South Australian Soccer Federation
Season1983
Dates?–1 October
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 77th season of soccer in South Australia.

Men's competitions

1983 SASF Division One

SASF Division One
Season1983
Dates23 April–3 September
ChampionsBeograd Woodville (2nd title)
Matches played90
Goals scored271 (3.01 per match)
Best PlayerJan Kierno (Polonia Adelaide)
Biggest home winPolonia Adelaide 7–0 Port Adelaide
(25 June)
Biggest away winCampbelltown City 0–9 Beograd Woodville
(28 May)
Highest scoringCampbelltown City 0–9 Beograd Woodville
(28 May)
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation Division One season, known as the 1983 Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 77th season of first division soccer in South Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Beograd Woodville were champions for the second time. No teams were relegated as the competition expanded to 12 teams for 1984.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Beograd Woodville (C) 18 10 3 5 41 21 +20 23 Qualification for Top Four Cup
2 Adelaide Croatia 18 10 3 5 29 22 +7 23
3 Polonia Adelaide 18 9 4 5 33 20 +13 22
4 Para Hills 18 8 6 4 29 19 +10 22
5 West Adelaide Hellas 18 8 5 5 33 23 +10 21
6 Eastern Districts Azzurri 18 7 6 5 23 16 +7 20
7 West Torrens Birkalla 18 6 5 7 28 31 −3 17
8 Campbelltown City 18 4 6 8 23 44 −21 14
9 Elizabeth City 18 4 4 10 18 30 −12 12
10 Port Adelaide 18 1 4 13 14 45 −31 6
Source: socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ACR BEO CAM EDA ELI PHI POL POR WAH WTB
Adelaide Croatia 0–1 0–1 2–2 4–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Beograd Woodville 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 4–3 1–2 6–1 1–3 3–1
Campbelltown City 2–2 0–9 1–2 1–4 0–0 0–4 2–2 2–5 1–1
Eastern Districts Azzurri 4–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0
Elizabeth City 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–5 1–1
Para Hills 1–2 3–0 3–4 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–0
Polonia Adelaide 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 7–0 2–0 5–1
Port Adelaide 0–3 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–3
West Adelaide Hellas 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–4 1–1 2–3
West Torrens Birkalla 3–3 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 4–1 1–1 0–2
Source: socceraust
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1983 SASF Division Two

SASF Division Two
Season1983
Dates2 April–10 September
ChampionsSalisbury United (1st title)
Matches played132
Goals scored424 (3.21 per match)
Best PlayerAldo Raponi (Blackwood)
Biggest home winAdelaide City 8–0 Enfield Victoria
(28 May)
Biggest away winBrighton City 0–6 Salisbury United
(25 June)
Highest scoringWest Fields APAC 8–2 Brighton City
(16 July)
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation Division Two season, known as the 1983 Rothmans Second Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 60th season of second division soccer in South Australia.[2][3][5][6]

Salisbury United were champions for the first time, and were promoted with Adelaide City. No teams were relegated as the Metropolitan League disbanded. Sturt withdrew from SASF competitions after the season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Salisbury United (C, P) 22 18 3 1 55 7 +48 39 Promotion to SASF Division One
2 Adelaide City (P) 22 14 3 5 56 26 +30 31
3 Cumberland United 22 13 5 4 40 19 +21 31
4 West Fields APAC 22 11 5 6 55 30 +25 27
5 USC Lion-Grange 22 11 5 6 46 23 +23 27
6 Modbury 22 9 3 10 25 38 −13 21
7 Whyalla City 22 7 5 10 31 40 −9 19
8 Noarlunga United 22 7 5 10 32 47 −15 19
9 Sturt 22 4 10 8 23 32 −9 18 Withdrew at end of season
10 Brighton City 22 4 5 13 28 66 −38 13
11 Blackwood 22 4 3 15 20 42 −22 11
12 Enfield Victoria 22 2 4 16 13 54 −41 8
Source: socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away ACI BLA BRI CMB ENF LIO MOD NOA SAL STU WFA WHY
Adelaide City 3–1 5–1 3–1 8–0 1–0 1–2 6–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1
Blackwood 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 3–3 0–2
Brighton City 1–3 1–5 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–2 2–2 0–6 1–1 2–2 3–1
Cumberland United 1–2 1–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0
Enfield Victoria 0–5 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–6 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–1
USC Lion-Grange 1–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–0
Modbury 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–5 2–0 1–6 5–2 0–6 2–1 2–1 3–0
Noarlunga United 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 2–1
Salisbury United 2–0 7–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0
Sturt 4–2 2–1 0–0 4–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–3 1–3 0–1
West Fields APAC 2–1 3–0 8–2 0–2 3–0 4–1 0–1 6–2 1–1 2–0 6–3
Whyalla City 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–1
Source: socceraust
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1983 SASF Metropolitan League

