The 1983 UEFA Super Cup was a two-legged match contested between the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 champions Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

, and the European Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

 champions Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

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The match was tied at 0–0 in the first leg at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg

Hamburg

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. However, in the second leg at Pittodrie Stadium

Pittodrie Stadium

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, Aberdeen added their second ever European trophy with a 2–0 victory over the Germans with goals coming from Mark McGhee

Mark McGhee

Mark Edward McGhee is a former Scottish professional football player. McGhee started his career at Greenock Morton in 1975 and spent spells at clubs including Newcastle United, Aberdeen, Hamburg, Celtic, IK Brage and Reading...

 and Neil Simpson

Neil Simpson

Neil Alexander Simpson is a former Scottish international footballer known for his time with Aberdeen F.C.....

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First leg

Second leg

Aberdeen won 2–0 on aggregate.

UEFA Super Cup 1983
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External links

• UEFA Super Cup