1983 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1983 throughout the world.
Events
- May 11 – Scottish club Aberdeen FC win the European Cup Winners Cup by beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg.
- May 14 – Dutch club FC Twente relegates to the second division (Eerste Divisie) after Helmond Sport earns a point at HFC Haarlem (1-1).
- May 25 – German club SV Hamburg defeat Italian champions Juventus 1-0 in the Olympic Stadium, Athens to win the European Cup.
- July 29 – Copa Libertadores 1983 won by Grêmio after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3-2.
- September 14 – Dutch club FC Groningen makes its European debut with a defeat (2-1) against Spain's Atlético Madrid in the first round of the UEFA Cup. On the same night NEC Nijmegen makes its first appearance in Europea club football with a draw (1-1) against SK Brann in the first round (first leg) of the Cup Winners Cup.
- December 11 – Brazilian club Grêmio wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating (2-1) West-Germany's Hamburger SV in extra-time. The winning goal is scored by Renato Gaúcho.
Winners club national championship
North America
South America
North America
International Tournaments
- 1983 British Home Championship (February 23 – June 1, 1983)
- England
National Teams
Births
- February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
- May 2 – Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer
- July 6 – María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer
- July 7 – Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
- July 25 – Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer
- August 6 – Robin Van Persie, Dutch international footballer
- September 28 – Richard Henyekane, South African international footballer (died 2015)
- October 20 – Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
- November 14 – Kevon Carter, Trinidadian international footballer (died 2014)
- Dezember 8 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
Deaths
January
March
June
- June 26 - Luis Alamos, Chilean football manager (59)
July
September
- September 9 – Luis Monti, Argentine/Italian striker, winner of the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Monti has the distinction of having played in two FIFA World Cup final matches with two different national teams. (82)
- September 20 - Andy Beattie, Scottish international footballer and manager (born 1913)
October
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