40	22	8	10	0.47	0.12	+0.04	score 0.408
56	▲45	Royal Antwerp FC	Belgium	34	17	9	8	0.63	0.00	—	score 0.406
57	▲36	Östers IF	Sweden	28	19	2	7	0.58	0.00	+0.03	score 0.406
58	▲25	Neuchâtel Xamax	Switzerland	38	22	11	5	0.62	0.00	—	score 0.402
59	▲20	Dukla Prague	Czechoslovakia	30	18	6	6	0.57	0.00	+0.03	score 0.402
60	·	Swansea City	England	47	22	6	19	0.59	0.00	+0.01	score 0.401
61	▲56	Everton	England	47	19	14	14	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.398
62	▲19	FC Spartak Moscow	Soviet Union	38	22	8	8	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.397
63	▲87	Servette FC	Switzerland	30	20	6	4	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.396
64	▲33	Hajduk Split	Yugoslavia	40	20	11	9	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.394
65	▲82	DSC Arminia Bielefeld	Germany	36	13	6	17	0.66	0.00	—	score 0.392
66	▲59	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	France	38	20	9	9	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.392
67	▼10	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	France	42	22	10	10	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.391
68	▼39	FC Zürich	Switzerland	32	19	10	3	0.60	0.00	—	score 0.389
69	▲40	Lokomotive Leipzig	East Germany	34	17	9	8	0.59	0.00	—	score 0.387
70	▼19	Malmö FF	Sweden	30	13	5	12	0.40	0.34	—	score 0.380
71	–	Paris Saint-Germain	France	41	20	9	12	0.56	0.00	+0.01	score 0.379
72	▼5	Rangers	Scotland	43	21	11	11	0.46	0.17	+0.02	score 0.378
73	▼26	FC Magdeburg	East Germany	28	14	6	8	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.378
74	▼18	Southampton	England	49	20	12	17	0.58	0.00	—	score 0.375
75	▲179	Stade Lavallois	France	40	18	12	10	0.56	0.00	+0.01	score 0.375
76	▲221	FC Groningen	Netherlands	34	14	9	11	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.372
77	▼33	Real Betis	Spain	34	15	6	13	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.371
78	▲45	Universitatea Craiova	Romania	40	22	6	12	0.45	0.15	—	score 0.371
79	·	West Ham United	England	49	17	18	14	0.57	0.00	—	score 0.368
80	▼35	Feyenoord	Netherlands	40	16	14	10	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.365
81	▼7	Sparta Rotterdam	Netherlands	34	13	10	11	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.362
82	▲127	Roda JC	Netherlands	34	15	6	13	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.362
83	▼29	Sevilla FC	Spain	34	15	5	14	0.56	0.00	—	score 0.361
84	▲80	KV Kortrijk	Belgium	34	14	10	10	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.359
85	▼27	Karlsruher SC	Germany	38	12	9	17	0.61	0.00	—	score 0.357
86	▼27	Dinamo Tbilisi	Soviet Union	42	20	12	10	0.52	0.05	—	score 0.356
87	▼19	Manchester City	England	48	18	13	17	0.55	0.00	—	score 0.355
88	▲31	FC Vorwärts	East Germany	26	14	5	7	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.353
89	▲119	Go Ahead Eagles	Netherlands	34	13	9	12	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.352
90	▲24	Real Valladolid	Spain	34	13	8	13	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.350
91	▲5	CA Osasuna	Spain	34	14	6	14	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.350
92	▲62	Real Zaragoza	Spain	34	13	8	13	0.54	0.00	—	score 0.350
93	▼21	FC Porto	Portugal	36	19	11	6	0.52	0.00	+0.01	score 0.347
94	▼17	Dynamo Dresden	East Germany	30	17	5	8	0.52	0.00	+0.01	score 0.345
95	▼70	Atlético de Madrid	Spain	36	16	4	16	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.344
96	▲46	PFC Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	32	21	6	5	0.53	0.00	—	score 0.343
97	▼17	Lierse SK	Belgium	34	14	8	12	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.340
98	▼46	KSK Beveren	Belgium	38	17	9	12	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.339
99	▼11	BSC Young Boys	Switzerland	30	15	9	6	0.52	0.00	—	score 0.336
100	▼60	AS Roma	Italy	34	17	9	8	0.51	0.00	—	score 0.332

1981-82 Elo race

Every club's Elo each Friday of the season, from the first league match to the Friday after the Champions League final. Drag the slider to see the table on any Friday.

