The 1982–83 European Cup was the 28th season of the
European Cup,
UEFA
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's premier club
football
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competition. The tournament was won for the first time by
Hamburg
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, who beat
Juventus 1–0 in the final at Athens'
Olympic Stadium
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. It was the first time since
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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that the trophy was not won by an English club.
Aston Villa, the defending champions, were eliminated by Juventus in the quarter-finals. Villa's 3–1 first round victory over
Beşiktaş[Richard Eaton. "Villa descend from surreal to reality." ]The Times
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, 16 September 1982: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 24 February 2017. was played behind closed doors due to trouble from the Villa crowd against Anderlecht in
the previous season’s semi-final in Brussels.
Liverpool, the other English side in the tournament, were defeated by Polish champions Widzew Lodz, also in the quarter-finals.
Teams
Preliminary round
First leg
Second leg
''Dinamo București won 4–3 on aggregate''
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Hamburg won 3–1 on aggregate''
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''Olympiacos won 2–1 on aggregate''
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''2–2 on aggregate; 17 Nëntori Tirana won on away goals''
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''Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate''
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''Sporting CP won 3–1 on aggregate''
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''CSKA September Flag won 2–0 on aggregate''
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''Celtic won 4–3 on aggregate''
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''Real Sociedad won 4–2 on aggregate''
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''Widzew Łódź won 7–2 on aggregate''
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''Rapid Wien won 13–0 on aggregate''
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''HJK Helsinki won 3–2 on aggregate''
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''Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate''
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''Aston Villa won 3–1 on aggregate''
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''Dinamo București won 3–2 on aggregate''
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''Standard Liège won 5–3 on aggregate''
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''Juventus won 7–4 on aggregate''
Second round
First leg
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''17 Nëntori Tirana withdrew, Dynamo Kyiv awarded the victory.''
Second leg
''Hamburg won 5–0 on aggregate''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Sporting CP won on away goals.''
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''Real Sociedad won 3–2 on aggregate''
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''Widzew Łódź won 6–5 on aggregate''
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''Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate''
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''Aston Villa won 6–2 on aggregate''
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''Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Hamburg won 4–2 on aggregate''
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''Real Sociedad won 2–1 on aggregate''
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''Widzew Łódź won 4–3 on aggregate''
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''Juventus won 5–2 on aggregate''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Hamburg won 3–2 on aggregate''
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''Juventus won 4–2 on aggregate''
Final
Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1982–83 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows:
Notes
References
External links
1982–83 All matches – season at UEFA website* All scorers 1982–83 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) according t
protocols UEFA– results and line-ups (archive)
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UEFA Champions League seasons
European Cup
Cup
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