1983–84 European Cup
|  Stadio Olimpico in Rome hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 September 1983 – 30 May 1984 | 
| Teams | 32 (31 competed) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Liverpool (4th title) | 
| Runners-up |  Roma | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 | 
| Goals scored | 165 (2.8 per match) | 
| Attendance | 1,798,652 (30,486 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | Viktor Sokol (Dinamo Minsk) 6 goals | 
| ← 1982–83  1984–85 →  | |
The 1983–84 European Cup was the 29th season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football competition. The tournament was won for a fourth time by Liverpool in a penalty shootout in the final against Roma. The game had finished 1–1. Phil Neal had scored for Liverpool and Roberto Pruzzo for Roma. It was the seventh title in eight seasons for English clubs.
Hamburg, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dinamo București in the second round.
Teams
|  Vllaznia (1st) |  Rapid Wien (1st) | .svg.png) Standard Liège (1st) | .svg.png) CSKA Sofia (1st) | 
| .svg.png) Omonia (1st) |  Bohemians Prague (1st) |  Odense (1st) |  Liverpool (1st) | 
|  Kuusysi (1st) |  Nantes (1st) |  BFC Dynamo (1st) |  Hamburg (1st)TH | 
|  Olympiacos (1st) |  Rába ETO Győr (1st) |  Víkingur (1st) |  Athlone Town (1st) | 
|  Roma (1st) |  Jeunesse Esch (1st) |  Ħamrun Spartans (1st) |  Ajax (1st) | 
| .svg.png) Linfield (1st) |  Viking (1st) | .svg.png) Lech Poznań (1st) | .svg.png) Benfica (1st) | 
| .svg.png) Dinamo București (1st) |  Dundee United (1st) |  Athletic Bilbao (1st) |  Gothenburg (1st) | 
| .svg.png) Grasshopper (1st) |  Fenerbahçe (1st) |  Dinamo Minsk (1st) | .svg.png) Partizan (1st) | 
Bracket
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odense   | 0–6 |  Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–5 | 
| Lech Poznań   | 2–4 |  Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | 0–4 | 
| Ajax   | 0–2 |  Olympiacos | 0–0 | 0–2 | 
| Benfica .svg.png)  | 6–2 | .svg.png) Linfield | 3–0 | 3–2 | 
| Rába ETO Győr   | 4–1 |  Vikingur | 2–1 | 2–0 | 
| Dinamo Minsk   | 3–2 | .svg.png) Grasshopper | 1–0 | 2–2 | 
| Kuusysi   | 0–4 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 0–1 | 0–3 | 
| Hamburg   | (w/o) | .svg.png) Vllaznia | – | – | 
| Fenerbahçe   | 0–5 |  Bohemians Prague | 0–1 | 0–4 | 
| Rapid Wien   | 4–3 | .svg.png) Nantes | 3–0 | 1–3 | 
| Athlone Town   | 4–11 | .svg.png) Standard Liège | 2–3 | 2–8 | 
| Ħamrun Spartans   | 0–6 |  Dundee United | 0–3 | 0–3 | 
| CSKA Sofia .svg.png)  | 4–4 (a) | .svg.png) Omonia | 3–0 | 1–4 | 
| Roma   | 4–2 |  Gothenburg | 3–0 | 1–2 | 
| BFC Dynamo   | 6–1 |  Jeunesse Esch | 4–1 | 2–0 | 
| Partizan .svg.png)  | 5–1 |  Viking | 5–1 | 0–0 | 
First leg
| Lech Poznań  | 2–0 |  Athletic Bilbao | 
|---|---|---|
| Niewiadomski  35' Okoński  44' | Report | 
| Ajax  | 0–0 |  Olympiacos | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Rába ETO Győr  | 2–1 |  Víkingur | 
|---|---|---|
| Magyar  27' Gíslason  34' (o.g.) | Report | Þorvaldsson  28' | 
| Dinamo Minsk  | 1–0 | .svg.png) Grasshopper | 
|---|---|---|
| Kurnenin  18' | Report | 
| Kuusysi  | 0–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dragnea  49' | 
| Fenerbahçe  | 0–1 |  Bohemians Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | V. Hruška  76' | 
| Rapid Wien  | 3–0 | .svg.png) Nantes | 
|---|---|---|
| Panenka  18', 38' Hagmayr  46' | Report | 
| Athlone Town  | 2–3 | .svg.png) Standard Liège | 
|---|---|---|
| Collins  44' Salmon  62' | Report | Hrubesch  12' Vandersmissen  41' Plessers  60' (pen.) | 
| Ħamrun Spartans  | 0–3 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Reilly  2' Bannon  30' Stark  66' | 
| CSKA Sofia .svg.png) | 3–0 | .svg.png) Omonia | 
|---|---|---|
| S. Mladenov  51' Yonchev  54' Slavkov  60' | Report | 
| Roma  | 3–0 |  IFK Göteborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Vincenzi  51' Conti  62' Toninho Cerezo  70' | Report | 
| BFC Dynamo  | 4–1 |  Jeunesse Esch | 
