Northern Ireland in Europe

1980/81

Rank28thin 1980/81

Five-season total4.666sum of the last five seasons

Season coefficient1.0003.0 points from 3 clubs

Clubs3 → 0entered → still involved

Clubs in Europe

3 clubs · 3.0 coefficient points between them

Club	Entered at	How the run ended	W-D-L	Goals	Pts
Linfield	European Cup round of 32	Out in the European Cup round of 32	0-0-2	0:3	0
Crusaders	Cup Winners' Cup round of 32	Out in the Cup Winners' Cup round of 32	0-1-1	0:4	1
Ballymena United	UEFA Cup round of 64	Out in the UEFA Cup round of 64	1-0-1	2:4	2

Club

Entered at

How the run ended

W-D-L

Goals

Pts

European Cup round of 32

Out in the European Cup round of 32

0-0-2

0:3

Cup Winners' Cup round of 32

Out in the Cup Winners' Cup round of 32

0-1-1

0:4

UEFA Cup round of 64

Out in the UEFA Cup round of 64

1-0-1

2:4

EC European CupCWC Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup

0W 0D 2L · club coefficient 0.500

Stage	Date	Match	Score	Outcome	Pts
EC · R32 · 1st leg	16 Sep 1980	Linfield – NantesFrance · 3.000	0:1		0
EC · R32 · 2nd leg	1 Oct 1980	Nantes – LinfieldFrance · 3.000	2:0	Eliminated	0

0W 1D 1L · club coefficient 1.375

Stage	Date	Match	Score	Outcome	Pts
CWC · R32 · 1st leg	17 Sep 1980	Newport County – CrusadersWales · 4.833	4:0		0
CWC · R32 · 2nd leg	1 Oct 1980	Crusaders – Newport CountyWales · 4.833	0:0	Eliminated	1

1W 0D 1L · club coefficient 1.375

Stage	Date	Match	Score	Outcome	Pts
UEFA Cup · R64 · 1st leg	17 Sep 1980	Ballymena United – Vorwärts FrankfurtEast Germany · 5.940	2:1		2
UEFA Cup · R64 · 2nd leg	1 Oct 1980	Vorwärts Frankfurt – Ballymena UnitedEast Germany · 5.940	3:0	Eliminated	0