1983 in association football

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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1983 throughout the world.

Events

*May 14 – Dutch club FC Twente relegates to the second division (Eerste Divisie) after Helmond Sport earns a point at HFC Haarlem (1-1).
*July 29 – Copa Libertadores 1983 won by Grêmio after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3-2.
*September 14 – Dutch club FC 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 Nijmegen makes its first appearance in Europea club football with a draw (1-1) against Brann Bergen in the first round (first leg) of the Cup Winners Cup.
*December 11 – Brazilian club Grêmio wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Japan by defeating (2-1) West-Germany's Hamburger SV in extra-time. The winning goal is scored by Renato Gaúcho.

Winners club national championship

* – Lyngby BK
* – Liverpool
* – Nantes
* – A.S. Roma
*:* Eredivisie – Ajax Amsterdam:* Eerste Divisie – DS '79
* – SL Benfica
* – Dundee United
* – Athletic Bilbao
* – Hamburger SV

outh America

*:*Metropolitano – Independiente:*Nacional – Estudiantes LP
* – Flamengo
* – América de Cali
* – Olimpia Asunción

North America

* – CF Puebla

International Tournaments

*1983 British Home Championship (February 23 – June 1, 1983)::fb|ENG

* Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (August 15 – August 27, 1983):# fb|URU:# fb|GUA:# fb|BRA

* Copa América (August 10 – November 4, 1983):# fb|URU:# fb|BRA:# fb|PAR and fb|PER

National Teams

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Births

* February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
* July 7 – Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
* October 20 – Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer

Deaths

* January 28 – Claude Papi (33), French footballer (b. 1949)
* June 26 – Luis Alamos (59), Chilean football manager (b. 1923)
* July 5 – Hennes Weisweiler (63), German footballer and manager (b. 1919)

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/nersssf.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]
* [http://www.voetbalstats.nl/ VoetbalStats]