The following are the association football events of the year 1983 throughout the world. Events May 11 – Scottish club Aberdeen win the European Cup Winners' Cup by beating Real Madrid 2–1 in the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg. May 14 – Dutch club Twente is relegated to the second division (Eerste Divisie) after Helmond Sport earns a point at HFC Haarlem (1–1). May 25 – German club Hamburger SV defeats Italian champions Juventus 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens to win the European Cup. July 29 – Copa Libertadores 1983 won by Grêmio after defeating Peñarol on an aggregate score of 3–2. September 14 – Dutch club Groningen makes its European debut with a defeat (2–1) against Spain's Atlético Madrid in the first round of the UEFA Cup. On the same night, NEC makes its European club football debut with a 1–1 draw with Brann in the first round (first leg) of the Cup Winners' Cup. December 11 – Brazilian club Grêmio wins the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo by defeating West Germany's Hamburger SV 2–1 in extra-time. The winning goal is scored by Renato Gaúcho. Winners club national championship Asia – Al-Arabi Europe – Lyngby – Liverpool – Nantes – AS Roma Eredivisie – Ajax Eerste Divisie – DS '79 – Benfica – Dundee United – Athletic Bilbao – Fenerbahçe – Hamburger SV – Partizan North America – Puebla / : Tulsa Roughnecks (NASL) South America Metropolitano – Independiente Nacional – Estudiantes La Plata Bolivia – Bolívar – Flamengo – América de Cali Paraguay – Olimpia Asunción International tournaments 1983 British Home Championship (February 23 – June 1, 1983) Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela (August 15 – August 27, 1983) Copa América (August 10 – November 4, 1983) and National teams Births January 1 Calum Davenport, English footballer Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (d. 2009) January 15 – Jermaine Pennant, English youth international January 21 Victor, Brazilian international Ranko Despotović, Serbian international Billy Mwanza, Zambian international Moritz Volz, German footballer January 29 – Biagio Pagano, Italian footballer February 11 – Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch international footballer February 18 – Jermaine Jenas, English international footballer April 1 – Mamoudou Sy, French basketball player May 2 – Mónica Vergara, Mexican female footballer May 3 – Márton Fülöp, Hungarian international footballer (died 2015) May 4 – Rubén Olivera, Uruguayan international footballer May 20 – Sinecio León, Paraguayan footballer July 6 – María