1983 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season1983
Men's soccer
National Soccer LeagueSt George-Budapest
NSL CupSydney Olympic
← 1982 Australia 1984 →

The 1983 season was the 14th season of competitive association football in Australia.

National teams[]

Australia national soccer team[]

Main article: Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures[]

Friendlies[]
22 February 1983 New Zealand  2–1  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
  • Goal 47'
  • Ratcliffe Goal 69' (o.g.)
 Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: [1]
Referee: (New Zealand)
27 February 1983 Australia  0–2  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 14,000~
Referee: (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: (Australia)
19 June 1983 Australia  1–1  England Melbourne, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: (Australia)
1983 Merlion Cup[]
4 December 1983 China PR  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

Men's football[]

National Soccer League[]

Main article: 1983 National Soccer League

[2]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 St George-Budapest (C) 30 15 10 5 47 27 +20 55 League Champions
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 Tigers 30 11 6 13 42 36 +6 39
9 Marconi Stallions 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 36 −11 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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Cup competitions[]

NSL Cup[]

Main article: 1983 NSL Cup
Final[]
First leg[]
Sydney Olympic1–0Heidelberg United
Report
Second leg[]
Heidelberg United0–1Sydney Olympic
Report

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.
  3. ^ Howe, Andrew. "1983 National League Cup". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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