1983 European Cup Winners' Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup final

| image = frameless

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup

| team1 = Aberdeen

| team1association = {{flagicon|SCO|size=30px}}

| team1score = 2

| team2 = Real Madrid

| team2association = {{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team2score = 1

| details = After extra time

| date = 11 May 1983

| stadium = Nya Ullevi

| city = Gothenburg

| referee = Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

| attendance = 17,804

| weather =

| previous = 1982

| next = 1984

}}

The 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Aberdeen of Scotland and Real Madrid of Spain. It was the final match of the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 23rd European Cup Winners' Cup final, a football tournament contested by the winners of each qualifying nation's national cup.

Aberdeen played one more round than Real Madrid as they were required to play in a preliminary round prior to the first round proper. Matches until the final were held over two legs, whereas the final itself was a single match at a neutral venue. The final was held at Nya Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Watched by a crowd of 17,804, Aberdeen took the lead early in the first half with a goal by Eric Black, but Madrid drew level following a penalty scored by Juanito in the fifteenth minute. At the end of normal time, the match remained at 1–1. The match went into extra time, with the winning goal scored for Aberdeen by John Hewitt in the 112th minute. Aberdeen won the match 2–1 and won their first European trophy. This would be both clubs' last Cup Winners' Cup final; as the competition was folded in 1999, Real Madrid – which by then had already won six European Cups and would win two UEFA Cups later that decade – will never achieve the record of winning all three pre-1999 major European trophies (European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League and the Cup Winners' Cup).

Route to the final

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Aberdeen ! !colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid
style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg \| \|Opponent \|Agg. \|1st leg \|2nd leg
align=left\|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Sion \|11–1 \|7–0 (H) \|4–1 (A) \|style="background:#c1e0ff;"\|Prel. round \|align=center colspan="4"\|Bye
align=left\|{{flagicon\|ALB\|1946}} Dinamo Tirana \|1–0 \|1–0 (H) \|0–0 (A) \|style="background:#c1e0ff;"\|First round \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|ROM\|1965}} Baia Mare \|5–2 \|0–0 (A) \|5–2 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|POL}} Lech Poznań \|3–0 \|2–0 (H) \|1–0 (A) \|style="background:#c1e0ff;"\|Second round \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa \|4–1 \|3–1 (H) \|1–0 (A)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} Bayern Munich \|3–2 \|0–0 (A) \|3–2 (H) \|style="background:#c1e0ff;"\|Quarter-finals \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Inter Milan \|3–2 \|1–1 (A) \|2–1 (H)
align=left\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Waterschei Thor \|5–2 \|5–1 (H) \|0–1 (A) \|style="background:#c1e0ff;"\|Semi-finals \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUT}} Austria Wien \|5–3 \|2–2 (A) \|3–1 (H)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

colspan=4|{{flagicon|SCO}} Aberdeen

!colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

style="background:#c1e0ff"

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sion

|11–1

|7–0 (H)

|4–1 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Prel. round

|align=center colspan="4"|Bye

align=left|{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Dinamo Tirana

|1–0

|1–0 (H)

|0–0 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|First round

|align=left|{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Baia Mare

|5–2

|0–0 (A)

|5–2 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Lech Poznań

|3–0

|2–0 (H)

|1–0 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Second round

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Újpesti Dózsa

|4–1

|3–1 (H)

|1–0 (A)

align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Bayern Munich

|3–2

|0–0 (A)

|3–2 (H)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarter-finals

|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Inter Milan

|3–2

|1–1 (A)

|2–1 (H)

align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Waterschei Thor

|5–2

|5–1 (H)

|0–1 (A)

|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semi-finals

|align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Austria Wien

|5–3

|2–2 (A)

|3–1 (H)

