1983 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1983 throughout the world.
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Events
- May 11 – Scottish club Aberdeen win the European Cup Winners' Cup by beating Real Madrid 2–1 in the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg.
- May 14 – Dutch club Twente is relegated to the second division (Eerste Divisie) after Helmond Sport earns a point at HFC Haarlem (1–1).
- May 25 – German club Hamburger SV defeats Italian champions Juventus 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in 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 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 makes its European club football debut with a 1–1 draw with Brann in the first round (first leg) of the Cup Winners' Cup.
- December 11 – Brazilian club Grêmio wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo by defeating West Germany's Hamburger SV 2–1 in extra-time. The winning goal is scored by Renato Gaúcho.
Winners club national championship
Europe
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North America
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South America
Argentina
- Metropolitano – Independiente
- Nacional – Estudiantes La Plata
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Bolivia – Bolívar
Brazil – Flamengo
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Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción
International tournaments
- 1983 British Home Championship (February 23 – June 1, 1983)
- Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (August 15 – August 27, 1983)
- Copa América (August 10 – November 4, 1983)
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National teams
Netherlands
Netherlands| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
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| February 16 |  Spain |
1 – 0 | L | Friendly | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville |
| April 27 |  Sweden |
0 – 3 | L | Friendly | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht |
| September 7 |  Iceland |
3 – 0 | W | Euro 1984 Qualifier | Oosterpark Stadion, Groningen |
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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
- January 1
- Calum Davenport, English footballer
- Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (d. 2009)
- January 3 – Bilel Gontassi, Tunisian footballer[1]
- January 14 – Jan Ahlvik, Finnish footballer[2]
- January 15 – Jermaine Pennant, English youth international
- January 21
- Victor, Brazilian international
- Ranko Despotović, Serbian international
- Billy Mwanza, Zambian international
- Moritz Volz, German footballer[3]
- January 29 – Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
- February 5 – Víctor Fagundez, Uruguayan footballer[4]
- February 11 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch international footballer
- February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
- April 1 – Mamoudou Sy, French basketball player
- May 2 – Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer
- May 3 – Márton Fülöp, Hungarian international footballer (died 2015)
- May 4 – Rubén Olivera, Uruguayan international footballer
- May 6 – Kim Seok-woo, South Korean footballer[5]
- May 20 – Sinecio León, Paraguayan footballer
- June 7 – Tshiabola Mapanya, retired Congolese footballer
- July 6 – María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer
- July 7 – Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
- July 18 – Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
- July 24 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian international footballer
- July 25 – Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer
- August 4 – Kang Dong-gu, South Korean footballer[6]
- August 6 – Robin van Persie, Dutch international footballer
- September 28 – Richard Henyekane, South African international footballer (died 2015)
- October 8 – Michael Fraser, Scottish club goalkeeper
- October 20 – Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
- November 11 – Philipp Lahm, German international footballer
- November 14 – Kevon Carter, Trinidadian international footballer (died 2014)
- November 15 – Anton Samoylov, former Russian professional footballer[7]
- November 16 – Ron Koperli, Israeli football manager
- December 8 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
- December 10
- Lewis Buxton, English club footballer
- Habib Mohamed, Ghanaian international footballer
Deaths
January
- January 20 – Garrincha, Brazilian striker, winner of the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups. 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)
- July 29 – Manuel Ferreira, Argentine striker, runner up of the 1930 FIFA World Cup and player of the tournament of the 1929 South American Championship. (77)
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
- "Bilel Gontassi". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- "Jan Ahlvik". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- "2. Moritz Volz". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "Víctor Fagundez". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "Woo-seok Kim, K League 1 2022". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- 내셔널리그 개막 '열정과 도전, 그 이상을 위하여'. Xportsnews (in Korean). Naver. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- Anton Samoylov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
External links
- (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- (in Dutch) VoetbalStats
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