Football at the 1983 Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Russian SFSR |
| Dates | 16 July – 3 August |
| Teams | 17 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 177 (3.05 per match) |
The football tournament at the 1983 Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR was a preparatory competition for the Soviet Union Olympic football team among the Olympic reserves. The competition took place on July 16 through August 3, 1983 as part of the Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR.
The competition included footballers under 20 years of age (born between 1963 and 1965). All participating teams at first were split in four groups with top two team in each of them advancing to the next round forming two semifinal groups of four in each. Depending on their standing in their groups, teams would play off with another team that placed the same place in another group.
Competition
Preliminary games
All times local (UTC+3)
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team progressed to the semifinals |
| Team progressed to the tournament of third places |
| Team progressed to the tournament of last places |
- Group 1 (Moscow)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 0 |
- Group 2 (Ryazan)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
- Group 3 (Tula)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
Lithuania finished first ahead of Belorussia based on their goal difference.
Turkmenia finished third ahead of Estonia based on their head-to-head match up.
- Group 4 (Ivanovo)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
Semifinals groups
- Group A (Moscow)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
- Group B (Ryazan)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Final playoffs
- 7th place playoff (Tula). Moldavian SSR – Armenian SSR 3:2
- 5th place playoff (Ryazan). Georgian SSR – Belorussian SSR 2:2, pen. 8:7
- 3rd place playoff (Moscow). Moscow – Ukrainian SSR 1:1, pen. 3:1
- 1st place playoff (Moscow). Lithuanian SSR – RSFSR 1:0
Further reading
- Football-84: Handbook-calendar / compiled by N.Kiselyov — "Lenizdat", 1984
- "Football-Hockey". № 30, 24 July 1983