1983 SASF season
The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 77th season of soccer in South Australia.
| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
← 1982 1984 → | |
1983 SASF Division One
| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 April–3 September |
| Champions | Beograd Woodville (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 271 (3.01 per match) |
| Best Player | Jan Kierno (Polonia Adelaide) |
| Biggest home win | Polonia Adelaide 7–0 Port Adelaide (25 June) |
| Biggest away win | Campbelltown City 0–9 Beograd Woodville (28 May) |
| Highest scoring | Campbelltown City 0–9 Beograd Woodville (28 May) |
← 1982 1984 → | |
The 1983 South Australian Division One season, known as the 1983 Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 77th season of first division soccer in South Australia.[1][2][3][4]
Beograd Woodville were champions for the second time. No teams were relegated as the competition expanded to 12 teams for 1984.
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beograd Woodville (C) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 23 | Qualification for Top Four Cup |
| 2 | Adelaide Croatia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 23 | |
| 3 | Polonia Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 22 | |
| 4 | Para Hills | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 22 | |
| 5 | West Adelaide Hellas | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 21 | |
| 6 | Eastern Districts Azzurri | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 20 | |
| 7 | West Torrens Birkalla | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Campbelltown City | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 14 | |
| 9 | Elizabeth City | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 12 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
1983 SASF Division Two
| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April–10 September |
| Champions | Salisbury United (1st title) |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 424 (3.21 per match) |
| Best Player | Aldo Raponi (Blackwood) |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide City 8–0 Enfield Victoria (28 May) |
| Biggest away win | Brighton City 0–6 Salisbury United (25 June) |
| Highest scoring | West Fields APAC 8–2 Brighton City (16 July) |
← 1982 1984 → | |
The 1983 South Australian Division Two season, known as the 1983 Rothmans Second Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 60th season of second division soccer in South Australia.[2][3][5][6]
Salisbury United were champions for the first time, and were promoted with Adelaide City. No teams were relegated as the Metropolitan League disbanded. Sturt withdrew from SASF competitions after the season.
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury United (C, P) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 7 | +48 | 39 | Promotion to SASF Division One |
| 2 | Adelaide City (P) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 31 | |
| 3 | Cumberland United | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 31 | |
| 4 | West Fields APAC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 27 | |
| 5 | Lion-Grange | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 27 | |
| 6 | Modbury Jets | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21 | |
| 7 | Whyalla City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 19 | |
| 8 | Noarlunga United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 19 | |
| 9 | Sturt | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | Withdrew at end of season |
| 10 | Brighton City | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 13 | |
| 11 | Blackwood | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 11 | |
| 12 | Enfield Victoria | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 54 | −41 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
1983 SASF Metropolitan League
| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Windsor Melita (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 434 (3.29 per match) |
← 1982 | |
The 1983 South Australian Metropolitan League season was the 41st season of third division soccer in South Australia.[3][7] It was the final season of the Metropolitan League, and the final third division competition until 2006.
Windsor Melita were champions for the third time, and were promoted with Thebarton Asteras, Athelstone and Seaford-Noarlunga.
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor Melita (C, P) | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 41 | Promotion to SASF Division Two |
| 2 | Thebarton Asteras (P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 32 | |
| 3 | Athelstone (P) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 28 | |
| 4 | South Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 27 | |
| 5 | Agua | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 26 | |
| 6 | Veneto | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 25 | |
| 7 | Seaford-Noarlunga (P) | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 24 | Promotion to SASF Division Two |
| 8 | Adelaide University | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 | S.A.I.T. | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 15 | |
| 10 | Adelaide Milan | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 10 | |
| 11 | Flinders University | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 8 | |
| 12 | Dinamo | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 58 | −44 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
1983 Federation Cup
| Dates | 14 May–17 September |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 |
| Champions | Beograd Woodville (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Salisbury United |
← 1982 1984 → | |
The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation Cup, known as the 1983 P.G.H. Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout competition in South Australia. Teams from Division One, Division Two, Metropolitan League. Regional Leagues and Amateur Leagues participated.[8]
Beograd Woodville were champions for the third time, defeating Salisbury United 1–0 in the final.
Bracket
1983 Federation Cup Final
1983 Top Four Cup
| Dates | 24 September–1 October |
|---|---|
| Teams | 4 |
| Champions | Polonia Adelaide (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Adelaide Croatia |
← 1982 1984 → | |
The 1983 Top Four Cup, known as the 1983 Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th edition of the Top Four Cup, a post-season knockout competition contested by the top four teams from the Division One season.[1]
Polonia Adelaide won the competition for the third time, defeating Adelaide Croatia 3–1 in the final.
Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Adelaide Croatia | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Para Hills | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Adelaide Croatia | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Polonia Adelaide | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Beograd Woodville | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Polonia Adelaide | 2 | |||||||
1983 Night Series
| Dates | ?–23 March |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | Eastern Districts Azzurri (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Adelaide City |
← 1982 1984 → | |
The 1983 Night Series, known as the 1983 Ampol Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Night Series, a pre-season tournament contested by eight teams from Division One and Division Two.[9]
Eastern Districts Azzurri won the competition for the first time, defeating Adelaide City 1–0 in the final.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WAH | POL | ACR | PHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Adelaide Hellas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for Play-offs | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | Polonia Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 0–0 | 5–1 | ||||
| 3 | Adelaide Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | Para Hills | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ACI | EDA | CAM | BEO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Qualification for Play-offs | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Eastern Districts Azzurri | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | Campbelltown City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | 1–0 | |||||
| 4 | Beograd Woodville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| West Adelaide Hellas | 1 | ||||||
| Eastern Districts Azzurri | 2 | ||||||
| Eastern Districts Azzurri | 1 | ||||||
| Adelaide City | 0 | ||||||
| Adelaide City | 3 | ||||||
| Polonia Adelaide | 1 | ||||||
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- Harlow, Denis (2003). History of Soccer in South Australia. p. 267. ISBN 0975060902.
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