1983–84 AS Roma season

During the 1983–84 season Associazione Sportiva Roma competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Associazione Sportiva Roma
1983-84 season
PresidentDino Viola
ManagerNils Liedholm
StadiumOlimpico
Serie A
Coppa ItaliaWinners
(in (UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
European CupRunners- Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Pruzzo (8)
All: Pruzzo (15)
← 1982-83
1984-85 →

Summary

During the summer the club transferred in Brazilian midfielder Toninho Cerezo from Atletico Mineiro and forward Francesco Graziani from Fiorentina. Head coach Nils Liedholm changed the defensive style after the crucial centre–back Pietro Vierchowod's loan to Sampdoria ended. Another key player in midfielder Carlo Ancelotti was injured in early December during match against Juventus, thus missing the rest of the season. The squad finished second in the league behind champion Juventus.

Meanwhile, in the first round of the European Cup, the team defeated IFK Goteborg with an aggregate score of 4–2, after which the squad eliminated CSKA Sofia in the round of 16 and Dinamo Berlin in the quarter-finals. The semifinals pitted the Italians against Scottish outfit Dundee United. After losing the first leg 2–0, the Giallorossi won 3–0 in Roma, reaching the Final of the tournament for the first time in their history.[2] The match against the three-time European Cup champion and heavy favourite Liverpool, though played in its home venue Stadio Olimpico, was won by the English squad after a penalty shoot-out, with the Roman squad being unable to field crucial players such as Maldera and Carlo Ancelotti.[3]

Meanwhile, in June the squad won the Coppa Italia after defeating upcoming underdogs Hellas Verona:,[4] which proved to be the last match for Swedish manager Nils Liedholm, who was appointed by Giuseppe Farina as the new head coach of A.C. Milan for the next season, including the departure of midfielder and captain Agostino Di Bartolomei.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  BRAToninho Cerezo
MF  ITAOdoacre Chierico
MF  ITABruno Conti
MF  ITAStefano Desideri
MF  ITAAgostino Di Bartolomei (Captain)
MF  ITAFabrizio Di Mauro [7]
MF  BRAPaulo Roberto Falcão
MF  ITAGiuseppe Giannini
MF  ITAStefano Impallomeni
MF  ITAStefano Nobili
MF  ITAMark Tullio Strukelj
FW  ITACorrado Baglieri
FW  ITAPaolo Baldieri
FW  ITAFrancesco Graziani
FW  ITARoberto Pruzzo
FW  ITAFrancesco Vincenzi

Transfers

Out
Pos.NameToType
DFMassimo GregoriCatania
DFPietro VierchowodSampdorialoan ended
MFGianni Boccia
MFAntonio Di CarloArezzoloan
MFPaolo GiovannelliPisa
MFHerbert ProhaskaAustria Wien
MFClaudio ValigiPerugia Calcio
FWPaolo Alberto FacciniSambenedettese
FWMaurizio IorioHellas Veronaco-ownership
FWSandro TovalieriPescaraloan
FWGuido UgolottiCampobasso

Winter

Out
Pos.NameToType
DFSettimio LucciAvellinoloan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Juventus (C)3017945729+2843Qualification to European Cup
2Roma30151144828+2041Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3Fiorentina30121264831+1736Qualification to UEFA Cup
4Internazionale30121173723+1435
5Torino30111183730+733
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[8]
(C) Champions

Position by result

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWWLWWWLDLDWDWLDDDWWDWWDWDDWDW
Position111221111322223334322222222222
Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1983/894/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1984–85 European Cup;   = 1984–85 UEFA Cup

