The 1983 UEFA Super Cup was a two-legged match contested between the
European Cup winners Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...
, and the
European Cup Winners' Cup champions Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
.
The match was 0–0 in the first leg at the
Volksparkstadion
Volksparkstadion () is a football stadium in Hamburg, Germany, and is the home of Hamburger SV.
History
HSV actually have nothing to do with the origins of the stadium, even though they own the current arena. Before the club moved to the cur ...
in
Hamburg
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Hamburgian(s)
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. In the second leg at
Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, is an all-seater stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. Used primarily for football, it has been the home ground of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) club Aberdeen F.C. since they were ...
, Aberdeen added their second European trophy with a 2–0 victory over the West Germans with goals coming from
Mark McGhee and
Neil Simpson
Neil Alexander Simpson (born 15 November 1961) is a Scottish former association football, footballer, who played for Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen, Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United, Motherwell F.C., Motherwell and Scotland national football te ...
.
Report (page 18)
/ref> Aberdeen became the first Scottish team to win the UEFA Super Cup.
Details
First leg
Second leg
See also
*1982–83 European Cup
The 1982–83 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Hamburg, who beat Juventus 1–0 in the final at Athens' Olympic Stadium.
It was the first time since 1976 that the trophy did not go to a club from E ...
*1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1982–83 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Scottish club Aberdeen in an extra-time victory against Real Madrid. Alex Ferguson's young side defeated the Spanish giants after a notable victory over Bayern Munich in the quarter-f ...
*UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...
*Aberdeen F.C. in European football
Aberdeen F.C. is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen's first participation in European competition was in the 1967–68 season, when they competed in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
As champions of Scot ...
References
External links
UEFA Super Cup
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1983–84 in European football
Hamburger SV matches
Aberdeen F.C. matches
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
1983–84 in German football
1983–84 in Scottish football
November 1983 sports events in Europe
December 1983 sports events in Europe
1980s in Hamburg
20th century in Aberdeen
Sports competitions in Aberdeen
Sports competitions in Hamburg
Football in Aberdeen