1983 in association football
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 SK Brann 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
- – Fenerbahçe
- – Hamburger SV
South America
- Metropolitano – Independiente
- Nacional – Estudiantes LP
- Bolivia – Bolívar
- – Flamengo
- – América de Cali
- – Olimpia Asunción
North America
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)
- and
National Teams
Births
- February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
- May 2 – Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer
- July 6 – María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer
- July 7 – Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
- July 25 – Pedro Zabála, Bolivian 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)