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The 1983 Iberian Cup was the second edition of the Iberian Cup, brought back in time almost 50 years after the first one in 1935. It was held in August 1983 as a two-legged game between Benfica (Primeira Liga winners) and Athletic Bilbao (La Liga winners).

Participats

Clubs	Country	Champions
Benfica	Lisbon	1982–83 Primeira Liga
Athletic Bilbao	Bilbao	1982–83 La Liga

Overview

This competition was suggested by the clubs and supported by the federations of each country, with the federation that hosted the second leg offering the trophy.

In the first leg, which was held on 17 August at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, the home team took the lead in the 16th minute thanks to Miguel Sola, but Benfica found an equalizer just 15 minutes later via Nené. The game looked to be heading to a draw until the hosts found a late winner through Miguel de Andrés.

In the second leg, which was held on 24 August at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Benfica took advantage of playing at home to score three unanswered goals in the first half, and even though Bilbao scored a consolation goal in the second, it was not enough to stop Benfica from being crowned champions after losing 2–1 in Spain and winning 3–1 in Portugal. Between both matches, Benfica also played the 1983 Taça de Portugal final, defeating their rivals FC Porto 1–0 in their own stadium at Antas.

Matches

Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Benfica
Sola 16' de Andrés 83'	RSSSF Bdfutbol Bilbao	30' Nené

Benfica	3–1	Athletic Bilbao
Filipović 23' Nené 30', 44'	RSSSF Bdfutbol Bilbao	70' Sola

1983 Iberian Cup
Benfica First title

Aftermatch

The Iberian Cup kickstarted a historic season for both teams as they went on to become two-time champions, although Bilbao never won a La Liga title since.

References

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2. ^ "A Taça Ibérica de 1983" [The Iberian Cup of 1983]. redpass.blogs.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
3. "Athletic Club VS SL Benfica 08/17/1983". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
4. "Athletic Bilbao 2 - 1 SL Benfica, Taça Ibérica 1983/1984". serbenfiquista.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
5. "Athletic Club VS SL Benfica 08/24/1983". www.athletic-club.eus. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
6. "Classification Copa Ibérica 1983". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
7. "Taça Iberica (FPF/RFEF) (1983/1984)". serbenfiquista.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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