|---|---|---|
| Götz  35' Schulz  39' Ernst  77' Netz  86' | Report | Scuto  18' | 
Second leg
Liverpool won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Athletic Bilbao  | 4–0 |  Lech Poznań | 
|---|---|---|
| Goikoetxea  10' Sola  33' (pen.) Noriega  50' Urquiaga  84' | Report | 
Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos  | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Anastopoulos  94', 118' | Report | 
Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Linfield .svg.png) | 2–3 | .svg.png) Benfica | 
|---|---|---|
| Diamantino  29' (o.g.) Walsh  81' | Report | Strömberg  36', 75' Diamantino  39' | 
Benfica won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Víkingur  | 0–2 |  Rába ETO Győr | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Magyar  58' Szentes  86' | 
Rába ETO Győr won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper .svg.png) | 2–2 |  Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Ponte  21', 49' | Report | Kondratiev  31' Sokol  84' | 
Dinamo Minsk won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dinamo București won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Bohemians Prague  | 4–0 |  Fenerbahçe | 
|---|---|---|
| Zelenský  20' Novák  56', 86' Chaloupka  71' | Report | 
Bohemians Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Nantes .svg.png) | 3–1 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Baronchelli  14' Rio  15' Muller  60' (pen.) | Report | Panenka  40' | 
Rapid Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège .svg.png) | 8–2 |  Athlone Town | 
|---|---|---|
| Jelikić  1' Delbrouck  29' Plessers  31', 70' Daerden  40' Vandersmissen  47' Tahamata  59' Wintacq  64' | Report | Salmon  52' Hitchcock  74' | 
Standard Liège won 11–4 on aggregate.
| Dundee United  | 3–0 |  Ħamrun Spartans | 
|---|---|---|
| Milne  29', 46' Kirkwood  44' | Report | 
Dundee United won 6–0 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; CSKA Sofia won on away goals.
| IFK Göteborg  | 2–1 |  Roma | 
|---|---|---|
| Gardner  1' Tord Holmgren  73' | Report | Pruzzo  60' | 
Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch  | 0–2 |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ullrich  32' (pen.) Noack  50' | 
Dynamo Berlin won 6–1 on aggregate.
Partizan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool   | 1–0 |  Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | 1–0 | 
| Olympiacos   | 1–3 | .svg.png) Benfica | 1–0 | 0–3 | 
| Rába ETO Győr   | 4–9 |  Dinamo Minsk | 3–6 | 1–3 | 
| Dinamo București .svg.png)  | 5–3 |  Hamburg | 3–0 | 2–3 | 
| Bohemians Prague   | 2–2 (a) |  Rapid Wien | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
| Standard Liège .svg.png)  | 0–4 |  Dundee United | 0–0 | 0–4 | 
| CSKA Sofia .svg.png)  | 0–2 |  Roma | 0–1 | 0–1 | 
| BFC Dynamo   | 2–1 | .svg.png) Partizan | 2–0 | 0–1 | 
First leg
| Olympiacos  | 1–0 | .svg.png) Benfica | 
|---|---|---|
| Anastopoulos  21' | Report | 
| Rába ETO Győr  | 3–6 |  Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Hannich  13' (pen.) Szentes  63' Szabó  84' | Report | Sokol  3', 10', 42' Kurnenin  20' Gotsmanov  55' Rumbutis  70' | 
| Bohemians Prague  | 2–1 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Janečka  26' Němec  88' | Report | Keglevits  44' | 
| CSKA Sofia .svg.png) | 0–1 |  Roma | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Falcão  62' | 
| BFC Dynamo  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Partizan | 
|---|---|---|
| Götz  1' Ernst  37' | Report | 
Second leg
| Athletic Bilbao  | 0–1 |  Liverpool | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rush  66' | 
Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Benfica .svg.png) | 3–0 |  Olympiacos | 
|---|---|---|
| Filipović  17' Diamantino  28' Manniche  76' | Report | 
Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Minsk  | 3–1 |  Rába ETO Győr | 
|---|---|---|
| Sokol  41', 60' Kondratiev  61' | Report | Hannich  31' (pen.) | 
Dinamo Minsk won 9–4 on aggregate.
