1983 in association football

Years in football (soccer):	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

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

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

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