Matches

11 September 1983 1 Roma 2-0 Pisa Roma
16:00Di Bartolomei 40' (rig.)
Conti 80'
ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 50 000
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
18 September 1983 2 Sampdoria 1-2 Roma Genova
16:00Guerrini 34'Report 36' Nela
63' Graziani
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 43 0000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
25 September 1983 3 Roma 3-1 Milan Roma
15:00Vincenzi 34'
Maldera 44'
Falcão 80'
Report 28' BattistiniStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: circa 70.000
Referee: Mattei
2 October 1983 4 Torino F.C. 2-1 Roma Torino
15:00Hernández 7', 39'Report 89' (aut.) ZaccarelliStadium: Comunale
Attendance: circa 40.000
9 October 1983 5 Roma 1-0 Genoa Roma
15:00Conti 62'ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: circa 70.000
23 October 1983 6 Lazio 0-2 Roma Roma
15:00Report 4' Nela
63' Pruzzo
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: circa 65.000
30 October 1983 7 Roma 5-1 Napoli Roma
14:30Graziani 9'
Cerezo 20'
Falcão 33'
Conti 38', 80'
Report 70' Dal FiumeStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: circa 60.000
6 November 1983 8 Udinese 1-0 Roma Udine
14:30Zico 85'ReportStadium: Friuli
Attendance: circa 50.000
20 November 1983 9 Roma 1-1 Ascoli Roma
14:30Pruzzo 60'Report 72' NovellinoStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: circa 48.000
27 November 1983 10 Inter 1-0 Roma Milano
14:30Beccalossi 8'ReportStadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: circa 60.000
4 December 1983 11 Juventus 2-2 Roma Torino
14:30Platini 72'
Penzo 77'
Report 62' Conti
90' Pruzzo
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Paolo Casarin
11 December 1983 12 Roma 3-2 Avellino Roma
14:30Falcão 24', 57'
Maldera 89'
Report 81' Biagini
87' Díaz
Stadium: Olimpico
18 December 1983 13 Fiorentina 0-0 Roma Firenze
14:30ReportStadium: Comunale
Attendance: circa 50.000
31 December 1983 14 Roma 1-0 Catania Roma
14:30Maldera 32'ReportStadium: Olimpico
8 January 1984 15 Hellas Verona 1-0 Roma Verona
14:30Di Gennaro 82'ReportStadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
15 January 1984 16 Pisa Calcio 1-1 Roma Pisa
Bonetti 56' (o.g.)Report 33' StrukeljStadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi
22 January 1984 17 Roma 1-1 Sampdoria Roma
14:30Pruzzo 36'Report 53' ManciniStadium: Olimpico
29 January 1984 18 Milan 1-1 Roma Milan
14:30Verza 54'Report 69' PruzzoStadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
12 February 1984 19 Roma 2-1 Torino Roma
15:00Maldera 28'
Pruzzo 83'
Report 31' DossenaStadium: Olimpico
19 February 1984 20 Genoa 0-2 Roma Genova
15:00Report 5', 82' GrazianiStadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
26 February 1984 21 Roma 2-2 Lazio Roma
15:00Di Bartolomei 40' (rig.)
Cerezo 52'
Report 9', 25' (pen) D'AmicoStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: circa 63.000
11 March 1984 22 Napoli 1-2 Roma Napoli
15:00Casale 59'Report 15' Graziani
62' Bonetti I
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: circa 60.000
18 March 1984 23 Roma 4-1 Udinese Roma
15:00Falcão 31'
Cerezo 68'
Conti 73'
Di Bartolomei 87'
Report 20' EdinhoStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: circa 49.000
25 March 1984 24 Ascoli 0-0 Roma Ascoli Piceno
15:30ReportStadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
1 April 1984 25 Roma 1-0 Inter Roma
15:30Di Bartolomei 24' (pen)ReportStadium: Olimpico
15 April 1984 26 Roma 0-0 Juventus Roma
15:30ReportStadium: Olimpico
21 April 1984 27 Avellino 2-2 Roma Avellino
15:30Díaz 64'
Tagliaferri 90'
Report 24' Pruzzo
51' Cerezo
Stadium: Stadio Partenio
Attendance: circa 30.000
29 April 1984 28 Roma 2-1 Fiorentina Roma
16:00Pruzzo 15'
Conti 40'
Report 60' MonelliStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Egidio Ballerini
6 May 1984 29 Catania 2-2 Roma Palermo
16:00Carnevale 55'
Torrisi 83' (rig.)
Report 23' Maldera III
29' Chierico
Stadium: La Favorita
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
13 May 1984 30 Roma 3-2 Verona Roma
16:00Cerezo 28', 50'
Di Bartolomei 46' (pen)
Report 1' Storgato
41' Iorio
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Giancarlo Redini

Coppa Italia

First round - Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Roma5410114+79
2Milan532082+68
3Rimini52128805
4Atalanta512257−24
5Arezzo503225−33
6Padova5014311−81
21 August 1983 1 Rimini 1-3 Roma Rimini
21:00Cinquetti 68' 54', 63' Vincenzi
75' Pruzzo
Stadium: Romeo Neri
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
24 August 1983 2 Arezzo 0-1 Roma Arezzo
20:30Report 52' VincenziStadium: Comunale
Attendance: 12 000
Referee: Maurizio Mattei
28 August 1983 3 Roma 2-0 Atalanta B.C. Roma
20:30Pruzzo 24' (rig.)
Strukelj 70'
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Egidio Ballerini
31 August 1983 4 Roma 4-2 Calcio Padova Roma
20:45Cerezo 18', 70'
Graziani 31'
Maldera 42'
Report 14' Coppola
66' Graziani
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Tullio Lanese
4 September 1983 5 A.C. Milan 1-1 Roma Milan
20:30Battistini 32' 22' VincenziStadium: San Siro
Referee: Gino Menicucci

