The 1982–83 season of the
European Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
was won by Scottish club
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 ...
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-final. Having conquered the domestic game in Scotland, by defeating the
European Cup holders 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 ...
to win the
1983 European Super Cup, Aberdeen went on to become the only Scottish team to win two European trophies, a record which still stands today.
It was the second and last time the title went to Scotland, following
Rangers' victory in 1972.
Preliminary round
First leg
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Second leg
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First round
First leg
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Second leg
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Second round
First leg
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Second leg
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Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
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Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
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Final
Top scorers
See also
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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 ...
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1982–83 UEFA Cup
The 1982–83 UEFA Cup was the 12th edition of the UEFA Cup. It was won by Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht on 2–1 aggregate over Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, Benfica.
Association team allocation
A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA mem ...
External links
1982-83 competition at UEFA website*
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1982–83 Cup Winners Cup
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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup seasons