The 1982–83 UEFA Cup was the 12th edition of the
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, the third-tier club
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competition organised by
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was played over two legs at the
Heysel Stadium,
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,
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, and at the
Estádio da Luz,
Lisbon
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, between
Anderlecht
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of Belgium and
Benfica of Portugal. Anderlecht won by an aggregate result of 2–1 to claim their first and only UEFA Cup title.
As of 2024, Anderlecht remains the only Belgian team to have won either the UEFA Cup or its successor tournament, the
UEFA Europa League
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Association team allocation
A total of 64 teams from 31
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member associations participated in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, all entering from the first round over six knock-out rounds. The association ranking based on the
UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
*Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify.
*Associations 4–8 each have three teams qualify.
*Associations 9–21 each have two teams qualify.
*Associations 22–32 each have one team qualify.
Association ranking
For the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 1981 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1976–77 to 1980–81.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for competition:
*TH: Title holders
*CW: Cup winners
*CR: Cup runners-up
*LC: League Cup winners
*2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
*P-W: End-of-season European competition play-offs winners
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches were scheduled for Wednesdays, though some matches exceptionally took place on Tuesdays or Thursdays.
Bracket
First round
First leg
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Second leg
''Sevilla won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bohemians won 7–1 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; KSC Lokeren won on away goals.''
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''Corvinul Hunedoara won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Kaiserslautern won 6–0 on aggregate.''
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''Saint-Étienne won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''FK Sarajevo won 6–4 on aggregate.''
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''Hajduk Split won 8–1 on aggregate.''
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''Baník Ostrava won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Śląsk Wrocław won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Viking won on away goals.''
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''Anderlecht won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''IK Brage won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; IFK Norrköping won on away goals.''
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''Bordeaux won 6–3 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Werder Bremen won on away goals.''
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''Ferencvárosi won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''HFC Haarlem won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; PAOK won on away goals.''
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''Zürich won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Roma won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Dundee United won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Napoli won on away goals.''
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''Servette won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Spartak Moscow won 8–4 on aggregate.''
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''Universitatea Craiova won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Valencia won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Porto won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Shamrock Rovers won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Köln won 6–0 on aggregate.''
Second round
First leg
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Second leg
''Universitatea Craiova won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''FK Sarajevo won 8–4 on aggregate.''
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''Valencia won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Bohemians won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Werder Bremen won 8–2 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate. Roma won 4–2 on penalties.''
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''Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Bordeaux won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''FC Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Kaiserslautern won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Köln won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Spartak Moscow won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Dundee United won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Sevilla won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 6–3 on aggregate.''
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''Servette won 7–1 on aggregate.''
Third round
First leg
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Second leg
''Universitatea Craiova won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Roma won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Bohemians won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Dundee United won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Kaiserslautern won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''3–3 on aggregate; Universitatea Craiova won on away goals.''
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''Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Bohemians won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''Benfica won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''1–1 on aggregate; Benfica won on away goals.''
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''Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate''
Final
First leg
Second leg
''Anderlecht won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Top goalscorers
References
External links
1982–83 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website
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