1982 in Swedish Football - Events

Events

  • 19 May 1982: IFK Göteborg—led by Sven-Göran Eriksson—defeats Hamburger SV on Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, 3–0 and wins the 1982 UEFA Cup trophy with 4–0 on aggregate after a 1–0 win on Ullevi in the first final on 5 May 1982. This is the first ever European trophy won by a Swedish club. IFK had defeated FC Haka, SK Sturm Graz, FC Dinamo Bucureşti, Valencia CF and 1. FC Kaiserslautern on the way to the final.

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