=Aberdeen=

Aberdeen qualified for the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup after they defeated Rangers 4–1 in the 1982 Scottish Cup Final on 22 May 1982.{{cite news|title=Rangers on a lucky streak|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=15&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS386894959&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=23|issue=61481|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=15 March 1983|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819130621/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=15&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS386894959&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} They began their European Cup Winners' Cup campaign against Swiss team Sion, with a home game at Pittodrie Stadium on 18 August 1982.{{cite news|title=Aberdeen gamble on Bell to ring changes|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=1&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS286624530&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=17|issue=61314|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=18 August 1982|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084651/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=1&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS286624530&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} Eric Black scored in the first minute of the game, and Aberdeen went on to win 7–0.{{cite news|title=Aberdeen Goal Spree|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=3&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS320965395&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=19|issue=61315|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=19 August 1982|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082453/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=3&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS320965395&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} The return match was played on 1 September 1982.{{cite news|title=Sporting Fixtures|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=6&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS369462049&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=1 September 1982|url-access=subscription }} Aberdeen were drawn against Dinamo Tirana from Albania in the first round proper.{{cite news|title=European and other fixtures|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=7&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS370379567&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=22|issue=61338|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=15 September 1982|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082451/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=7&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS370379567&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} The first leg was played at home once again, and the Scottish team won 1–0. The return leg resulted in a goalless draw, sending Aberdeen through.{{cite news|last=Ball|first=Peter|title=English woe, Scottish cheer|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=8&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS386763582&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=23|issue=61350|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=30 September 1982|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084451/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=8&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS386763582&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}}

In the third round, Aberdeen were drawn against Lech Poznań from Poland. They won 2–0 at home in the first leg, which was followed by a 1–0 win away.{{cite news|last=Ball|first=Peter|title=Scottish duo provide a crumb of comfort|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=9&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS370117476&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=22|issue=61380|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=4 November 1982|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125452/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=9&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS370117476&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} In the quarter-finals, they were drawn against Bayern Munich.{{cite news|title=Juventus are back singing hits again|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=11&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS370379873&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=22|issue=61469|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=1 March 1983|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125617/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=11&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS370379873&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} In the first leg, played at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, the two clubs were held to a 0–0 draw.{{cite news|title=Power play keeps Aberdeen top|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=13&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS302877799&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=18|issue=61474|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=7 March 1983|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084453/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=13&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS302877799&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} In the return game in Scotland, Aberdeen went through with a 3–2 victory.{{cite web|last=Ross|first=James M.|title=European Competitions 1982–83|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198283.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=9 January 2008|access-date=2 February 2013|archive-date=13 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313155544/http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec198283.html|url-status=live}} Aberdeen played Waterschei Thor, who had defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals. Aberdeen won 5–1 at home, but lost 1–0 away in Belgium for an aggregate win of 5–2.{{cite news|title=Last night's results|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=19&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS403410068&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=24|issue=61511|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=20 April 1983|url-access=subscription|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304004002/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=19&qrySerId=Locale(en,,):FQE%3D(tx,None,20)European+Cup+Winners:And:FQE%3D(tx,None,8)aberdeen:And:LQE%3D(da,None,23)08/01/1982+-+05/31/1983$&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS403410068&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}}

=Real Madrid=

Real Madrid automatically qualified for the first round, where they drew 0–0 away in their first match against Romanian team Baia Mare. Madrid won the return match at home 5–2. Their second round opponents were also from eastern Europe, Újpesti Dózsa, this time from Hungary. Madrid won both legs, first 3–1 at home and then 1–0 away. Their quarter-final opponents were Internazionale. After the first leg at the San Siro resulted in a 1–1 draw, Madrid won 2–1 at home at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Madrid were drawn against Austria Wien in the semi-final. Austria had knocked out Barcelona in the quarter-finals, who were the reigning champions of the European Cup Winners' Cup. The two teams drew 2–2 during the first leg in Vienna, and Madrid qualified for the final with a 3–1 victory at home on 20 April.{{cite news|title=Aberdeen's final date with Real|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=20&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS403934357&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=24|issue=61512|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=21 April 1983|url-access=subscription|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085042/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=20&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS403934357&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}}

