1983 Iberian Cup

1983 Iberian Cup Benfica Primeira Liga 4 Athletic Bilbao La Liga 3 on aggregate First leg 1 2 17 August 1983 San Mamés Bilbao Victoriano Sánchez Arminio Second leg 3 1 24 August 1983 Estádio da Luz Lisbon Rosa Santos 1935 1991 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).https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iberica83.html Taça Ibérica 1983 RSSSF 26 June 2005 22 December 2024 https://redpass.blogs.sapo.pt/a-taca-iberica-de-1983-1072994 A Taça Ibérica de 1983 The Iberian Cup of 1983 pt redpass.blogs.sapo.pt 23 May 2016 22 December 2024 Participats Clubs Country Champions Portugal Benfica Lisbon 1982–83 Primeira Liga Spain 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.https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/teams/athletic-club/1983-84/matches/1_3951/line-ups Athletic Club VS SL Benfica 08/17/1983 www.athletic-club.eus 22 December 2024 https://serbenfiquista.com/jogo/futebol/masculino/seniores/19831984/amigavel/1983-08-17/athletic-bilbao-x-sl-benfica Athletic Bilbao 2 - 1 SL Benfica, Taça Ibérica 1983/1984 pt serbenfiquista.com 22 December 2024 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 Athletic 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.https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/teams/athletic-club/1983-84/matches/1_3952/line-ups Athletic Club VS SL Benfica 08/24/1983 www.athletic-club.eus 22 December 2024 https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/temporada.html?id=1465 Classification Copa Ibérica 1983 www.bdfutbol.com 22 December 2024 https://serbenfiquista.com/competition/futebol/masculino/seniores/19831984 Taça Iberica (FPF/RFEF) (1983/1984) pt serbenfiquista.com 22 December 2024 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 1st leg 17 August 1983 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 RSSSFBdfutbolAthletic Club website Benfica Sola 16de Andrés 83 30 Nené San Mamés Stadium Bilbao, Spain Victoriano Sánchez Arminio 2nd leg 24 August 1983 Benfica 3–1 RSSSFBdfutbolAthletic Club website Athletic Bilbao Filipović 23Nené 30 44 70 Sola Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal Rosa Santos 1983 Iberian Cup150pxBenficaFirst title Aftermatch The Iberian Cup kickstarted a historic season for both teams as they went on to become two-time champions, although Athletic have not won a La Liga title since. References Category:August 1985 sports events in Europe Category:Football matches in Lisbon Category:1983–84 in European men's continental football Category:Athletic Bilbao matches Category:S.L. Benfica matches Category:1983–84 in Portuguese football Category:1983–84 in Spanish men's football Category:Football matches in Spain Category:Sport in Bilbao Category:Football in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Category:1980s in Lisbon Category:1983 in the Basque Country (autonomous community)