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{{Infobox football match
| title = 1983 UEFA Cup final
| image = Anderlecht–_Benfica-1983-program.png
| caption = First leg matchday program
| event = [[1982–83 UEFA Cup]]
| team1 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| team1association = {{fbaicon|BEL|size=30px}}
| team1score = 2
| team2 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| team2association = {{fbaicon|POR|size=30px}}
| team2score = 1
| details = on aggregate
| firstleg = First leg
| team1score1 = 1
| team2score1 = 0
| details1 = 
| date1 = 4 May 1983
| stadium1 = [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]]
| city1 = [[Brussels]]
| man_of_the_match1a = 
| man_of_the_match1atitle = 
| man_of_the_match1b = 
| man_of_the_match1btitle = 
| referee1 = [[Bogdan Dochev]] ([[Bulgarian Football Union|Bulgaria]])
| attendance1 = 52,694
| weather1 = 
| secondleg = Second leg
| team1score2 = 1
| team2score2 = 1
| details2 = 
| date2 = 18 May 1983
| stadium2 = [[Estádio da Luz (1954)|Estádio da Luz]]
| city2 = [[Lisbon]]
| man_of_the_match2a = 
| man_of_the_match2atitle = 
| man_of_the_match2b = 
| man_of_the_match2btitle = 
| referee2 = [[Charles Corver]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]])
| attendance2 = 80,000
| weather2 = 
| television = 
| previous = [[1982 UEFA Cup final|1982]]
| next = [[1984 UEFA Cup final|1984]]
}}
The '''1983 UEFA Cup Final''' was played on 4 May 1983 and 18 May 1983 between [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] of [[Belgium]] and [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] of [[Portugal]]. Anderlecht won 2&ndash;1 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2023 |title=Anderlecht 1–0 Benfica |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/67316--anderlecht-vs-benfica/ |website=[[UEFA]] |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2025 |title=SL Benfica 1:1 RSC Anderlecht |url=https://www.voetbal.com/wedstrijdverslag/europa-league-1982-1983-finale-sl-benfica-rsc-anderlecht/ |website=voetbal.com |language=nl}}</ref>

Because of the construction of their new stadium, Anderlecht played their home games in the Heysel stadium in 1983, which included the first leg of the UEFA Cup final.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 May 2020 |title=Triomf van een uitzonderlijke ploeg |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/triomf-van-een-uitzonderlijke-ploeg |access-date= |work=rsca.b |language=nl}}</ref>  After half an hour, [[Franky Vercauteren|Frank Vercauteren]] was able to provide a cross, which [[Kenneth Brylle]] headed in. Anderlecht travelled to Lisbon with the smallest lead.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 November 2016 |title=1983 UEFA Cup final highlights: Anderlecht 2-1 Benfica |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/video/0233-0e67b08297f1-dc55e6c6bf0d-1000--1983-uefa-cup-final-highlights-anderlecht-2-1-benfica/ |access-date= |work=[[UEFA]] |language=}}</ref>

Benfica started the return match with a series of chances. This resulted in a goal by [[Shéu]] in the 32nd minute. Only 6 minutes later, the technically skilled [[Juan Lozano]] restored the balance on a pass from [[Franky Vercauteren]]. In front of 80,000 spectators, Anderlecht was able to hold out, winning its fifth and so far last European title.<ref>{{cite web |date=17 September 2013 |title=Retro: Anderlecht wint UEFA Cup tegen Benfica |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2013/09/17/retro_-anderlecht-wint-uefa-cup-tegen-benfica-1-1731483/ |access-date= |work=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref>

==Route to the final==

{{details|1982–83 UEFA Cup}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=4|{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
!Round
!colspan=4|{{fbaicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|- style="background:#c1e0ff"
|Opponent
|Agg.
|1st leg
|2nd leg
|
|Opponent
|Agg.
|1st leg
|2nd leg
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|FIN}} [[Koparit|KPT Kuopio]]
|6–1
|3–0 (H)
|3–1 (A)
|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup#First round|First round]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Betis]]
|4–2
|2–1 (H)
|2–1 (A)
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|6–3
|4–0 (H)
|2–3 (A)
|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup#Second round|Second round]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Sporting Lokeren]]
|4–1
|2–0 (H)
|2–1 (A)
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|YUG}} [[FK Sarajevo]]
|6–2
|6–1 (H)
|0–1 (A)
|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup#Third round|Third round]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|SUI}} [[FC Zürich]]
|5–1
|1–1 (A)
|4–0 (H)
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|5–2
|2–1 (A)
|3–1 (H)
|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]]
|3–2
|2–1 (A)
|1–1 (H)
|-
|align=left|{{fbaicon|TCH}} [[Bohemians 1905|Bohemians Praha]]
|4–1
|1–0 (A)
|3–1 (H)
|style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[1982–83 UEFA Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|align=left|{{fbaicon|ROU|1965}} [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]
|1–1 ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|0–0 (H)
|1–1 (A)
|}