Background

Real Madrid had extensive experience in European competitions. They had previously made it to the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 against English club Chelsea. The match was a 1–1 draw after extra time, with Chelsea winning 2–1 in the replay.{{cite web|title=1970/71: Replay joy for Chelsea |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season=1970/intro.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501123407/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1970/intro.html |archive-date=1 May 2010 }} They had more success in the European Cup, having won the competition during its inaugural year in 1956, and retained the trophy for the following four seasons. Their most recent European success had come in the 1965–66 European Cup, where they defeated Partizan Belgrade.{{cite web|title=Finals|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/88/50/84/1885084_DOWNLOAD.pdf|publisher=UEFA|access-date=3 February 2013|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230120038/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/Publications/01/88/50/84/1885084_DOWNLOAD.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup was the first European final in which Aberdeen had appeared. Only two clubs from Scotland had previously won European trophies, Celtic and Rangers.{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Stuart|title=The Ferguson clan show world the Real McRoy|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=27&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS369331373&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=22|issue=61531|access-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=13 May 1983|url-access=subscription|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129192718/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=27&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS369331373&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|url-status=live}} Prior to the match, some of Aberdeen's supporters travelled to Gothenburg by fishing boat from Scotland, whilst others slept on the streets next to the stadium. Real Madrid player Uli Stielike was recovering from a thigh injury prior to the match, but was cleared by the club's doctors. Likewise, Aberdeen's Eric Black was declared fit to play for this match after being injured for a month.{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Stuart|title=Aberdeen victorious in extra time|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R2&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=26&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C20%29European+Cup+Winners%3AAnd%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C8%29aberdeen%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2908%2F01%2F1982+-+05%2F31%2F1983%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=hilling&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=CS503549100&contentSet=UDVIN&callistoContentSet=UDVIN&docPage=article&hilite=y|page=30|issue=61530|access-date=3 February 2013|newspaper=The Times|date=12 May 1983|url-access=subscription }} Aberdeen full-back Stuart Kennedy was named as a substitute, despite being injured in the Semi-Final and unable to play, as a mark of respect from Alex Ferguson. Kennedy's injury proved to be so severe that he never played professionally again.

Match

=Summary=

==First half==

Prior to the match, the pitch had been covered by tarpaulin in order to protect it from the rain. The referee made an inspection of the pitch prior to kick-off and determined that the surface was fit to play upon. The match started, and Aberdeen immediately went on the attack. Madrid's goalkeeper Agustín misdirected a goal kick, Gordon Strachan broke away from his marker and chested the ball down. He lobbed the ball forward to Eric Black who hit a twenty-yard volley towards the Madrid goal. Agustín saved the shot, tipping it onto the crossbar of the goalframe. Strachan took the corner, crossing it to Alex McLeish. The ball deflected off McLeish's head, and Black pounced on the ball sending it into the back of the Real Madrid goal to put Aberdeen up 1–0.

The conditions on the pitch started to get muddy very quickly, which partially resulted in Madrid's comeback. Alex McLeish of Aberdeen passed the ball back to goalkeeper Jim Leighton, but it became stuck in the mud part way in the penalty area. Leighton rushed out from the goal line to claim the ball but took down Madrid striker Santillana in the process. A penalty was awarded by the referee. Real's captain Juanito scored the penalty to put Madrid level. Madrid dominated the remainder of the half, with John Metgod and Uli Stielike looking particularly comfortable in defence and midfield, respectively.

==Second half==

The teams were equally matched during the first part of the second half. Strachan led another Aberdeen attack in the 55th minute, passing it to Peter Weir who took the ball down the flank. His cross back to Strachan was met by a volley, but it deflected off Agustín's legs. Aberdeen immediately attacked once more, with Weir moving again down the flank, but his cross was met with a header by Black who sent the ball over after already moving into an offside position. In the 80th minute, Weir created another opening with a further cross. This time it was caught by Agustín. The goalkeeper momentarily dropped the ball, but dived onto it before any Aberdeen players could take advantage of the mistake.

==Extra time==

Normal time finished at 1–1, sending the match into extra time. The winning goal came in the 112th minute. Weir passed the ball to Mark McGhee, who took the ball down the left wing. He crossed it into the box towards substitute John Hewitt. He threw himself into the path of the ball and connected with a glancing header to put Aberdeen ahead once more.

==Details==

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|time = 20:15 CEST

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|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

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|team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|goals1 = Black {{goal|7}}
Hewitt {{goal|112}}

|goals2 = Juanito {{goal|14|pen.}}

|stadium = Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg

|attendance = 17,804{{Cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Report (page 22) |access-date=7 October 2016 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409115207/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live }}

|referee = Gianfranco Menegali (Italy)

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Jim Leighton
RB	2	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Doug Rougvie
CB	5	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Alex McLeish
CB	6	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Willie Miller (c)
LB	3	{{flagicon\|SCO}} John McMaster
RM	4	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Neale Cooper
CM	7	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Strachan
CM	8	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Neil Simpson
LM	11	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Peter Weir
CF	10	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Eric Black	{{suboff\|87}}
CF	9	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Mark McGhee
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	12	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Stuart Kennedy
GK	13	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bryan Gunn
MF	14	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Andy Watson
FW	15	{{flagicon\|SCO}} John Hewitt	{{subon\|87}}
MF	16	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Ian Angus
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Alex Ferguson

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Agustín
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Juan José
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NED}} John Metgod
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Paco Bonet
LB	3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José Antonio Camacho		{{suboff\|91}}
RM	8	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ángel
CM	6	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ricardo Gallego	{{yel\|98}}
CM	10	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Uli Stielike
LM	11	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Isidro		{{suboff\|103}}
CF	7	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Juanito
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Santillana (c)
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	12	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José Antonio Salguero		{{subon\|103}}
GK	13	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Miguel Ángel
DF	14	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Isidoro San José		{{subon\|91}}
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Francisco García Hernández
FW	16	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ito
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ARG}} {{flagicon\|ESP}} Alfredo Di Stéfano

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Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if score still tied.
Five named substitutes.
Maximum of two substitutions.

