| Competition: | South Australian Soccer Federation |
| Season: | 1983 |
| Dates: | ?–1 October |
| Matches: | 403 |
| Total Goals: | 1283 |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
The 1983 South Australian Soccer Federation season was the 77th season of soccer in South Australia and the 22nd to be run by the South Australian Soccer Federation since its reformation in 1962.
| 1982 League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noarlunga United | |||
| Blackwood | Thebarton Asteras | ||
| Athelstone | — |
| Competition: | SASF Division One |
| Season: | 1983 |
| Dates: | 23 April–3 September |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 271 |
| Best Player: | Jan Kierno (Polonia Adelaide) |
| League Topscorer: | Gary Price, Dusan Rusmir (12 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Polonia Adelaide 7–0 Port Adelaide (25 June) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Campbelltown City 0–9 Beograd Woodville (28 May) |
| Highest Scoring: | Campbelltown City 0–9 Beograd Woodville (28 May) |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
The 1983 SASF Division One season, known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 77th season of first division soccer in South Australia.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Beograd Woodville were champions for the second time. No teams were relegated as the first division increased to 12 teams for 1984.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Price | Adelaide Croatia | 12 |
| Dusan Ramir | Beograd Woodville |
| Competition: | SASF Division Two |
| Season: | 1983 |
| Dates: | 2 April–10 September |
| Promoted: | Adelaide City Youth Salisbury United |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 424 |
| Best Player: | Aldo Raponi (Blackwood) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Adelaide City Youth 8–0 Enfield-Victoria (28 May) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Brighton City 0–6 Salisbury United (25 June) Modbury 0–6 Salisbury United (27 August) |
| Highest Scoring: | West Fields APAC 8–2 Brighton City (16 July) |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
The 1983 SASF Division Two season, known as the Rothmans Second Division for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 60th season of second division soccer in South Australia.[6] [3] [7] [5]
Salisbury United were champions for the first time and were promoted with Adelaide City Youth. No teams were relegated as the Metropolitan League disbanded at the end of the season. Sturt withdrew from SASF competitions after the season.
| Competition: | SASF Metropolitan League |
| Season: | 1983 |
| Promoted: | Athelstone Seaford-Noarlunga Thebarton Asteras Windsor Athletic |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 434 |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
The 1983 SASF Metropolitan League season, known as the Rothmans Metropolitan League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 41st season of third division soccer in South Australia.[8] [3] [5]
Windsor Melita were champions for the third time and were promoted with Athelstone, Seaford-Noarlunga and Thebarton Asteras. All other teams withdrew from SASF competitions due to the disbandment of the competition.
| 1983 P.G.H. Cup | |
| Dates: | 14 May–17 September |
| Num Teams: | 32 |
| Defending Champions: | Adelaide Croatia |
| Second: | Salisbury United |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Goals: | 105 |
| Prev Season: | 1982 |
| Next Season: | 1984 |
The 1983 SASF Federation Cup, known as the P.G.H. Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 71st running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia.[9]
Beograd Woodville were champions for the second time, defeating Salisbury United 1–0 in the final. Adelaide Croatia were the defending champions, losing 0–2 in the second round to Para Hills.
| Round | Match dates | No. of fixtures | Teams | New entries this round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 14 May | 16 | 32 → 16 | 32 | |
| Second round | 11 June | 8 | 16 → 8 | None | |
| Quarter-finals | 9 July | 4 | 8 → 4 | None | |
| Semi-finals | 10 September | 2 | 4 → 2 | None | |
| Final | 17 September | 1 | 2 → 1 | None |
| 1983 Ampol Cup | |
| Dates: | ?–23 March |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Defending Champions: | West Adelaide Youth |
| Second: | Adelaide City Youth |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 40 |
| Prev Season: | 1982 |
| Next Season: | 1984 |
The 1983 Night Series, known as the Ampol Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st running of the Night Series, a pre-season cup competition contested by the top six teams from the previous season's first division and the two newly promoted teams from the second division.[10]
Eastern Districts Azzurri were champions for the first time, defeating Adelaide City Youth 1–0 in the final. West Adelaide Youth were the defending champions, losing 1–2 in the semi-finals to the eventual winners, Eastern Districts Azzurri.
The top two teams from both groups advance to the semi-finals.
| 1983 Coca-Cola Cup | |
| Dates: | 24 September–1 October |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Second: | Adelaide Croatia |
| Matches: | 3 |
| Goals: | 9 |
| Prev Season: | 1982 |
| Next Season: | 1984 |
The 1983 Top Four Cup, known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 14th running of the Top Four Cup, a post-season cup competition contested by the top four teams from the first division.[2]
Polonia Adelaide were champions for the third time, defeating Adelaide Croatia 3–1 in the final. Eastern Districts Azzurri were the previous winners, but did not qualify for this season's competition after finishing sixth.