{{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 2–1 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}}
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==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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===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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==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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