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

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.

External links

  • Football Australia official website
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