==Match details==

===First leg===
{{football box
|date = 4 May 1983
|team1 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] {{fbaicon|BEL}}
|score = 1–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/67316--anderlecht-vs-benfica/ Report] 
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100625180016/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=1982/intro.html Overview (archive)]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111109112659/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1982/overview/index.html#198283 Overview]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|goals1 = [[Kenneth Brylle|Brylle]] {{goal|29}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]]
|attendance = 52,694
|referee= [[Bogdan Dochev]] ([[Bulgarian Football Union|Bulgaria]]) }}

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|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Munaron]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Wim Hofkens]]
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Luka Peruzović]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Olsen]]
|-
|LB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel De Groote]] || {{yel}}
|-
|RM ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Per Frimann]]
|-
|CM ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ludo Coeck]]
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Franky Vercauteren]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LM ||'''11''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Lozano]]
|-
|CF ||'''7'''||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Erwin Vandenbergh]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
|CF ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Brylle]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|FW ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alexandre Czerniatynski|Alex Czerniatynski]] || || {{subon|78}} 
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:''' 
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Paul Van Himst]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:RSC Anderlecht vs Benfica 1983.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
|colspan=4|
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Manuel Bento]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Minervino Pietra]] || {{yel}}
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Frederico Rosa]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Humberto Coelho]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Álvaro Magalhães]]
|-
|RM ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Carlos Manuel]]
|-
|CM ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[José Luís (footballer, born 1958)|José Luís]] || {{sent off|0|75}}
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Shéu]]
|-
|LM ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Fernando Chalana]]
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Zoran Filipović]] || || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Diamantino Miranda]] 
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|MF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Nené (footballer, born 1949)|Nené]] || || {{subon|68}}
|-
|MF ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Alberto Bastos Lopes|Bastos Lopes]] || || {{subon|78}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]
|}
|}

===Second leg===
{{football box
|date = 18 May 1983
|team1 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] {{fbaicon|POR}}
|score = 1–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/67317--benfica-vs-anderlecht/ Report] 
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100625180016/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/history/season=1982/intro.html Overview (archive)]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111109112659/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1982/overview/index.html#198283 Overview]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|goals1 = [[Shéu]] {{goal|32}}
|goals2 = [[Juan Lozano|Lozano]] {{goal|38}}
|stadium = [[Estádio da Luz (1954)|Estádio da Luz]], [[Lisbon]]
|attendance = 80,000
|referee= [[Charles Corver]] ([[Royal Dutch Football Association|Netherlands]]) }}

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|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan=4|
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Manuel Bento]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Minervino Pietra]]
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Humberto Coelho]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[António Bastos Lopes|Bastos Lopes]]
|-
|LB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[António Veloso]] || || {{suboff|62}}
|-
|DM ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Carlos Manuel]]
|-
|CM ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Glenn Strömberg]]
|- 
|CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Shéu]] || || {{suboff|50}}
|-
|AM ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Diamantino Miranda]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Fernando Chalana]]
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Nené (footballer, born 1949)|Nené]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|MF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Zoran Filipović]] || || {{subon|50}}
|-
|MF ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[João Alves (footballer, born 1952)|João Alves]] || || {{subon|62}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:Benfica vs RSC Anderlecht 1983.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Munaron]]
|-
|RB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Luka Peruzović]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Walter De Greef]]
|-
|CB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Hugo Broos]]
|-
|LB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Olsen]]
|-
|RM ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel De Groote]]
|-
|CM ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Per Frimann]]
|-
|CM ||'''11''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Lozano]]
|-
|LM ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ludo Coeck]]
|-
|CF ||'''8'''||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Franky Vercauteren]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CF ||'''9'''||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Erwin Vandenbergh]] || || {{suboff|78}} 
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|FW ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Brylle]] || || {{subon|78}} 
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:''' 
|-
|colspan=4|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Paul Van Himst]]
|}
|}

==See also==
*[[1983 European Cup final]]
*[[1983 European Cup Winners' Cup final]]
*[[S.L. Benfica in international football]]
*[[R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football]]
*[[1982–83 S.L. Benfica season]]

==References==
{{RefList}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110828054839/http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec198283.html#uefa RSSSF]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090304204906/http://www.linguasport.com/futbol/internacional/clubes/c3/C3_83.htm Linguasport]}}

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