| 1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | |
| League: | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Finals |
| Finals Champ: |  Squibb Cantù |
| Finals Runner-Up: |  FC Barcelona |
| Seasonslistnames: | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Prevseason Link: | 1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 1979–80 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1981–82 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1981–82 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
The 1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the fifteenth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 7 October 1980, to 18 March 1981. It was contested by 20 teams, two less than in the previous edition.[1]
Squibb Cantù defeated FC Barcelona, in the final held in Rome, winning the FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup for a (European record) fourth time.
| Country | Teams! | Clubs | |||||
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| 2 | Squibb Cantù | Turisanda Varese | |||||
| 1 | Klosterneuburg | ||||||
| 1 | Verviers-Pepinster | ||||||
| 1 | Levski-Spartak | ||||||
| 1 | AEL | ||||||
| 1 | Union Récréation Alexandria | ||||||
| 1 | Doncaster Panthers | ||||||
| 1 | Peli-Karhut | ||||||
| 1 | Moderne | ||||||
| 1 | Olympiacos | ||||||
| 1 | Soproni MAFC | ||||||
| 1 | Valur | ||||||
| 1 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | ||||||
| 1 | Parker Leiden | ||||||
| 1 | Sandvika | ||||||
| 1 | Žalgiris | ||||||
| 1 | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| 1 | Efes Pilsen | ||||||
| 1 | Cibona | ||||||
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Turisanda Varese (title holder) Squibb Cantù FC Barcelona| Top two places in each group advance to semifinals |
Group A
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