1983–84 Feyenoord season

Feyenoord
1983–84 season
Chairman	Gerard Kerkum
Manager	Thijs Libregts
Stadium	De Kuip
Eredivisie	1st
KNVB Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Houtman (21 goals); All: Peter Houtman (25 goals)
	← 1982–83 1984–85 →

During the 1983–84 season, Feyenoord participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Cup, winning the double.^[1] This was Johan Cruyff's last season as a footballer, having signed with Feyenoord due to his former club Ajax's refusal to offer him a new contract.^[2]

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NED	Joop Hiele
—	GK	NED	Abe Knoop
—	GK	NED	Peter Brunings
—	DF	NED	Michel van de Korput
—	DF	NED	André Stafleu
—	DF	NED	Henk Duut
—	DF	DEN	Ivan Nielsen
—	DF	NED	Stanley Brard


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NED	Sjaak Troost
—	DF	NED	Ben Wijnstekers
—	MF	NED	Ruud Brood
—	MF	NED	Wim van Til
—	MF	NED	André Hoekstra
—	MF	NED	Johan Cruyff
—	MF	NED	Ruud Gullit
—	MF	BUL	Andrey Zhelyazkov
—	MF	NED	Mario Been
—	FW	NED	Pierre Vermeulen
—	FW	NED	Peter Houtman
—	FW	NED	Willy Carbo

Competitions

Eredivisie

Matches

21 August 1983 1	FC Volendam	1–4	Feyenoord	Volendam
	Holshuijsen 60'		Hoekstra 3' Houtman 25', 38' Zhelyazkov 52'	Stadium: Kras Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Egbert Mulder

24 August 1983 2	Feyenoord	5–2	Helmond Sport	Rotterdam
	Andries 44', og.' Zhelyazkov 46', 69' Cruyff 49' Houtman 79'		Lubse 7' Corbijn 61'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 24,320 Referee: Gerard Geurds

28 August 1983 3	Feyenoord	5–2	Fortuna Sittard	Rotterdam
	André Hoekstra 45' Zhelyazkov 52' Vermeulen 56' Gullit 60' Been 89'		Huub Smeets 22', 84'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 24,090 Referee: Bouke Draaismas

31 August 1983 4	FC Den Bosch	1–1	Feyenoord	Den Bosch
	van der Horst 9'		Cruyff 39'	Stadium: De Vliert Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Piet Bosman

3 September 1983 5	HFC Haarlem	0–1	Feyenoord	Haarlem
			Houtman 69'	Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 7,550 Referee: Henk van Ettekoven

11 September 1983 6	Feyenoord	2–0	FC Groningen	Rotterdam
	Duut 44' Hoekstra 55'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 25,889 Referee: Ignace van Swieten

18 September 1983 7	Ajax	8–2	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
	Olsen 5', 84' Van Basten 15', 73', 87' Boeve 24' Molenaar 61' Koeman 64', pen.'		Houtman 28' Duut 34'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gerard Geurds

25 September 1983 8	Feyenoord	2–0	Go Ahead Eagles	Rotterdam
	Gullit 42', 74'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 21,609 Referee: Egbert Mulder

2 October 1983 9	AZ'67	0–1	Feyenoord	Alkmaar
			Hoekstra 76'	Stadium: Alkmaarderhout Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Jan Mulder

16 October 1983 10	Feyenoord	1–1	PSV Eindhoven	Rotterdam
	Zhelyazkov 57'		Koolhof 71'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 33,076 Referee: Egbert Mulder

23 October 1983 11	Roda JC	0–4	Feyenoord	Roda
			Zhelyazkov 34', 40' Hoekstra 66', 71'	Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Ignace van Swieten

30 October 1983 12	Feyenoord	4–0	RV & AV Excelsior	Rotterdam
	Cruyf 17', 42' Hoekstra 68' Gullit 87'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 21,161 Referee: Piet Bosman

6 November 1983 13	Sparta Rotterdam	1–4	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
	Lengkeek 90'		Vermeulen 69' André Hoekstra 76', 89' Houtman 76', pen.'	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bep Thomas

20 November 1983 14	Feyenoord	2–1	DS'79	Rotterdam
	Houtman 9' Gullit 86'		Van der Wiel 23'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 19,213 Referee: Jan Keizer

4 December 1983 16	Feyenoord	4–0	Willem II	Rotterdam
	Zhelyazkov 26' Houtman 52', 56', 88'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Gerard de Schepper

11 December 1983 17	Zwolle	2–2	Feyenoord	Zwolle
	Van Moorst 7' Gullit 32', og.'		Houtman 67' Stafleu 87'	Stadium: Oosterenkstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ignace van Swieten

21 December 1983 15	FC Utrecht	0–2	Feyenoord	Utrecht
			Gullit 10' Cruyff 39'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Gerard Geurds

15 January 1984 18	Feyenoord	2–0	FC Volendam	Rotterdam
	Gullit 10' Cruyff 59'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 14,702 Referee: George Oetelmans

22 January 1984 19	Helmond Sport	0–5	Feyenoord	Helmond
			Stafleu 6' Hoekstra 10' Houtman 24' Brard 71' Been 79'	Stadium: GS Staalwerken Stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bouke Draaisma

5 February 1984 21	Feyenoord	1–1	FC Den Bosch	Rotterdam
	Stafleu 24'		Van der Horst 42'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Chris van der Laar