Post-match

The local police reported that only five arrests were made of fans for being drunk and disorderly. Nils Klintenberg, the police commander, said "There were no problems. We were pleased to have them here." One Aberdeen supporter collapsed following the first goal and died.

After the game legendary Madrid coach Alfredo Di Stéfano conceded the better team had won and commented; "Aberdeen have what money can't buy; a soul, a team spirit built in a family tradition."{{cite news |first=Jack |last=Webster |title=Here we go... all the way to glory |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19831119&id=Ofs9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=K0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2426,4228654 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=18 |date=19 November 1983 |access-date=18 August 2014 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128184421/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19831119&id=Ofs9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=K0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2426,4228654 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Sir Alex's five dates with destiny |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1949516.html |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) |date=8 May 2013 |access-date=18 August 2014 |archive-date=21 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821022650/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=eng/news/newsid=1949516.html |url-status=dead }}

The European Cup Winners' Cup was run until 1999, with Aberdeen's success in the 1983 final being the last time that a Scottish club lifted the trophy.{{cite web|title=UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/index.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=3 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501123433/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/index.html |archive-date=1 May 2010 }}{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/10/alex-ferguson-aberdeen-real-madrid-1983-final-40-years-on|title=The night Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen rocked Real Madrid: 40 years on|date=6 May 2023|work=Guardian|accessdate=10 May 2023}}

Real Madrid ultimately never won the competition, nor did they ever reach the final again. As of 2024, this match remains the last time Real Madrid have lost in any final of a European tournament. With their victory, Aberdeen qualified for the 1983 European Super Cup, where they played 1983 European Cup champions Hamburg. The first leg in Hamburg was a goalless draw, with Aberdeen winning the second leg 2–0.{{cite news|title=1983: Ferguson first for Aberdeen|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1983/index.html|access-date=3 February 2013|newspaper=UEFA|archive-date=19 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219063936/http://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/history/season=1983/index.html|url-status=dead}}

References

Cup Winners' Cup Final 1983

1983

Cup

Category:May 1983 sports events in Europe

Category:Football in Gothenburg

Category:International sports competitions in Gothenburg

Category:1980s in Gothenburg

Category:Association football matches in Sweden

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Jim Leighton
RB	2	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Doug Rougvie
CB	5	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Alex McLeish
CB	6	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Willie Miller (c)
LB	3	{{flagicon\|SCO}} John McMaster
RM	4	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Neale Cooper
CM	7	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Gordon Strachan
CM	8	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Neil Simpson
LM	11	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Peter Weir
CF	10	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Eric Black	{{suboff\|87}}
CF	9	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Mark McGhee
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	12	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Stuart Kennedy
GK	13	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bryan Gunn
MF	14	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Andy Watson
FW	15	{{flagicon\|SCO}} John Hewitt	{{subon\|87}}
MF	16	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Ian Angus
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Alex Ferguson

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style="font-size: 90%; margin: auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
GK	1	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Agustín
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Juan José
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NED}} John Metgod
CB	5	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Paco Bonet
LB	3	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José Antonio Camacho		{{suboff\|91}}
RM	8	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ángel
CM	6	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ricardo Gallego	{{yel\|98}}
CM	10	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Uli Stielike
LM	11	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Isidro		{{suboff\|103}}
CF	7	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Juanito
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Santillana (c)
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF	12	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José Antonio Salguero		{{subon\|103}}
GK	13	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Miguel Ángel
DF	14	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Isidoro San José		{{subon\|91}}
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Francisco García Hernández
FW	16	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Ito
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|ARG}} {{flagicon\|ESP}} Alfredo Di Stéfano

1983 European Cup Winners' Cup final

Route to the final

=Aberdeen=

=Real Madrid=

Background

Match

=Summary=

==First half==

==Second half==

==Extra time==

==Details==

Post-match

See also

References