1984 UEFA Cup final explained

1984 UEFA Cup final
Event:1983–84 UEFA Cup
Team1:Anderlecht
Team1score:2
Team2:Tottenham Hotspur
Team2score:2
Details:on aggregate
Tottenham Hotspur won 4–3 on penalties
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:1
Date1:9 May 1984
Stadium1:Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
City1:Brussels
Referee1:Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
Attendance1:38,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:1
Team2score2:1
Details2:After extra time
Date2:23 May 1984
Stadium2:White Hart Lane
City2:London
Referee2:Volker Roth (West Germany)
Attendance2:46,258
Previous:1983
Next:1985

The 1984 UEFA Cup Final was an association football tie played on 9 May and 23 May 1984 to determine the champion of the 1983–84 UEFA Cup. The two-legged final was contested between Anderlecht of Belgium, who were defending champions, and Tottenham Hotspur of England. Tottenham won 4 - 3 on penalty kicks after the tie finished 2 - 2 on aggregate.[1]

To date, this remains the most recent European honour won by Tottenham Hotspur. It would be another 35 years until Spurs reached another major European final, when they lost the Champions League Final in 2019 to Liverpool.

In 1997, it emerged that Anderlecht's passage to the final had involved the club's chairman paying a bribe totalling £27,000 to the referee for the semi-final against Nottingham Forest. A dubious penalty was awarded to Anderlecht, whilst a Forest goal was disallowed.[2]

Route to the final

AnderlechtRoundTottenham Hotspur
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Bryne4–13–0 (A)1–1 (H)First round Drogheda United14–06–0 (A)8–0 (H)
Baník Ostrava4–22–0 (H)2–2 (A)Second round Feyenoord6–24–2 (H)2–0 (A)
Lens2–11–1 (A)1–0 (H)Third round Bayern München2–10–1 (A)2–0 (H)
Spartak Moscow4–34–2 (H)0–1 (A)Quarter-finals Austria Wien4–22–0 (H)2–2 (A)
Nottingham Forest3–20–2 (A)3–0 (H)Semi-finals Hajduk Split2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)

Match details

First leg

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GK 1 Jacky Munaron
RB 3 Georges Grün
CB 2 Walter De Greef
CB 10 Morten Olsen (c)
LB 5
RM 8 Wim Hofkens
CM 6
CM 7 René Vandereycken
LM 11 Kenneth Brylle
CF 9
CF 4
Substitutes:
GK 12 Dirk Vekeman
MF 13 Per Frimann
FW 14
MF 15 Arnór Guðjohnsen
MF 16
Manager:
Paul Van Himst
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GK 1 Tony Parks
RB 2 Danny Thomas
CB 4
CB 5
LB 3 Chris Hughton
RM 10
CM 6
CM 7
LM 11
CF 9 Mark Falco
CF 8 Steve Archibald
Substitutes:
MF 12
FW 14 Garth Crooks
MF 15 Richard Cooke
DF 16 Ian Culverhouse
GK 17 Ray Clemence
Manager:
Keith Burkinshaw

Second leg

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GK 1 Tony Parks
RB2 Danny Thomas
CB 4 Graham Roberts (c)
CB 5
LB 3 Chris Hughton
RM 10
CM 6
CM 7 Micky Hazard
LM 11
CF 9
CF 8 Steve Archibald
Substitutes:
MF 12
FW 14 Garth Crooks
DF 15 Mark Bowen
MF 16
GK 17 Ray Clemence
Manager:
Keith Burkinshaw
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GK 1 Jacky Munaron
RB 2 Georges Grün
CB 3
CB 10 Morten Olsen
LB 5 Michel De Groote
RM 8 Wim Hofkens
CM 9 Enzo Scifo
CM 7 René Vandereycken
LM 6 Franky Vercauteren (c)
CF 11
CF 4
Substitutes:
FW 14
FW 16
Manager:
Paul Van Himst

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: When Tottenham won their last European trophy – 35 years ago . The Guardian . 31 May 2019 . 29 May 2020 . Steven . Pye .
  2. News: Forest sues Anderlecht over '84 bribery scandal. BBC Sport. 24 December 1997. 9 February 2009.