# 1983 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1983 throughout the world.

## 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
### Asia

* Qatar – Al-Arabi

### Europe

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

### North America

* Mexico – Puebla
* United States / Canada:
** Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL)

### South America

* Argentina
** Metropolitano – Independiente
** Nacional – Estudiantes La Plata
* Bolivia – Bolívar
* Brazil – Flamengo
* Colombia – América de Cali
* Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción

## International tournaments

* 1983 British Home Championship (February 23 – June 1, 1983)
       England
* Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (August 15 – August 27, 1983)
** Uruguay
** Guatemala
** Brazil
* Copa América (August 10 – November 4, 1983)
** Uruguay
** Brazil
** Paraguay and Peru

## National teams
### Netherlands

| Date | Opponent | Final Score | Result | Competition | Venue |
| 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 |
| 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

* January 1
** Shaheen Ali, Qatari footballer
** Calum Davenport, English footballer
** Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (d. 2009)
* January 3
** Bilel Gontassi, Tunisian footballer
** Mathieu Guy, French professional footballer
* January 14 – Jan Ahlvik, Finnish footballer
* January 15 – Jermaine Pennant, English youth international
* January 21
** Victor, Brazilian international
** Ranko Despotović, Serbian international
** Billy Mwanza, Zambian international
** Moritz Volz, German footballer
* January 22 – Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian retired footballer
* January 24 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish international and manager
* January 29 – Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
* February 3 – Jakub Cieciura, Polish professional footballer
* February 5 – Víctor Fagundez, Uruguayan footballer
* February 11 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch international footballer
* February 15 – Daniel Almaral, Mexican football manager and former player
* February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
* March 2 – Kolawole Agodirin, Nigerian footballer
* March 7 – Daniel Jurč, Slovak footballer
* March 11 – Adil Mezgour, Moroccan former footballer
* March 15 – Mark Magennis, Northern Irish retired footballer
* March 19 – Ali Rabee, Emirati footballer
* March 25 – Fabio Marinho, retired Brazilian footballer
* March 27 – Alan Patrick Monegat, Brazilian former footballer
* March 28 – Homero Sartori, Argentine-Brazilian former professional footballer
* April 1 – Mamoudou Sy, French basketball player
* April 12 – Damian Krajanowski, Polish footballer
* April 22
** Sebastjan Čelofiga, Slovenian retired footballer
** Douglas Silva, Brazilian footballer
* 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
** Nicolás Gásperi, Argentine professional footballer
** Kim Seok-woo, South Korean footballer
* May 16 – Edilio Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
* May 17 – Albert Batsa, Togolese footballer
* May 20 – Sinecio León, Paraguayan footballer
* May 21 – Jason Boxhill, Barbadian footballer
* May 24 – Martin Schmidt, German former footballer
* June 3 – Alexis Salazar, Chilean former footballer
* June 7 – Tshiabola Mapanya, retired Congolese footballer
* June 25 – Robin Ganemyr, retired Swedish footballer
* July 6 – María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer
* July 7 – Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
* July 18 – Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
* July 21 – Vladimir Niyonkuru, Burundian footballer
* July 24 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian international footballer
* July 25 – Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer
* July 26 – Romain Chevrier, French professional footballer
* July 28 – Erivélton, Brazilian footballer
* August 4 – Kang Dong-gu, South Korean footballer
* August 5 – Jean-Séraphin Mbessa, Cameroonian former professional footballer
* August 6 – Robin van Persie, Dutch international footballer
* August 12 – Tomasz Balul, Polish former footballer
* August 24 – Gabriel López, Uruguayan footballer
* August 26 – Owen Kaposa, retired Zambian footballer
* September 8 – Marcin Truszkowski, Polish retired footballer
* September 16 – Richard Leite, Paraguayan footballer
* September 28 – Richard Henyekane, South African international footballer (died 2015)
* September 30 – Driss Himmes, French midfielder
* October 1 – Fance Hariyanto, Indonesian former footballer
* October 4 – Gwenaël Renaud, French former professional footballer
* October 8 – Michael Fraser, Scottish club goalkeeper
* October 16 – Steven Goaxab, Namibian footballer
* October 20 – Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
* November 9 – Denis Rustan, former Russian professional 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
* November 16 – Ron Koperli, Israeli football manager
* November 26 – Marine Kakhidze, Georgian footballer
* December 5 – Wilfrido Vinces, Ecuadorian footballer
* December 8 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
* December 9 – Kennedy Omogi, Kenyan footballer
* 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)