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.
Changes from 1982 Promotion and relegation 1982 League Promoted to league Relegated from league Division One West Adelaide Youth Noarlunga United Division Two Blackwood Thebarton Asteras Metropolitan League Athelstone —
Team changes Windsor Athletic changed their name to Windsor Melita. Noarlunga City merged into Seaford, who became Seaford-Noarlunga.
Men's competitions 1983 SASF Division One
The 1983 SASF Division One season, known as the Rothmans First Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 77th season of first division soccer in South Australia.
Beograd Woodville were champions for the second time. No teams were relegated as the first division increased to 12 teams for 1984.
League table
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Gary PriceAdelaide Croatia12Dusan RamirBeograd Woodville
1983 SASF Division Two
The 1983 SASF Division Two season, known as the Rothmans Second Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 60th season of second division soccer in South Australia.
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.
League table
Results
1983 SASF Metropolitan League
The 1983 SASF Metropolitan League season, known as the Rothmans Metropolitan League for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st season of third division soccer in South Australia.
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.
League table
Cup competitions 1983 Federation Cup
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.
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.
Schedule RoundMatch datesNo. of fixturesTeamsNew entries this roundFirst round14 May1632 → 1632Second round11 June816 → 8NoneQuarter-finals9 July48 → 4NoneSemi-finals10 September24 → 2NoneFinal17 September12 → 1None
Bracket
1983 Night Series
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.
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.
Group stage The top two teams from both groups advance to the semi-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
1983 Top Four Cup
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.
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.
Bracket
References