Dinamo Tbilisi's side defeated English Second Division side West Ham United away before beating Carl Zeiss Jena in a final watched by 4,750 people in Düsseldorf.

This win was the high point of the Georgian side and is still the club's greatest achievement.

The competition included the Real Madrid reserve team, Castilla CF, who qualified as the runners-up of the 1979–80 Copa del Rey.

Carl Zeiss Jena won 4–3 on aggregate.

Carl Zeiss Jena won 3–2 on aggregate.