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

•  Denmark – Lyngby BK
•  England – Liverpool
•  France – Nantes
•  Italy – A.S. Roma
•  Netherlands
  • Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam
  • Eerste Divisie – DS '79
•  Portugal – Benfica
•  Scotland – Dundee United
•  Spain – Athletic Bilbao
•  Turkey – Fenerbahçe
•  West Germany – Hamburger SV
•  Yugoslavia – Partizan

North America

•  United States – Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL)

South America

•  Argentina
  • Metropolitano – Independiente
  • Nacional – Estudiantes LP
• Bolivia – Bolívar
•  Brazil – Flamengo
•  Colombia – América de Cali
•  Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

North America

•  Mexico – Puebla F.C.

International Tournaments

• 1983 British Home Championship (February 23 – June 1, 1983)

 England

• Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (August 15 – August 27, 1983)
  1.  Uruguay
  2.  Guatemala
  3.  Brazil

• Copa América (August 10 – November 4, 1983)
  1.  Uruguay
  2.  Brazil
  3.  Paraguay and  Peru

National Teams

 Netherlands

Date	Opponent	Final Score	Result	Competition	Venue
February 16	Spain	1 – 0	L	Friendly	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
April 27	Sweden	0 – 3	L	Friendly	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
September 7	Iceland	3 – 0	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen
September 21	Belgium	1 – 1	D	Friendly	Heysel Stadion, Brussels
October 12	Republic of Ireland	2 – 3	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	Dalymount Park, Dublin
November 16	Spain	2 – 1	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam
December 17	Malta	5 – 0	W	Euro 1984 Qualifier	De Kuip, Rotterdam

Births

• February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
• May 2 – Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer
• May 3 – Márton Fülöp, Hungarian international footballer (died 2015)
• 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)
• December 8 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)

Deaths

January

• January 20 – Garrincha, Brazilian striker, winner of the 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. Regarded by many as the best dribbler in football history.(49)
• January 28 - Claude Papi, French footballer (33)

March

• March 24 - Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paraguayan footballer and manager (83)

June

• June 26 - Luis Alamos, Chilean football manager (59)

July

• July 5 - Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager (63)

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

• October 4 – Juan López Fontana, Uruguayan manager, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (75)

References

• (English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (Dutch) VoetbalStats