1983 in Australian soccer

14th season of national competitive association football in Australia

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

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
New Zealand  v  Australia
22 February 1983 New Zealand  2–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
  • Cresswell 47'
  • Ratcliffe 69' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Kosmina 36'
 Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: [1]
Referee: William Munro (New Zealand)
Australia  v  New Zealand
27 February 1983 Australia  0–2  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 14,000~
Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)
Australia  v  England
12 June 1983 Australia  0–0  England Sydney, Australia
Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
Australia  v  England
15 June 1983 Australia  0–1  England Brisbane, Australia
Report Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)
Australia  v  England
19 June 1983 Australia  1–1  England Melbourne, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jack Johnston (Australia)
1983 Merlion Cup
China  v  Australia
4 December 1983 China  2–1  Australia Singapore
Report
Thailand  v  Australia
10 December 1983 Thailand  0–2  Australia Singapore
Report
South Korea  v  Australia
15 December 1983 South Korea  1–3  Australia Singapore
Report
Singapore  v  Australia
18 December 1983 Singapore  2–4  Australia Singapore
Report

Australia women's national soccer team

Results and fixtures

1983 OFC Women's Championship
First round
Pos Team
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 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
New Zealand  v  Australia
28 November 1983 New Zealand  0–0  Australia Nouméa, New Caledonia
Report
Australia  v  New Caledonia
30 November 1983 Australia  5–0  New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
 Report
Australia  v  Fiji
2 December 1983 Australia  13–0  Fiji Nouméa, New Caledonia
 Report
Final
New Zealand  v  Australia
4 December 1983 New Zealand  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Australia Nouméa, New Caledonia
 Report

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

Results and fixtures

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
Mexico  v  Australia
2 June 1983 Mexico  1–1  Australia Mexico City, Mexico
21:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 108,900
Referee: Gérard Biguet (France)
Scotland  v  Australia
5 June 1983 Scotland  1–2  Australia Toluca, Mexico
16:00 CT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 22,111
Referee: Carlos Espósito (Argentina)
Australia  v  South Korea
8 June 1983 Australia  1–2  South Korea Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 CT
  • Brown 53'
 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
Australia  v  Israel
26 January 1983 Australia  1–3  Israel San José, Costa Rica
  • Brown ?'
 Report
  • Cohen 46'
  • Menahem 60', 90'
 Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana
Costa Rica  v  Australia
30 January 1983 Costa Rica  1–3  Australia San José, Costa Rica
  • Ramírez 40'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana
Israel  v  Australia
1 February 1983 Israel  1–2  Australia San José, Costa Rica
  • Menahem 43'
 Report
  • Brown ?'
  • Lowe ?'
 Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana
Australia  v  Costa Rica
3 February 1983 Australia  3–0  Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica
  • Lowe 20' (pen.), 62'
  • Wright 24'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional de la Sabana

Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Results and fixtures

1983 OFC U-17 Championship
Pos Team
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 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
Australia  v  New Zealand
December 1983 Australia  2–1  New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Australia  v  Chinese Taipei
December 1983 Australia  3–0  Chinese Taipei Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Australia  v  New Caledonia
December 1983 Australia  4–0  New Caledonia Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Australia  v  Fiji
December 1983 Australia  4–1  Fiji Auckland, New Zealand
Report
Australia  v  Tahiti
December 1983 Australia  9–0  Tahiti Auckland, New Zealand
Report

Domestic soccer

National Soccer League

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Pos Team
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 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

Final

Sydney Olympic1–0Heidelberg United
  • Patalis 64'
 Report
Attendance: 6,420
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Heidelberg United0–1Sydney Olympic
Report
  • Patalis 82'
Olympic Park, Melbourne
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.
  • Football Australia official website
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