12 February 1984 22	Feyenoord	7–2	HFC Haarlem	Rotterdam
	Hoekstra 1', 6' (32) Gullit 51', 69', 90' Verkaik 72' (o.g.)		Van Hameren 63' Wim Balm 67'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 16,519 Referee: Bep Thomas

19 February 1984 23	FC Groningen	1–0	Feyenoord	Groningen
	McDonald 68'			Stadium: Oosterpark Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Cees Bakker

26 February 1984 24	Feyenoord	4–1	Ajax	Rotterdam
	Gullit 12' Cruyff 14' Hoekstra 78' Duut 89'		Mølby 49'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Egbert Mulder

10 March 1984 20	Fortuna Sittard	0–4	Feyenoord	Sittard
			Troost 6' Hoekstra 11', 74' Gullit 88'	Stadium: De Baandert Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jan Keizer

17 March 1984 25	Go Ahead Eagles	1–1	Feyenoord	Deventer
	Veldmate 66'		Brard 74'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Gerard Geurds

25 March 1984 26	Feyenoord	5–2	AZ'67	Rotterdam
	Houtman 8', 35', 61' Wijnstekers 65' Duut 79'		Talan 6' Van der Poppe 67'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 19,447 Referee: Cees Bakker

31 March 1984 27	PSV Eindhoven	1–1	Feyenoord	Eindhoven
	Hysén 87'		Duut 29'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Bep Thomas

8 April 1984 28	Feyenoord	5–2	Roda JC	Rotterdam
	Gullit 21' Hoekstra 34', 53' Houtman 40' Nielsen 90'		Eriksen 32' Guthrie 36'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 20,931 Referee: Jan Keizer

15 April 1984 29	RV & AV Excelsior	0–2	Feyenoord	Rotterdam
			Houtman 69', pen', 72'	Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 19,130 Referee: John Blankenstein

21 April 1984 30	Feyenoord	0–0	Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam
				Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 35,897 Referee: Gerard Geurds

23 April 1984 31	DS'79	0–3	Feyenoord	Dordrecht
			Wijnstekers 27' Cruyff 58', 65'	Stadium: M-Scores Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Verhoef

29 April 1984 32	Feyenoord	3–0	FC Utrecht	Rotterdam
	Gullit 59', 88' Hoekstra 90'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 31,038 Referee: Bouke Draaisma

6 May 1984 33	Willem II	0–5	Feyenoord	Tilburg
			Cruyff 13' Duut 42' Houtman 50', 85' Brard 79'	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Henk van Ettekoven

13 May 1984 34	Feyenoord	2–1	PEC Zwolle '82	Rotterdam
	Cruyff 13' Houtman 76'		Booij 4'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 33,263 Referee: Jan Severein

KNVB Cup

9 October 1983 First round	SC Heerenveen	0–1	Feyenoord	Heerenveen
			Hoekstra 4'	Stadium: Sportpark Noord Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bep Thomas

23 November 1983 Second round	Feyenoord	7–0	USV Elinkwijk	Rotterdam
	Vermeulen 8' Gullit 29', 55', 56' Zhelyazkov 63' van de Korput 66', pen.' Stafleu 82'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 3,785 Referee: Chris Verhoef

31 January 1984 Round of 16	Ajax	2–2	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
	Rijkaard 49' van Basten 68'		Houtman 20' Gullit 53'	Stadium: De Meer Stadion Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Jan Keizer

15 February 1984 Round of 16 replay	Feyenoord	2–1 (a.e.t)	Ajax	Rotterdam
	Houtman 3', 97' (pen.)		van Basten 83'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Ignace van Swieten

3 March 1984 Quarter-finals	Feyenoord	6–1	NEC Nijmegen	Rotterdam
	Hoekstra 7', 79' Wijnstekers 9' Cruyff 13' Gullit 43', 57'		Grim 1'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 11,801 Referee: Jan Severein

27 March 1984 Semi-finals	Feyenoord	1–1	HFC Haarlem	Rotterdam
	Gullit 53'		Balm 62' (pen.)	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 14,589

9 April 1984 Semi-final replay	HFC Haarlem	1–4	Feyenoord	Haarlem
	Keur 64'		Gullit 2', 57' Duut 40' Carbo 85'	Stadium: Haarlem Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ignace van Swieten

1 May 1984 Final	Feyenoord	1–0	Fortuna Sittard	Rotterdam
	Houtman 72'			Stadium: De Kuip

UEFA Cup

First round

14 September 1983 First leg	St. Mirren	0–1	Feyenoord	St. Mirren
			Gullit 29'	Stadium: SMISA Stadium Attendance: 10,301 Referee: Svein Inge Thime

28 September 1983 Second leg	Feyenoord	2–0	St. Mirren FC	Rotterdam
	van Til 58' Zhelyazkov 76'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 18,286 Referee: Augusto Marques Pires

Second round

19 October 1983 First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Feyenoord	London
	Archibald 7', 33' Galvin 19', 39'		Cruyff 75' Nielsen 81'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,404 Referee: Emilio Carlos Guruceta Muro

2 November 1984 Second leg	Feyenoord	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Rotterdam
			Hughton 25' Galvin 84'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 45,061 Referee: Luigi Agnolin

References

^ "Feyenoord » Fixtures & Results 1983/1984". 19 September 2024.
^ "Playing for Feyenoord". Cruyff.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

[1] "Feyenoord » Fixtures & Results 1983/1984". 19 September 2024.

[2] "Playing for Feyenoord". Cruyff.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

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