# 1983 in Brazilian football

The following article presents a summary of the 1983 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 82nd season of competitive football in the country.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2–2 | São Paulo | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2–3 | Flamengo | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Goiás | 2–2 | Santos | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Sport | 1–4 | Atlético Mineiro | 0–0 | 1–4 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santos | 2–1 | Atlético Mineiro | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Flamengo | 3–2 | Atlético Paranaense | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Final
Flamengo declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 4–2.

### Relegation

The worst placed team in each one of the eight groups in the first stage plus the four clubs eliminated in the qualification/relegation playoff, which are Brasília, CSA, Ferroviário, Fortaleza, Galícia, Joinville, Juventus, Mixto, Moto Club, Paysandu, Rio Branco-ES and Treze, were relegated to the same year's second level.

## Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Galícia | 3–5 | Juventus | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Londrina | 0–2 | Joinville | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Mixto | 2–7 | CSA | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| Brasília | 2–1 | Central | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Brasília | 1–1 | CSA | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Joinville | 1–2 | Juventus | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Final
Juventus declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B champions by aggregate score of 5–3.

### Promotion

The first placed team in each one of the four groups in the second stage, which were Guarani, Uberaba, Americano and Botafogo-SP, were promoted to the same season's first level's second stage. Juventus and CSA would be promoted to the following year's first level, but eventually, their promotions were cancelled.

## State championship champions

| State | Champion | State | Champion |
| Acre | Rio Branco-AC | Paraíba | Treze |
| Alagoas | CRB | Paraná | Atlético Paranaense |
| Amapá | Independente | Pernambuco | Santa Cruz |
| Amazonas | Nacional | Piauí | Auto Esporte |
| Bahia | Bahia | Rio de Janeiro | Fluminense |
| Ceará | Fortaleza | Rio Grande do Norte | ABC |
| Distrito Federal | Brasília | Rio Grande do Sul | Internacional |
| Espírito Santo | Rio Branco-ES | Rondônia | Flamengo-RO |
| Goiás | Goiás | Roraima | Atlético Roraima |
| Maranhão | Moto Club | Santa Catarina | Joinville |
| Mato Grosso | Operário (VG) | São Paulo | Corinthians |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | Operário | Sergipe | Confiança |
| Minas Gerais | Atlético Mineiro | Tocantins | - |
| Pará | Tuna Luso | | |

## Youth competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Copa São Paulo de Juniores | Atlético Mineiro |

## Other competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Taça Minas Gerais | Cruzeiro |
| Torneio de Integração da Amazônia | Baré |

## Brazilian clubs in international competitions

| Team | Copa Libertadores 1983 | Intercontinental Cup 1983 |
| Flamengo | Group stage | N/A |
| Grêmio | Champions | Champions |

## Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1983.
| Date | Opposition | Result | Score | Brazil scorers | Competition |
| April 28, 1983 | Chile | W | 3–2 | Careca, Éder, Renato | International Friendly |
| June 8, 1983 | Portugal | W | 4–0 | Careca (2), Sócrates, Pedrinho | International Friendly |
| June 12, 1983 | Wales | D | 1–1 | Paulo Isidoro | International Friendly |
| June 17, 1983 | Switzerland | W | 2–1 | Sócrates, Careca | International Friendly |
| June 22, 1983 | Sweden | D | 3–3 | Márcio Rossini, Careca, Jorginho | International Friendly |
| July 28, 1983 | Chile | D | 0–0 | — | International Friendly |
| August 17, 1983 | Ecuador | W | 1–0 | Roberto Dinamite | Copa América |
| August 24, 1983 | Argentina | L | 0–1 | — | Copa América |
| September 1, 1983 | Ecuador | W | 5–0 | Renato Gaúcho, Roberto Dinamite (2), Éder, Tita | Copa América |
| August 14, 1983 | Argentina | D | 0–0 | — | Copa América |
| October 13, 1983 | Paraguay | D | 1–1 | Éder | Copa América |
| October 20, 1983 | Paraguay | D | 0–0 | — | Copa América |
| October 27, 1983 | Uruguay | L | 0–2 | — | Copa América |
| November 4, 1983 | Uruguay | D | 1–1 | Jorginho | Copa América |

## Women's football
### Domestic competition champions

| Competition | Champion |
| Campeonato Carioca | Radar |
| Taça Brasil | Radar |