1980–81 Yugoslav Cup

June 2021 Yugoslav Football Cup 1980–81 33rd Marshal Tito Cup Yugoslavia Velež (1st title) Željezničar Cup Winners' Cup Velež 31 84 Vahid Halilhodžić (6) 1979–80 1981–82 The 1980–81 Yugoslav Cup (sr Куп Југославије; hr Kup Jugoslavije; sl Pokal Jugoslavije, mk Куп на Југославија); also known as "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita); was the 33rd season of the top association football knockout competition in Yugoslavia since its establishment in 1946. The defending 1979–80 cup winners Dinamo Zagreb failed to retain the trophy as they were knocked out in the second round (i.e. round of 16) by Radnički Niš. Herzegovina side Velež from Mostar and Bosnian side Željezničar from Sarajevo reached the tournament final, in what would become the only cup final contested by two clubs from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in the history of the competition which ran from 1946 to 1992. In the final match, played at the neutral ground of Red Star Stadium in Belgrade, Velež, led by coach Miloš Milutinović, won the cup by beating Ivica Osim's Željezničar 3–2 with Vahid Halilhodžić scoring a brace and Dragan Okuka adding a decisive third goal in the 80th minute. This was Velež's first cup win in only their second appearance in the final, the first one taking place 23 years earlier in 1957–58. Surprise of the tournament were third level sides Bregalnica Štip and Orijent (hailing from SR Macedonia and SR Croatia respectively) who sensationally managed to reach the quarter-finals. Bregalnica were eventually knocked out by cup winners Velež, while Orijent lost their quarter-final tie on penalties after holding the Montenegrin side Budućnost Titograd to a goalless draw. Budućnost themselves had an unusually good run, reaching the semi-finals and eliminating two of the Yugoslav "Big Four" clubs in the process, Hajduk Split and Red Star. Calendar The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams. The cup final was played on Sunday, 24 May, traditionally scheduled to coincide with Youth Day celebrated on 25 May, a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday. Round Legs Date Fixtures ClubsFirst round (round of 32) Single 15 October 1980 16 32 → 16Second round (round of 16) Single 19 November 1980 8 16 → 8Quarter-finals Single 22 February 1981 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals Single 1 April 1981 2 4 → 2 Final Single 24 May 1981 1 2 → 1 First round First round proper was played on 15 October 1980. As in all stages until the final, ties were decided over a single leg, with penalty shootouts used to determine winners when matches ended in a draw after regular time. All eighteen 1980–81 Yugoslav First League clubs entered the competition at this stage, along with fourteen lower-tier teams. Seven top-level clubs were knocked out at this stage: Borac Banja Luka, Hajduk Split, Rijeka, Sarajevo, Vardar, Vojvodina, and NK Zagreb. In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Bregalnica Štip1–0Šumadija2Budućnost4–0Hajduk Split3Čelik1–2Sutjeska4Red Star4–1Osijek5Dinamo Vinkovci2–1Vardar6Dinamo Zagreb2–1Vojvodina7Napredak Kruševac2–1 Sarajevo8NK Zagreb1–2 Orijent9Olimpija2–1Jedinstvo Bihać10Partizan2–2 (6–4 p)Rijeka11Prishtina1–2OFK Belgrade12Radnički Niš2–0Borac Čapljina13Rudar Titovo Velenje1–2Željezničar14Sloboda Titovo Užice1–1 (4–1 p)Proleter15Sloboda Tuzla5–0Dinamo Pančevo16Velež3–2Borac Banja Luka Second round Second round proper was played on 19 November 1980. This round was marked by cup holders Dinamo Zagreb's exit following their 2–1 defeat to Radnički Niš, and the two third level minnows Bregalnica and Orijent who both knocked out top flight opponents. The tie between Sutjeska and Velež was awarded 3–0 to Velež. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Bregalnica Štip1–0Olimpija Ljubljana2Budućnost2–1Red Star Belgrade3Orijent1–0OFK Belgrade4Partizan5–0Napredak Kruševac5Radnički Niš2–1Dinamo Zagreb6Sloboda Tuzla3–0Dinamo Vinkovci7Sutjeska0–3 (w/o) Velež8Željezničar1–0Sloboda Titovo Užice Quarter-finals Quarter-final matches were played on 22 February 1981. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Orijent 0–0 (2–4 p)Budućnost2Partizan2–0Sloboda Tuzla3Velež2–0Bregalnica Štip4Željezničar1–0Radnički Niš Semi-finals Semi-final matches were played on 1 April 1981. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Velež2–1Budućnost2Željezničar2–0Partizan Final 24 May 1981 Velež 3–2 Željezničar Halilhodžić 55 58Okuka 80 Baždarević 36 pen 62 pen Red Star Stadium, Belgrade 40,000 Milorad Vlajić (Belgrade) _whitecollarplain _red_stripes_adidas FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Velež_whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder 0c1c8c 0c1c8c 0c1c8c 0c1c8c 0c1c8c Željezničar GK 1 YUG Enver MarićMF 2YUG Avdo Kalajdžić DF 3 YUG Aleksandar Mičić DF 4 YUG Dubravko LedićDF 5YUG Vladimir Matijević (c)DF 6 YUG Veselin ĐurasovićFW 7YUG Dragan OkukaMF 8 YUG Blaž SliškovićFW 9YUG Vahid HalilhodžićMF 10YUG Adnan MeđedovićFW 11YUG Vladimir Skočajić Substitutes:MF ?YUG Anel Karabeg MF ?YUG Momčilo Vukoje MF ?YUG Mirsad Mulahasanović Manager:YUG Miloš Milutinović GK 1YUG Slavko NjegušMF 2YUG Branislav BerjanFW 3 YUG Vlado KomšićDF 4YUG Ivan LušićDF 5 YUG Hajrudin SaračevićDF 6 YUG Josip ČilićDF 7YUG Edin Bahtić MF 8YUG Milomir Odović MF 9YUG Rade PapricaFW 10 YUG Mehmed Baždarević (c)FW 11 YUG Nikola Nikić Substitutes:MF ? YUG Dragomir Vlaški MF ? YUG Anto Grabo Manager:YUG Ivica Osim See also 1980–81 Yugoslav First League 1980–81 Yugoslav Second League External links 1980–81 cup season details at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1981 cup final details at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Category:Yugoslav Cup seasons Cup Yugo