1983 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season1983
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSt George-Budapest
NSL CupSydney Olympic
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The 1983 season was the 14th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 100th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
22 February 1983 New Zealand  2–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
 Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: [1]
Referee: William Munro (New Zealand)
27 February 1983 Australia  0–2  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 14,000~
Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)
12 June 1983 Australia  0–0  England Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
15 June 1983 Australia  0–1  England Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
19 June 1983 Australia  1–1  England Melbourne, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)
1983 Merlion Cup
4 December 1983 China  2–1  Australia Singapore
Report
10 December 1983 Thailand  0–2  Australia Singapore
Report
15 December 1983 South Korea  1–3  Australia Singapore
Report
18 December 1983 Singapore  2–4  Australia Singapore
Report

Australia women's national soccer team

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

1983 OFC Women's Championship
Main article: 1983 OFC Women's Championship
First round
Main article: 1983 OFC Women's Championship § First round
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 2 1 0 21 1 +20 5 Advance to Final
2  Australia 3 2 1 0 18 0 +18 5
3  New Caledonia (H) 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 2
4  Fiji 3 0 0 3 1 30 −29 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
28 November 1983 New Zealand  0–0  Australia Nouméa, New Caledonia
Report
30 November 1983 Australia  5–0  New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
 Report
2 December 1983 Australia  13–0  Fiji Nouméa, New Caledonia
 Report
Final
Main article: 1983 OFC Women's Championship § Final
4 December 1983 New Zealand  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Nouméa, New Caledonia
 Report

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
Main article: 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
Group A
Main article: 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship § Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 4
3  Australia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Mexico (H) 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
2 June 1983 Mexico  1–1  Australia Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 108,900
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)
5 June 1983 Scotland  1–2  Australia Toluca, Mexico
16:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 22,111
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
8 June 1983 Australia  1–2  South Korea Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 24,812
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)
1983 FIFA World Youth Championship qualification
Inter-continental qualification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Qualification for 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
2  Israel 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
3  Costa Rica (H) 4 0 1 3 1 8 −7 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
26 January 1983 Australia  1–3  Israel San José, Costa Rica
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana
30 January 1983 Costa Rica  1–3  Australia San José, Costa Rica
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana
1 February 1983 Israel  1–2  Australia San José, Costa Rica
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana
3 February 1983 Australia  3–0  Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica
 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana

Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1983 OFC U-17 Championship
Main article: 1983 OFC U-17 Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 22 2 +20 10 Qualification for 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
2  New Zealand (H) 5 3 1 1 7 2 +5 7
3  Chinese Taipei 5 2 1 2 11 4 +7 5
4  New Caledonia 5 2 0 3 6 12 −6 4
5  Fiji 5 0 2 3 6 18 −12 2
6  Tahiti 5 0 2 3 3 17 −14 2
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
December 1983 Australia  2–1  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Report
December 1983 Australia  3–0  Chinese Taipei Auckland, New Zealand
Report
December 1983 Australia  4–0  New Caledonia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
December 1983 Australia  4–1  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
Report
December 1983 Australia  9–0  Tahiti Auckland, New Zealand
Report

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

Main article: 1983 National Soccer League

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St George-Budapest (C) 30 15 10 5 47 27 +20 55
2 Sydney City 30 15 9 6 48 30 +18 54
3 Preston Makedonia 30 15 7 8 47 32 +15 52
4 South Melbourne 30 15 7 8 44 36 +8 52
5 Newcastle KB United 30 14 7 9 45 26 +19 49
6 Heidelberg United 30 11 10 9 39 38 +1 43
7 Sydney Olympic 30 12 5 13 38 36 +2 41
8 APIA Leichhardt 30 11 6 13 43 36 +7 39
9 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 11 10 43 41 +2 38
10 Canberra City 30 11 5 14 47 53 −6 38
11 Adelaide City 30 10 6 14 37 38 −1 36
12 Footscray JUST 30 9 9 12 25 42 −17 36
13 West Adelaide 30 7 12 11 25 37 −12 33
14 Brisbane City 30 8 9 13 33 50 −17 33
15 Wollongong City 30 4 15 11 41 55 −14 27
16 Brisbane Lions 30 6 8 16 36 61 −25 26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

NSL Cup

Main article: 1983 NSL Cup

Final

Main article: 1983 NSL Cup final
Sydney Olympic1–0Heidelberg United
 Report
Attendance: 6,420
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Heidelberg United0–1Sydney Olympic
Report
Attendance: 6,000

References

  1. ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1983". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ "OzFootball Archives - 1983 NSL Season table". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021.