| Hamburg  | 3–2 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Jakobs  45', 56' von Heesen  63' | Report | Ţălnar  86' Mulţescu  89' | 
Dinamo București won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Rapid Wien  | 1–0 |  Bohemians Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Krankl  6' | Report | 
2–2 on aggregate; Rapid Wien won on away goals.
| Dundee United  | 4–0 | .svg.png) Standard Liège | 
|---|---|---|
| Milne  26', 44' Hegarty  51' Dodds  68' | Report | 
Dundee United won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Roma  | 1–0 | .svg.png) CSKA Sofia | 
|---|---|---|
| Graziani  80' | Report | 
Roma won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Partizan .svg.png) | 1–0 |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Prekazi  27' | Report | 
Dynamo Berlin won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool   | 5–1 | .svg.png) Benfica | 1–0 | 4–1 | 
| Dinamo Minsk   | 1–2 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
| Rapid Wien   | 2–2 (a) |  Dundee United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 
| Roma   | 4–2 |  BFC Dynamo | 3–0 | 1–2 | 
First leg
| Dinamo Minsk  | 1–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Gurinovich  7' | Report | Rednic  87' | 
| Rapid Wien  | 2–1 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Hagmayr  76' Kranjčar  86' | Report | Stark  30' | 
| Roma  | 3–0 |  BFC Dynamo | 
|---|---|---|
| Graziani  67' Pruzzo  75' Toninho Cerezo  90' | Report | 
Second leg
Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Dinamo Minsk | 
|---|---|---|
| Augustin  10' | Report | 
Dinamo București won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dundee United  | 1–0 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Dodds  21' | Report | 
2–2 on aggregate; Dundee United won on away goals.
Roma won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The tie between Roma and Dundee United was controversial; it was later alleged that Roma had bribed Michel Vautrot, the referee for the second leg.[17][18]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool   | 3–1 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 1–0 | 2–1 | 
| Dundee United   | 2–3 |  Roma | 2–0 | 0–3 | 
First leg
| Liverpool  | 1–0 | .svg.png) Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Lee  26' | Report | 
| Dundee United  | 2–0 |  Roma | 
|---|---|---|
| Dodds  48' Stark  60' | Report | 
Second leg
| Dinamo București .svg.png) | 1–2 |  Liverpool | 
|---|---|---|
| Orac  39' | Report | Rush  11', 85' | 
Liverpool won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Roma  | 3–0 |  Dundee United | 
|---|---|---|
| Pruzzo  23', 38' Di Bartolomei  58' (pen.) | Report | 
Roma won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
| Liverpool  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Roma | 
|---|---|---|
| Neal  13' | Report | Pruzzo  42' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Nicol  Neal  Souness  Rush  Kennedy  | 4–2 |  Di Bartolomei  Conti  Righetti  Graziani | 
Top scorers
See also
References
- ^ "Roma v IFK Göteborg, 14 September 1983" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "BFC Dynamo v Jeunesse Esch, 14 September 1983" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Rába ETO Győr v Dinamo Minsk, 19 October 1983" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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- ^ "Hamburg v Dinamo București, 2 November 1983" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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- ^ "Partizan v BFC Dynamo, 2 November 1983" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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- ^ "'We were robbed of a fairytale': How Roma cheated Dundee United out of the European Cup final". Independent.co.uk. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
- ^ Ralston, Gary (19 March 2011). "Jim McLean admits he feels sick after Roma chief reveals Italians bribed ref in 1984 European Cup semi-final". Daily Record. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Dundee United v Roma, 11 April 1984" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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External links

- 1983/84 European Champions Clubs' Cup - Matches UEFA.com
- European Champions' Cup 1983-84 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- 1983/84 European Champions Clubs' Cup - Scorers UEFA.com
- 1983-84 European Cup – results and line-ups (archive)
- European Cup 1983-84 – results, protocols, players statistics
- website eurocups-uefa.ru European Cup 1983-84 – results, protocols
- website Football Archive 1983–84 European Cup


