The 1981–82 European Cup was the 17th edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 7, 1981, and finished on August 29, 1982.
The tournament was won by CSKA Moscow, who won the final group.
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stjernen  | 8:1, 8:2 | Aalborg IK | |||
Zagłębie Sosnowiec  | 7:3, 8:2 |  HC Steaua București | |||
Flyers Heerenveen  | 4:0, 4:2 |  Székesfehérvári Volán | |||
EC Villacher SV  | 4:5, 2:2 |  HC Gherdëina | |||
| 3:7, 2:6 | EHC Biel | ||||
CSG Grenoble  | 6:2, 3:1 |  Casco Viejo Bilbao |
SG Dynamo Weißwasser, SC Riessersee : bye
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 5:2, 5:7 | ||||
| Stjernen | 2:3, 3:6 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | |||
| HC Gherdëina | w/o | EHC Biel | |||
| CSG Grenoble | 1:8, 4:11 | SC Riessersee |
Kärpät, 
Färjestads BK, TJ Vítkovice, CSKA Moscow : bye
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Gherdëina | 0:7, 6:11 | TJ Vítkovice | |||
| SC Riessersee | 7:4, 3:1 | Färjestads BK | |||
| 3:12, 0:7 | CSKA Moscow | ||||
| Kärpät | w/o | Zagłębie Sosnowiec |
(Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany)
| width=22% | Team #1 | width=11% | Score | width=22% | Team #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:3 | TJ Vítkovice | ||||
| 13:2 | |||||
| 1:14 | CSKA Moscow | ||||
| 3:1 | |||||
| 6:4 | |||||
| 4:3 | TJ Vitkovice |
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | TJ Vitkovice | 4 | |
| 3 | SC Riessersee | 2 | |
| 4 | Kärpät | 0 |