SASF Metropolitan League
Season1983
ChampionsWindsor Melita (3rd title)
Matches played132
Goals scored434 (3.29 per match)
← 1982

The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation Metropolitan League season was the 41st season of third division soccer in South Australia.[3][7] It was the final season of the Metropolitan League, and the final third division competition until 2006.

Windsor Melita were champions for the third time, and were promoted with Thebarton Asteras, Athelstone and Seaford-Noarlunga. All other teams were withdrawn from SASF competitions following the league's disbandment.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Windsor Melita (C, P) 22 20 1 1 58 15 +43 41 Promotion to SASF Division Two
2 Thebarton Asteras (P) 22 14 4 4 54 29 +25 32
3 Athelstone (P) 22 12 4 6 56 39 +17 28
4 South Adelaide 22 12 3 7 34 30 +4 27 Withdrew at end of season
5 Agua 22 11 4 7 39 28 +11 26
6 Veneto 22 11 3 8 35 30 +5 25
7 Seaford-Noarlunga (P) 22 10 4 8 42 27 +15 24 Promotion to SASF Division Two
8 Adelaide University 22 8 7 7 35 35 0 23 Withdrew at end of season
9 S.A.I.T. 22 6 3 13 19 43 −24 15
10 Adelaide Milan 22 4 2 16 19 52 −33 10
11 Flinders University 22 3 2 17 29 48 −19 8
12 Dinamo 22 1 3 18 14 58 −44 5
Source: socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Cup competitions

1983 Federation Cup

1983 P.G.H. Cup
Tournament details
Dates14 May–17 September
Teams32
Defending championsAdelaide Croatia
Final positions
ChampionsBeograd Woodville (3rd title)
Runner-upSalisbury United
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored105 (3.39 per match)
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation Cup, known as the 1983 P.G.H. Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia.[8]

Beograd Woodville were champions for the third time, defeating Salisbury United 1–0 in the final. Adelaide Croatia were the defending champions, losing 0–2 to Para Hills in the second round.

Bracket

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Eastern Districts Azzurri 2
Campbelltown City 0 Eastern Districts Azzurri 4
Adelaide City 1 Adelaide City 2
Veneto 0 Eastern Districts Azzurri 2
West Adelaide Hellas 3 Beograd Woodville (a.e.t.) 3
West Fields APAC 1 West Adelaide Hellas 2 (9)
Beograd Woodville 3 Beograd Woodville (p) 2 (10)
Cumberland United 0 Beograd Woodville 3
Modbury 4 Modbury 1
Campbelltown 0 Modbury 2
Parafield Gardens 4 Parafield Gardens 0
Elizabeth Vale 0 Modbury 2
Para Hills 2 Para Hills 1
Tea Tree Gully 1 Para Hills 2
Adelaide Croatia 6 Adelaide Croatia 0
Brighton City 2 Beograd Woodville 1
Elizabeth City 3 Salisbury United 0
Port Adelaide 1 Elizabeth City 2
Adelaide Omonia 3 Adelaide Omonia 1
Agua 0 Elizabeth City 1
Mount Gambier Inter 1 Polonia Adelaide 2
Rostrevor Old Collegians 0 Mount Gambier Inter 0
Polonia Adelaide 2 Polonia Adelaide 5
West Torrens Birkalla 0 Polonia Adelaide 0
Sturt 3 Salisbury United 2
Blackwood 0 Sturt 4
Whyalla City 1 Whyalla City 2
USC Lion-Grange 0 Sturt 0
Salisbury United 3 Salisbury United 1
Noarlunga United 1 Salisbury United 7
Elizabeth Downs 3 Elizabeth Downs 1
Adelaide University 0