End of the season, Fri, 28 May 1982

Throughfull season

Bayern MunichLiverpoolStuttgartHamburger SVAZ AlkmaarRSC AnderlechtThe 20 highest peaks of the season, tap or drag any point

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Liverpool

England

1751

Bayern Munich

Germany

1713

-23

1. FC Köln

Germany

1660

-2

Juventus

Italy

1653

RSC Anderlecht

Europe only

1653

Hamburger SV

Germany

1647

Ipswich Town

England

1640

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Germany

1627

VfB Stuttgart

Germany

1624

-3

Ajax

Netherlands

1616

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1	Liverpool	1751	0	England
2	Bayern Munich	1713	-23	Germany
3	1. FC Köln	1660	-2	Germany
4	Juventus	1653	0	Italy
5	RSC Anderlecht	1653	0	Europe only
6	Hamburger SV	1647	0	Germany
7	Ipswich Town	1640	0	England
8	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1627	0	Germany
9	VfB Stuttgart	1624	-3	Germany
10	Ajax	1616	+8	Netherlands
11	AZ Alkmaar	1610	+2	Netherlands
12	Aston Villa	1609	+23	England
13	Real Madrid	1608	0	Spain
14	Borussia Dortmund	1607	+1	Germany
15	Manchester United	1599	0	England
16	Tottenham Hotspur	1598	+2	England
17	Arsenal	1594	0	England
18	FC Barcelona	1594	0	Spain
19	Real Sociedad	1579	0	Spain
20	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1575	-1	Germany

Source: Citizen of Nowhere club Elo, one rating across leagues and Europe. A club's rating is its value after its last match on or before each Friday, through 2026-10-22.

European & continental competitions

European Cup1982UEFAWinner: Aston Villa

Final2

Aston Villa★Bayern Munich

Semi-finals2

CSKA SofiaRSC Anderlecht

Quarter-finals4

Dynamo KyivLiverpoolRed Star BelgradeUniversitatea Craiova

Round of 168

AZ AlkmaarBenficaBerliner FC DynamoFC Baník OstravaFK Austria WienGlentoran FCJuventusKjøbenhavns Boldklub

Group stage16

AC OmoniaAthlone TownCelticFC ZürichFerencvárosi TCHibernians FCIK StartKF PartizaniOPS OuluOlympiakos CFPProgres NiedercornReal SociedadTrabzonsporValur ReykjavíkWidzew ŁódźÖsters IF

Qualifying1▾

AS Saint-Étienne

UEFA Cup1982UEFAWinner: IFK Göteborg

Final2

Hamburger SVIFK Göteborg★

Semi-finals2

1. FC KaiserslauternFK Radnički Niš

Quarter-finals4

Dundee UnitedNeuchâtel XamaxReal MadridValencia

Round of 168

AberdeenDinamo BucureştiFeyenoordHajduk SplitKSC LokerenSK Rapid WienSporting Clube de PortugalWinterslag

Group stage16

Aris ThessalonikiArsenalBoavista FCBorussia MönchengladbachDynamo DresdenFC ArgesFC Carl Zeiss JenaFC Girondins de BordeauxFC Spartak MoscowGrasshopper-Club ZürichInternazionaleKSK BeverenMalmö FFPSV EindhovenSK Sturm GrazSouthampton

Qualifying32▾

AC Sparta PrahaAPOEL FCAS MonacoAdanasporAkademik SofiaAtlético de MadridBohemians 1905Bryne FKCSKA MoscowClub BruggeFC Dinamo CityFC HakaFC MagdeburgFC NantesFC UtrechtIpswich TownLimerick FCLinfield FCMOL Fehérvár FCNaestved BKPFC Levski SofiaPanathinaikosRed BoysSSC NapoliSliema Wanderers FCSzombierki BytomTatabanyai BanyaszVfB StuttgartVikingurWest Bromwich AlbionWisla KrakówZenit St. Petersburg

Cup Winners Cup1982UEFAWinner: FC Barcelona

Final2

FC Barcelona★Standard Liège

Semi-finals2

Dinamo TbilisiTottenham Hotspur

Quarter-finals4

Eintracht FrankfurtFC PortoLegia WarszawaLokomotive Leipzig

Round of 168

AS RomaDundalk FCFK Dukla PragueFK Velež MostarLausanne-SportsSC BastiaSKA Rostov na DonuVasas SC

