1983 in association football

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

• 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).^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}

•  Qatar – Al-Arabi

•  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

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

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

• 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

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

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• January 1
  • Shaheen Ali, Qatari footballer^[1]
  • Calum Davenport, English footballer
  • Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (d. 2009)
• January 3
  • Bilel Gontassi, Tunisian footballer^[2]
  • Mathieu Guy, French professional footballer^[3]
• January 14 – Jan Ahlvik, Finnish footballer^[4]
• January 15 – Jermaine Pennant, English youth international
• January 21
  • Victor, Brazilian international
  • Ranko Despotović, Serbian international
  • Billy Mwanza, Zambian international
  • Moritz Volz, German footballer^[5]
• January 22 – Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian retired footballer^[6]
• January 24 – Shaun Maloney, Scottish international and manager^[7]
• January 29 – Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
• February 3 – Jakub Cieciura, Polish professional footballer^[8]
• February 5 – Víctor Fagundez, Uruguayan footballer^[9]
• February 11 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch international footballer
• February 15 – Daniel Almaral, Mexican football manager and former player^[10]
• February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
• March 2 – Kolawole Agodirin, Nigerian footballer^[11]
• March 7 – Daniel Jurč, Slovak footballer^[12]
• March 11 – Adil Mezgour, Moroccan former footballer^[13]
• March 15 – Mark Magennis, Northern Irish retired footballer^[14]
• March 19 – Ali Rabee, Emirati footballer^[15]
• March 25 – Fabio Marinho, retired Brazilian footballer^[16]
• March 27 – Alan Patrick Monegat, Brazilian former footballer^[17]
• March 28 – Homero Sartori, Argentine-Brazilian former professional footballer^[18]
• April 1 – Mamoudou Sy, French basketball player
• April 12 – Damian Krajanowski, Polish footballer^[19]
• April 22
  • Sebastjan Čelofiga, Slovenian retired footballer^[20]
  • Douglas Silva, Brazilian footballer^[21]
• 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^[22]
  • Kim Seok-woo, South Korean footballer^[23]
• May 16 – Edilio Cardoso, Brazilian footballer^[24]
• May 17 – Albert Batsa, Togolese footballer^[25]
• May 20 – Sinecio León, Paraguayan footballer
• May 21 – Jason Boxhill, Barbadian footballer^[26]
• May 24 – Martin Schmidt, German former footballer^[27]
• June 3 – Alexis Salazar, Chilean former footballer^[28]
• June 7 – Tshiabola Mapanya, retired Congolese footballer
• June 25 – Robin Ganemyr, retired Swedish footballer^[29]
• 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^[30]
• July 24 – Daniele De Rossi, Italian international footballer
• July 25 – Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer
• July 26 – Romain Chevrier, French professional footballer^[31]
• July 28 – Erivélton, Brazilian footballer^[32]
• August 4 – Kang Dong-gu, South Korean footballer^[33]
• August 5 – Jean-Séraphin Mbessa, Cameroonian former professional footballer^[34]
• August 6 – Robin van Persie, Dutch international footballer
• August 12 – Tomasz Balul, Polish former footballer^[35]
• August 24 – Gabriel López, Uruguayan footballer^[36]
• August 26 – Owen Kaposa, retired Zambian footballer^[37]
• September 8 – Marcin Truszkowski, Polish retired footballer^[38]
• 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^[39]
• October 4 – Gwenaël Renaud, French former professional footballer^[40]
• October 8 – Michael Fraser, Scottish club goalkeeper
• October 16 – Steven Goaxab, Namibian footballer^[41]
• October 20 – Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
• November 9 – Denis Rustan, former Russian professional footballer^[42]
• November 11 – Philipp Lahm, German international footballer
• November 14 – Kevon Carter, Trinidadian international footballer (died 2014)
• November 15 – Anton Samoylov, former Russian professional footballer^[43]
• November 16 – Ron Koperli, Israeli football manager
• November 26 – Marine Kakhidze, Georgian footballer^[44]
• December 5 – Wilfrido Vinces, Ecuadorian footballer^[45]
• December 8 – Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian international footballer (died 2014)
• December 9 – Kennedy Omogi, Kenyan footballer^[46]
• December 10
  • Lewis Buxton, English club footballer
  • Habib Mohamed, Ghanaian international footballer

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• 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 24 – Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paraguayan footballer and manager (83)

• June 26 – Luis Alamos, Chilean football manager (59)

• 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 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 4 – Juan López Fontana, Uruguayan manager, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. (75)

• (in English) Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• (in Dutch) VoetbalStats

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