1983 Federation Cup final

Beograd Woodville1–0Salisbury United
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh
Referee: Nilo Rossetto

1983 Top Four Cup

1983 Coca-Cola Cup
Tournament details
Dates24 September–1 October
Teams4
Defending championsEastern Districts Azzurri
Final positions
ChampionsPolonia Adelaide (3rd title)
Runner-upAdelaide Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored9 (3 per match)
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 Top Four Cup, known as the 1983 Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th running of the Top Four Cup, a post-season knockout cup competition contested by the top four teams from the Division One season.[1]

Polonia Adelaide won the competition for the third time, defeating Adelaide Croatia 3–1 in the final. Eastern Districts Azzurri were the defending champions, however they did not qualify for the competition after finishing sixth in the Division One season.

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
2 Adelaide Croatia 2
4 Para Hills 1
2 Adelaide Croatia 1
3 Polonia Adelaide 3
1 Beograd Woodville 0
3 Polonia Adelaide 2

1983 Top Four Cup final

Adelaide Croatia1–3Polonia Adelaide

1983 Night Series

1983 Night Series
Tournament details
Dates?–23 March
Teams8
Defending championsWest Adelaide Hellas
Final positions
ChampionsEastern Districts Azzurri (1st title)
Runner-upAdelaide City
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 Night Series, known as the 1983 Ampol Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st running of the Night Series pre-season tournament.[9]

Eastern Districts Azzurri won the competition for the first time, defeating Adelaide City 1–0 in the final. West Adelaide Hellas were the defending champions, losing 1–2 in the semi-finals to eventual winners, Eastern Districts Azzurri.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAH POL ACR PHI
1 West Adelaide Hellas 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Qualification for Play-offs 2–1 1–0 1–1
2 Polonia Adelaide 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 3 0–0 5–1
3 Adelaide Croatia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3 2–0
4 Para Hills 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ACI EDA CAM BEO
1 Adelaide City 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Qualification for Play-offs 3–1 2–0 4–0
2 Eastern Districts Azzurri 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4 4–0 2–1
3 Campbelltown City 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 2 1–0
4 Beograd Woodville 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: socceraust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
A1 West Adelaide Hellas 1
B2 Eastern Districts Azzurri 2
Eastern Districts Azzurri 1
Adelaide City 0
B1 Adelaide City 3
A2 Polonia Adelaide 1

1983 Night Series final

Eastern Districts Azzurri1–0Adelaide City

Awards

SASF Division One

SASF Division Two

SASF Metropolitan League

References

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  2. ^ a b "Australia 1992/93 – South Australia". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. ^ a b c Harlow, Denis (2003). History of Soccer in South Australia. p. 267. ISBN 0975060902.
  4. ^ "South Australian Division One Table – 1983". ozfootball.net.
  5. ^ "South Australian Division Two 1983 – Schedule". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ "South Australian Division Two Table – 1983". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ "South Australian Metro League 1983 – Schedule". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. ^ "South Australian Federation Cup – Schedule". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. ^ "South Australian Ampol Cup – Schedule". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d Harlow, Denis (2003). History of Soccer in South Australia. pp. 235–236. ISBN 0975060902.
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