The 1980–81 World Champions' Gold Cup, also known as Mundialito or FIFA 1980 Gold Cup, was an international football tournament organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and granted official status by FIFA and recognized before its inception by then FIFA President João Havelange. It was a championship of the previous FIFA World Cup champions to get a Champion of the Champions to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the FIFA World Cup. At the July 4, 1980 FIFA congress, the president publicly stated: "At FIFA we have welcomed the initiative of the Uruguayan Football Association, granting official status to the Gold Cup. FIFA actively participates in the organization and offers its experience." The tournament was held at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, where the World Cup began, from 30 December 1980 to 10 January 1981.