O Aberdeen de 1983, treinado por Alex Ferguson, foi campeão da Recopa Europeia ao vencer o Real Madrid por 2 a 1 na prorrogação, em Gotemburgo.
Aberdeen 1983
The 1983 Aberdeen, led by Alex Ferguson, won the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in the final. It was one of the greatest campaigns in the history of Scottish football.
History
Aberdeen Football Club was founded in 1903 and plays at Pittodrie, in the city of Aberdeen, in northeastern Scotland. Under the command of Alex Ferguson, between 1978 and 1986, the club broke the hegemony of Celtic and Rangers in Scottish football. In the 1982-83 season, the team won the European Cup Winners' Cup by defeating Real Madrid, of Alfredo Di Stéfano, 2-1 in extra time, on May 11, 1983, at Ullevi Stadium, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Eric Black and John Hewitt scored the Scottish goals. In the same year, Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup and, at the end of 1983, won the UEFA Super Cup by overcoming Hamburg. The squad had players such as Jim Leighton, Willie Miller, Alex McLeish, Gordon Strachan and Peter Weir.