The 1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 19th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region and was played from 2 March 1983 till 1 February 1984.
| Dates | 2 March 1983 – 1 February 1984 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Atlante |
| Runner-up |  Robinhood |
The teams were split in two zones, North/Central American and Caribbean, (as North and Central American sections combined to qualify one team for the final), each one qualifying the winner to the final tournament. All the matches in the tournament were played under the home/away match system.
Mexican club Atlante beat Surinamese Robinhood 6–1 on aggregate, becoming CONCACAF champion for the first time in their history.[1][2]
North/Central American Zone edit
First round edit
| 20 March 1983 | Atlético Marte  | v |  Municipal Puntarenas | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Municipal Puntarenas | v | Atlético Marte | Puntarenas, Costa Rica | |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Lito Pérez | |||
| Note: Municipal Puntarenas withdrew. | ||||
| 20 March 1983 | Independiente | v |  Detroit Express | San Vicente, El Salvador |
| CST | Stadium: Estadio Jiboa |
| Detroit Express | v | Independiente | Pontiac, United States | |
| EST | Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome | |||
| Note: Detroit Express withdrew. | ||||
| 20 March 1983 | Olimpia  | 0–1 | Tigres | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| CST | Nil | Luis Fernández  43' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 6 April 1983 | Tigres | 2–1 (3–1 agg.) | Olimpia | San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |
| CST | Enrique Alfaro 25' Salvador Carrillo 29' |
Prudencio Norales 65' |
Stadium: Estadio Universitario (UANL) | |
| Note: Match abandoned in 72' when Olimpia walked off in protest to refereeing decisions; result stood. | ||||
| 10 April 1983 | Comunicaciones  | 2–2 | Atlante | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| CST | Fernández 47' Byron Pérez 64' |
Rubén Ayala 51' Jose Luis González 76' |
Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores |
| 13 April 1983 | Atlante | 2–0 (4–2 agg.) | Comunicaciones | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| CST | Eduardo Rergis 14' Grzegorz Lato 80' (pen.) |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores | |
| Note: Both legs in Ciudad de Guatemala. | ||||
| 10 April 1983 | Motagua | 2–1 | NY Pancyprian-Freedoms | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| CST | Ángel Obando 8' Luis Alberto Reyes 10' |
Evagoras Christofi 53' |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino |
| 24 April 1983 | NY Pancyprian-Freedoms | 3–1 (4–3 agg.) | Motagua | Queens, United States |
| EST | Yubini |
Stadium: Metropolitan Oval |
| 20 April 1983 | Saprissa | 2–2 | Suchitepéquez | San José, Costa Rica |
| CST | TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 27 April 1983 | Suchitepéquez | 1–0 (3–2 agg.) | Saprissa | Mazatenango, Guatemala |
| CST | TBD |
Nil | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo |
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
|
3 - 4 | Atlante
|
1 - 1 | 2 - 3 |
| Atlético Marte
|
2 - 3 | Independiente
|
2 - 3 | 0 - 0 |
| Tigres UANL
|
1 - 4 | Suchitepéquez
|
1 - 1 | 0 - 3 |
- Independiente withdrew after series.
- Atlante and Suchitepéquez advance to the third round.
| June 13, 1983 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | 1–1 | Atlante | DowningStadium. |
| Papaioannou |
Mario Hernandez |
| June 14, 1983 | Atlante | 3-2 (4-3 agg.) | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | HofstraU Stadium |
| TBD TBD Alejandro Ramirez |
TBD TBD |
Attendance: 5,000 |
| Atlético Marte | 2-3 | Independiente | ||
| TBD TBD |
TBD TBD TBD |
| Independiente | 0-0 (3-2 agg.) | Atlético Marte | ||
| Nil | Nil |
| Tigres UANL | 1–1 | Suchitepéquez | ||
| TBD |
TBD |
| August 29, 1983 | Suchitepéquez | 3-0 (4-1 agg.) | Tigres UANL | Mazatenango, Guatemala |
| Walter Claveri José Luis González Adán Paniagua |
Nil | Stadium: Carlos Salazar Hijo Stadium Attendance: 12,000 |
Third round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suchitepéquez
|
2 - 8 | Atlante
|
2 - 2 | 0 - 6 |
- Atlante advances to the CONCACAF Final.
| Suchitepéquez | 2-2 | Atlante | ||
| TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
| Atlante | 6-0 (8-2 agg.) | Suchitepéquez | ||
| TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD |
Nil |
Caribbean Zone edit
First round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SUBT 
|
5 - 4 |  Kentucky Memphis
|
5 - 0 | 0 - 4 |
| Defence Force
|
1 - 3 | Robinhood
|
0 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
| Leo Victor
|
4 - 5 |  Dakota
|
1 - 5 | 3 - 0 |
- SUBT advances to the third round.
- Robinhood and Dakota advance to the second round.
| SUBT | 5-0 | Kentucky Memphis | ||
| TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD |
Nil |
| Kentucky Memphis | 0-4 (4-5 agg.) | SUBT | ||
| Nil | TBD TBD TBD TBD |
| Defence Force | 0-1 | Robinhood | ||
| Nil | TBD |
| Robinhood | 2-1 (3-1 agg.) | Defence Force | ||
| TBD TBD |
TBD |
| July 3, 1983 | Leo Victor | 1–5 | Dakota | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| TBD |
Rudy Dirks Louis Richardson TBD |
| July 11, 1983 | Dakota | 3-0 (5-4 agg.) | Leo Victor | |
| Jimmy Lieveldt Ruben Wijks |
Nil |
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinhood
|
5 - 1 | Dakota
|
5 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
- Robinhood advances to the third round.
Third round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUBT
|
1 - 4 | Robinhood
|
1 - 2 | 0 - 2 |
- Robinhood advances to the CONCACAF Final.
Final edit
First leg edit
1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
| Robinhood | 1–1 | Atlante |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Grando 83' |
Report | Gonzalo Farfán |
Second leg edit
| Team details | ||
|---|---|---|
|
- Atlante won 3–1 on points (6–1 on aggregate).
Champion edit
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1983 Champions |
|---|
 Atlante First title |
References edit
- ^ Copa de Campeones 1983 on the RSSSF
- ^ La histórica participación de CSD Suchitepéquez en la Copa de Campeones Concacaf 1983 by Juan Diego on Guatemala.com