1983 in association football

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 after Helmond Sport earns a point at HFC Haarlem.
• 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 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 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

• - Al-Arabi

  Europe

• - Lyngby
• - Liverpool
• - Nantes
• - AS Roma
• * Eredivisie - Ajax
• * Eerste Divisie - DS '79
• - Benfica
• - Dundee United
• - Athletic Bilbao
• - Fenerbahçe
• - Hamburger SV
• - Partizan

  North America

• - Puebla
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• *Tulsa Roughnecks
• *Jacksonville Tea Men

  South America

• *Metropolitano - Independiente
• *Nacional - Estudiantes La Plata
• Bolivia - Bolívar
• - Flamengo
• - América de Cali
• Paraguay - Olimpia Asunción

  International Tournaments

• 1983 British Home Championship
• Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela
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  National teams

Births

• January 1
• * Calum Davenport, English footballer
• * Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer
• January 29 - Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer
• February 18 - Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer
• May 2 - Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer
• May 3 - Márton Fülöp, Hungarian international footballer
• May 4 — Rubén Olivera, Uruguayan international footballer
• July 6 - María de Jesús Castillo, Mexican female footballer
• July 7 - Jakub Wawrzyniak, Polish footballer
• July 18 - Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
• July 24 - Daniele De Rossi, Italian international footballer
• July 25 - Pedro Zabála, Bolivian international footballer
• August 6 - Robin van Persie, Dutch international footballer
• September 28 - Richard Henyekane, South African international footballer
• October 20 - Luis Saritama, Ecuadorian footballer
• November 14 - Kevon Carter, Trinidadian international footballer
• December 8 - Valéry Mézague, Cameroonian 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.
• January 28 – Claude Papi, French footballer

  March

• March 24 – Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paraguayan footballer and manager

  June

• June 26 – Luis Alamos, Chilean football manager

  July

• July 5 – Hennes Weisweiler, German footballer and manager
• 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.

  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.
• September 20 - Andy Beattie, Scottish international footballer and manager

  October

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