Group stage16

AjaxAnkaragücüBallymena UnitedBotev PlovdivEnosis Neon ParalimniFC KTPFloriana FCFram ReykjavíkGrazer AKJeunesse d'EschKalmar FFPAOK ThessalonikiRangersSwansea CityVejle BoldklubVålerenga IF

Qualifying1▾

ACS Poli Timișoara

Copa Libertadores1 competition

Copa Libertadores1981CONMEBOLWinner: Flamengo

Other competitions3 competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup1981CONCACAFWinner: SV Transvaal

Final2

Atlético MarteSV Transvaal★

African Cup of Champions1981CAFWinner: JS Kabylie

Final2

AS Vita ClubJS Kabylie★

Intercontinental Cup1981FIFAWinner: Flamengo

Final2

Flamengo★Liverpool

Final domestic tables

Against expectation

Match points earned minus expected, over the season.

How this is measured

Every match in these leagues is scored against a pre-game probability, and a club's surplus is the match points it took (a win 1, a draw 0.5) minus the points that model expected of it. Zero is a club that finished exactly where its results said it should.

Surplus is comparable within a league and only loosely across leagues, because league size and era differ.

1981-82 covers 6 leagues: Primera División (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Eredivisie (Netherlands), English top flight (England). A club whose season the ledger does not carry has no figure here, and none is guessed.

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Beat expectation by most

ACF Fiorentina

Serie A · Italy

+5.98

pts vs exp

Fell short by most

CD Castellon

Primera División · Spain

−7.59

pts vs exp

Historical results compiled by James Curley, github.com/jalapic/engsoccerdata

Germany

Bundesliga1982Tier 1

2.Bundesliga1982Tier 2

England

First Division1982Tier 1

Second Division1982Tier 2

Third Division1982Tier 3

Fourth Division1982Tier 4

Alliance Premier League1982Tier 5

Netherlands

Eredivisie1982Tier 1

Eerste Divisie1982Tier 2

Spain

La Liga1982Tier 1

Segunda Division1982Tier 2

Segunda División B Group 11982Tier 3

France

Division 11982Tier 1

Division 21982Tier 2

Italy

Serie A1982Tier 1

Serie B1982Tier 2

Serie C1 Girone A1982Tier 3

Scotland

Premier Division1982Tier 1

Scottish First Division1982Tier 2

Scottish Second Division1982Tier 3

Portugal

Primeira Divisão1982Tier 1

II Divisão1982Tier 2

Cup competitions

Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup · England · v Queens Park Rangers

Liverpool

League Cup · England · v Tottenham Hotspur

Paris Saint-Germain

Coupe de France · France · v AS Saint-Étienne

Stade Lavallois

Coupe de la Ligue · France · v AS Nancy

Bayern Munich

DFB-Pokal · Germany · v 1. FC Nürnberg

Internazionale

Coppa Italia · Italy · v Torino FC

AZ Alkmaar

KNVB Beker · Netherlands · v FC Utrecht

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Taca de Portugal · Portugal · v Sporting Braga

Aberdeen

Scottish Cup · Scotland · v Rangers

Rangers

Scottish League Cup · Scotland · v Dundee United

Real Madrid

Copa del Rey · Spain · v Sporting Gijon

Aston Villa

Community Shield · England · v

Competition	Country	Winner	Final
FA CupDomestic cup	England	Tottenham Hotspur	v Queens Park Rangers
League CupDomestic cup	England	Liverpool	v Tottenham Hotspur
Coupe de FranceDomestic cup	France	Paris Saint-Germain	v AS Saint-Étienne
Coupe de la LigueDomestic cup	France	Stade Lavallois	v AS Nancy
DFB-PokalDomestic cup	Germany	Bayern Munich	v 1. FC Nürnberg
Coppa ItaliaDomestic cup	Italy	Internazionale	v Torino FC
KNVB BekerDomestic cup	Netherlands	AZ Alkmaar	v FC Utrecht
Taca de PortugalDomestic cup	Portugal	Sporting Clube de Portugal	v Sporting Braga
Scottish CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Aberdeen	v Rangers
Scottish League CupDomestic cup	Scotland	Rangers	v Dundee United
Copa del ReyDomestic cup	Spain	Real Madrid	v Sporting Gijon
Community ShieldSuper cup	England	Aston Villa	v
SupertacaSuper cup	Portugal	FC Porto	v Benfica

← 1980-81 All seasons 1982-83 →

Club power ranking: 0.65 opponent- & stage-weighted quality per match + 0.35 pedigree + current-season coefficient, less a losing-record penalty. Country coefficients are the full 5-year UEFA window (the era's team-coefficient method).