He lobbed the ball forward to Eric Black who hit a twenty-yard volley towards the Madrid goal. In freezing conditions the Dons once again deployed their ‘early defence’ approach which had upset German opponents in previous ties. [16], Normal time finished at 1–1, sending the match into extra time. The Dons had already gathered enough points to have a substantial lead at the top for the league and were also through to the latter stages of the ECWC. Eric Black scored in the very first minute of the game, and Aberdeen … The following season, so heavy was the burden of fixtures upon European Cup winners Liverpool that they could only find one date to contest the 1984 UEFA Super Cup with Juventus – and that was in Turin in January 1985. Aberdeen qualified for the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup after they defeated Rangers 4–1 in the final of the 1982 Scottish Cup Final on 22 May 1982. Winning the Drybrough Cup got us into the mind-set that you can go to Hampden and win a cup. The Dons as reigning European Cup Winners Cup holders were favourites to reach the final. They did have a few chances so did we. Weir recalled; “Gothenburg is a fantastic memory. Having beaten the likes of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, NO ONE was going to tell us we were not Europe’s best. It was a busy time for all concerned at Pittodrie and there was a blow for the Dons after Donald Mackay resigned as Dundee manager and Archie Knox left Pittodrie to take over as boss at Dens in his own right before the return match against Hamburg. Aberdeen had conquered Europe that year and they were now ‘Kings of Europe’ as the local Press & Journal claimed in the first match reports to emerge. The 1982–83 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Aberdeen FC in an extra-time victory against Real Madrid. “It was back on Monday for training as we have a game on Saturday. Aberdeen 2:0 SV Hamburg Attendance; 22,500, ABERDEEN: Leighton, McKimmie, McMaster, Simpson, McLeish, Miller, Strachan, Hewitt, McGhee, Bell, Weir. 18:00 Viktoria Plzeň - SonderjyskE. Enter a search term into the form below to search the site; to search a specific phrase please include that phrase within quotation marks (eg "Aberdeen win at home"). Madrid won the return match at home 5–2. He crossed it into the box towards substitute John Hewitt. The ball came right back to me but came right between my legs and I swivelled and saw a gap in the corner and I put it in. After 64 minutes Aberdeen struck again. 19:00 Malmö - Lokomotiva. There were also some top managers involved; apart from Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen, Giovanni Trapattoni was in charge of eventual winners Juventus, while Ron Atkinson was manager at Old Trafford. “With Sir Alex it was another trophy that could be won so we full out to win the Super Cup. Antonio Morais was the manager in charge of the Portuguese side and he would rather have faced either of the other two possible; “To face the holders will be a huge task for us. 19:00 Charleroi - Partizan Beograd. I never get tired of watching it—my greatest game”. [13] 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. Aberdeen won the match 2–1 and won their first European trophy. With hooliganism in England having reached its height, UEFA subsequently banned English clubs from Europe for five seasons (Liverpool were banned for longer) – which in turn saw the cancellation of the 1985 UEFA Super Cup final. Peter Weir had been inspired in the second half and it was from his corner that Mark McGhee scored from close range after Willie Miller had cut the ball back from the touchline. Aberdeen played one more round than Real Madrid as they were required to play in a preliminary round prior to the first round proper. Aberdeen. Their second round opponents were also from eastern Europe, Újpesti Dózsa, this time from Hungary. They began their European Cup Winners' Cup campaign against Swiss team Sion, with a home game at Pittodrie Stadium on 18 August 1982. He said: “I qualified for a League winner’s medal with Aberdeen in the 84-85 season. You never know with Aberdeen in the other semi final, there could be an all-British final in Switzerland. Kaltz was directly up against me. When Aberdeen came up against Hamburg in 1983 it provided the Dons with an ideal opportunity to avenge their UEFA Cup defeat in 1981. I seem to remember Mark McGhee had a good chance and so did Peter Weir. See our cookie policy for more information.