1982–83 in Republic of Ireland football

Historical season in the history of Irish soccer September 2026 Republic of Ireland 1982–83 League of Ireland Athlone Town (2nd title) FAI Cup Sligo Rovers (1st title) League Cup Athlone Town (3rd title) 1981–82 1983–84 yes The 1982–83 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in the Republic of Ireland. Diary of the season 1982 19 September: The Republic of Ireland women's national football team played their first-ever competitive match, as they entered the qualification round for the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football. The Girls in Green were defeated 3–0 by Scotland at the East End Park in Dunfermline. 2 October: The Republic of Ireland women's national team got their first-ever competitive win at the second time of asking, beating their Northern rivals 2–1 at Clandeboye Park in Bangor. 3 October: The 1982–83 League of Ireland campaign was underway. 1983 27 March: Athlone Town clinched their second-ever League of Ireland title, having beaten Waterford United 4–0 at home, while 2nd-placed Dundalk lost out with a 2–1 away defeat to Shamrock Rovers. It was a second title in three years for Turlough O'Connor's 'Town'. National team Men's Republic of Ireland national football team results (1980–1989) 1982 (July–December) 1 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 22 September 1982 NED 2–1 Report IRL Schoenaker 1Gullit 64 Daly 79 De Kuip Rotterdam, Netherlands 20,500 Gregr (Czechoslovakia) L 1 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 13 October 1982 IRL 2–0 Report ISL Stapleton 36Grealish 75 Lansdowne Road Dublin, Ireland 23,371 Rion (Belgium) W 1 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 17 November 1982 IRL 3–3 Report ESP Grimes 2Stapleton 64 76 Maceda 31Martin 47 o.g.Muñoz 60 Lansdowne Road Dublin, Ireland 35,000 Redelfs (West Germany) D 1983 (January–June) 1 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 30 March 1983 MLT 0–1 Report IRL Stapleton 89 National Stadium Ta'Qali, Malta 6,487 Mathias (Austria) W 1 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 7 27 April 1983 ESP 2–0 Report IRL Santillana 49Rincón 89 Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza, Spain 45,000 Butenko (Soviet Union) L Women's Republic of Ireland women's national football team results (1973–1989) 1982 (July–December) 1 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualification 19 September 1982 SCO 3–0 IRL East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland Alan Ferguson (Scotland) L 1 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualification 2 October 1982 NIR 1–2 IRL Clandeboye Park Bangor, Northern Ireland Frederick McKnight (Northern Ireland) W 1 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualification 7 November 1982 IRL 0–1 ENG Dalymount Park Dublin, Republic of Ireland Patrick Daly (Ireland) L 1983 (January–June) 1 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualification 13 March 1983 IRL 1–1 SCO Dalymount Park Dublin, Republic of Ireland John Kinsella (Ireland) D League of Ireland 1982–83 League of Ireland main WDL Q ATH Athlone Town DRO Drogheda United DUN Dundalk BOH Bohemians SHE Shelbourne SHM Shamrock Rovers StP St Patrick's Athletic LIM Limerick United FHA Finn Harps WAT Waterford United GAL Galway United SLI Sligo Rovers UCD UCD HOM Home Farm 20 5 1 61 24 C 14 7 5 43 18 14 6 6 32 17 13 7 6 42 26 13 5 8 50 45 10 8 8 39 25 10 7 9 38 38 10 5 11 43 35 9 8 9 36 33 8 8 10 31 44 6 8 12 33 44 4 9 13 27 48 4 4 18 29 63 2 3 21 24 68 green1 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup EC blue1 Qualification to 1983–84 UEFA Cup UC yellow1 Qualification to 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup ECWC Sligo Rovers qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1982–83 FAI Cup final. complete www.rsssf.com League of Ireland B Division main WDL DUN Dundalk B BGR Belgrove LON Longford Town B ATH Athlone Town B SHM Shamrock Rovers B StP St Patrick's Athletic B BOH Bohemians B UCD UCD B SHE Shelbourne B WAT Waterford United B CYM CYM Terenure DRO Drogheda United B TUL Tullamore DUB Dublin University StB St Brendan's HOM Home Farm B 21 5 4 C 16 8 6 12 12 6 12 11 7 12 9 9 12 7 11 11 9 9 11 8 11 9 11 10 11 4 14 9 6 15 7 12 11 7 11 12 7 8 15 6 11 13 6 8 16 complete www.eirball.ie References Category:Seasons in Republic of Ireland association football Category:1982–83 in Republic of Ireland association football