1984 UEFA Cup Final
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 F.C. of England. Tottenham won 4–3 on penalty kicks after the tie finished 2–2 on aggregate.[1]
| Event | 1983–84 UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| on aggregate Tottenham Hotspur won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
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| Date | 9 May 1984 | ||||||
| Venue | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels | ||||||
| Referee | Bruno Galler (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 23 May 1984 | ||||||
| Venue | White Hart Lane, London | ||||||
| Referee | Volker Roth (West Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,258 | ||||||
To date, this remains the most recent European honour won by Tottenham. In addition, it would be another thirty-five years until Spurs even played in another major European final, when they reached the Champions League Final in 2019, losing to Liverpool.
Years later, 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 controversially disallowed.[2]
Route to the final
| Anderlecht | Round | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Bryne |
4–1 | 3–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) | First round |  Drogheda United |
14–0 | 6–0 (A) | 8–0 (H) |
 Baník Ostrava |
4–2 | 2–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) | Second round |  Feyenoord |
6–2 | 4–2 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
 Lens |
2–1 | 1–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Third round |  Bayern München |
2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
 Spartak Moscow |
4–3 | 4–2 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Quarter-finals |  Austria Wien |
4–2 | 2–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
 Nottingham Forest |
3–2 | 0–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Semi-finals | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hajduk Split |
2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) |
Match details
First leg
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Olsen  85' |
Report Overview | Miller 57' |
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Second leg
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Anderlecht |
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| Roberts 84' |
Report Overview | Czerniatynski 60' |
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Roberts  Falco Stevens Archibald Thomas  |
4–3 | Olsen Grün Scifo Vercauteren Guðjohnsen |
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See also
References
- Pye, Steven (31 May 2019). "When Tottenham won their last European trophy – 35 years ago". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Forest sues Anderlecht over '84 bribery scandal". BBC Sport. 24 December 1997. Retrieved 9 February 2009.