Eightfinals

8 February 1984 1 Roma 2-0 A.C. Reggiana Roma
15:00Vincenzi 45'
Graziani 81'
ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Salvatore Lombardo
22 February 1984 2 A.C. Reggiana 0-1 Roma Reggio Emilia
20:30Report 37' CerezoStadium: Mirabello
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Liberato Esposito

Quarterfinals

7 June 1984 1 Roma 1-1 A.C. Milan Roma
20:45Di Bartolomei 56' (pen)Report 48' (o.g.) NappiStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 70 000
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
10 June 1984 2 A.C. Milan 1-2 (a.e.t.) Roma Milan
20:30Carotti 33'Report 2', 94' CerezoStadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57 259
Referee: Giancarlo Redini

Semifinals

13 June 1984 1 Torino 1-3 Roma Torino
20:30Selvaggi 60'Report 6' Conti
50', 80' Strukelj
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Paolo Bergamo
16 June 1984 2 Roma 1-0 Torino Roma
20:45Conti 81'ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 29 136
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello

Finals

21 June 1984 1 Hellas Verona 1-1 Roma Verona
20:30Storgato 73'Report 48' CerezoStadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Paolo Casarin
26 June 1984 2 Roma 1-0 Hellas Verona Roma
20:45Ferroni 27' (aut.)ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 45 101
Referee: Paolo Casarin

European Cup

First round

v IFK Goteborg
14 September 1983 1 Roma 3-0 IFK Goteborg Roma
20:30 CETVincenzi 51'
Conti 62'
Cerezo 70'
ReportStadium: Olimpico
Referee: Docev
v Roma
28 September 1983 2 IFK Goteborg 2-1 Roma Göteborg
Gardner 1'
Holmgren 73'
Report 60' PruzzoStadium: Ullevi
Referee: Van Langenhove

Eightfinals

v Roma
19 October 1983 1 CSKA Sofia 0-1 Roma Sofia
18:00 CETReport 63' FalcãoStadium: Vasil Levski National[9]
Referee: Vautrot
v CSKA Sofia
2 November 1983 2 Roma 1-0 CSKA Sofia Roma
17:30 CETGraziani 80'ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 56 961
Referee: Daina

Quarterfinals

v Dinamo Berlin
7 March 1984 1 Roma 3-0 Dinamo Berlin Roma
15:00 CETGraziani 67'
Pruzzo 75'
Cerezo 90'
ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 65 000
Referee: Keizer
v Roma
21 March 1984 2 Dinamo Berlin 2-1 Roma East Berlin
20:00 CETThom 76'
Ernst 86'
Report 56' OddiStadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Referee: Johansson

Semifinals

v Roma
11 April 1984 1 Dundee United 2-0 Roma Dundee
20:30 CETDodds 48'
Stark 60'
ReportStadium: Tannadice Park
Referee: Kirschen
v Dundee United
25 April 1984 2 Roma 3-0 Dundee United Roma
15:30 CETPruzzo 23'
Pruzzo 38'
Di Bartolomei 58' (pen)
ReportStadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 73 000
Referee: Vautrot

Final

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[10]PointsHomeAwayTotalGD
GWDLGsGaGWDLGsGaGWDLGsGa
Serie A41151140311315474171530151144828+20
Coppa Italia65101137520125131030238+15
European Cup44001005[11]113479513147+7
Totals25205052162710107332752301578543+42

Player statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropean Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  ITATancredi50-4030-2611-79-7
DF  ITAMaldera43625511170
DF  ITANela4122727070
DF  ITAOddi36116+2011071
DF  ITARighetti36020+106090
MF  BRACerezo501430611692
MF  ITAConti43102777291
MF  ITADi Bartolomei48728512181
MF  BRAFalcao4362758081
FW  ITAGraziani43922+2510292
FW  ITAPruzzo43152789275
GK  ITAMalgioglio4-30+1-23-100
DF  ITABonetti22112+114050
DF  ITANappi23010+1010020
MF  ITAAncelotti180905040
MF  ITAChierico3318+919070
MF  ITAStrukelj2046+518310
FW  ITAVincenzi2376+5110521
MF  ITAGiannini500+203000
DF  ITAPetitti10001000
MF  ITAImpallomeni10001000
MF  ITABaglieri10001000
MF  ITABaldieri200+101000
GK  ITASavorani00000000
GK  ITASuperchi00000000
DF  ITAFois00000000
DF  ITALucci00000000
DF  ITAVignoli00000000
MF  ITADesideri00000000
MF  ITADi Mauro00000000
MF  ITANobili00000000

References

External links

  • Arrigo Beltrami (a cura di) (1983). Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1984. Modena. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Arrigo Beltrami (a cura di) (1984). Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1985. Modena. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Paolo Castellani; Massimilano Ceci (2012). La maglia che ci unisce. Storia delle divise dell'AS Roma dalla nascita ai giorni nostri. Roma. ISBN 978-88-908115-0-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

See also