The 1983 UEFA Cup Final was played on 4 May 1983 and 18 May 1983 between Anderlecht of Belgium and Benfica of Portugal. Anderlecht won 2–1 on aggregate.^[1][2]

Because of the construction of their new stadium, Anderlecht played their home games in the Heysel stadium in 1983, which included the first leg of the UEFA Cup final.^[3] After half an hour, Frank Vercauteren was able to provide a cross, which Kenneth Brylle headed in. Anderlecht travelled to Lisbon with the smallest lead.^[4]

Benfica started the return match with a series of chances. This resulted in a goal by Shéu in the 32nd minute. Only 6 minutes later, the technically skilled Juan Lozano restored the balance on a pass from Franky Vercauteren. In front of 80,000 spectators, Anderlecht was able to hold out, winning its fifth and so far last European title.^[5]

Anderlecht				Round	Benfica
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg		Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
KPT Kuopio	6–1	3–0 (H)	3–1 (A)	First round	Real Betis	4–2	2–1 (H)	2–1 (A)
Porto	6–3	4–0 (H)	2–3 (A)	Second round	Sporting Lokeren	4–1	2–0 (H)	2–1 (A)
FK Sarajevo	6–2	6–1 (H)	0–1 (A)	Third round	FC Zürich	5–1	1–1 (A)	4–0 (H)
Valencia	5–2	2–1 (A)	3–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Roma	3–2	2–1 (A)	1–1 (H)
Bohemians Praha	4–1	1–0 (A)	3–1 (H)	Semi-finals	Universitatea Craiova	1–1 (a)	0–0 (H)	1–1 (A)

4 May 1983

Anderlecht	1–0	Benfica
Brylle 29'	Report Overview (archive) Overview

Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 52,694

Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)

Anderlecht

Benfica

GK 1 Jacky Munaron RB 2 Wim Hofkens CB 3 Luka Peruzović CB 4 Morten Olsen LB 5 Michel De Groote RM 6 Per Frimann CM 10 Ludo Coeck CM 8 Franky Vercauteren (c) LM 11 Juan Lozano CF 7 Erwin Vandenbergh  78' CF 9 Kenneth Brylle Substitutes: FW 12 Alex Czerniatynski  78' Manager: Paul Van Himst

GK 1 Manuel Bento RB 2 Minervino Pietra CB 3 Frederico Rosa  78' CB 4 Humberto Coelho (c) LB 5 Álvaro Magalhães RM 6 Carlos Manuel CM 7 José Luís  75' CM 8 Shéu LM 9 Fernando Chalana CF 10 Zoran Filipović  68' CF 11 Diamantino Miranda Substitutes: MF 13 Nené  68' MF 12 Bastos Lopes  78' Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

18 May 1983

Benfica	1–1	Anderlecht
Shéu 32'	Report Overview (archive) Overview	Lozano 38'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

Benfica

Anderlecht

GK 1 Manuel Bento RB 2 Minervino Pietra CB 3 Humberto Coelho (c) CB 4 Bastos Lopes LB 5 António Veloso  62' DM 6 Carlos Manuel CM 7 Glenn Strömberg CM 8 Shéu  50' AM 11 Diamantino Miranda CF 9 Fernando Chalana CF 10 Nené Substitutes: MF 13 Zoran Filipović  50' MF 12 João Alves  62' Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

GK 1 Jacky Munaron RB 3 Luka Peruzović CB 5 Walter De Greef CB 2 Hugo Broos LB 4 Morten Olsen RM 6 Michel De Groote CM 7 Per Frimann CM 11 Juan Lozano LM 10 Ludo Coeck CF 8 Franky Vercauteren (c) CF 9 Erwin Vandenbergh  78' Substitutes: FW 12 Kenneth Brylle  78' Manager: Paul Van Himst

• 1982–83 UEFA Cup
• R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football
• S.L. Benfica in international football

• RSSSF
• Linguasport^[usurped]