1983 FIRS Intercontinental Cup

1983 FIRS Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
City	Sertãozinho
Dates	February, 1983
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	FC Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-up	FC Porto
Third place	LE Manuel de Salas
Fourth place	Sertãozinho HC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	197 (7.04 per match)
1985 →

International football competition

The 1983 Intercontinental Cup was the inaugural roller hockey tournament known as the Intercontinental Cup, played in February 1983. This first edition saw a very different format compared with the other editions, as there were 8 teams (2 teams from Europe, 2 from Brazil, 2 from Argentina and 2 from Chile) playing a round robin pool, each team competing against every other. FC Barcelona won the tournament, above FC Porto.^[1] This edition wasn't official until it was recognize by World Skate in 2018.^[2]

Results

Teams	MSa	TBa	Por	Est	Ser	SMa	Bar
CE Manuel de Salas	X
CD Thomas Bata	5–5	X
FC Porto	4–4	10–5	X
CDU Estudiantil	3–7	5–4	4–10	X
Sertãozinho HC	6–1	8–1	5–9	2–2	X
Club San Martín	D/V	D/D	4–10	2–0	2–1	X
FC Barcelona	10–2	8–3	4–1	V/D	4–0	3–0	X
Portuguesa	3–7	2–6	4–10	D/D	D/V	1–2	1–7

Standings

Key to colors
	Winner, Intercontinental Champion

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
FC Barcelona	7	7	0	0	36	7	+29	14
FC Porto	7	5	1	1	54	30	+24	11
CE Manuel de Salas	7	3	2	2	26	31	−5	8
Sertãozinho HC	7	3	1	3	22	19	+3	7
Club San Martín	7	3	1	3	10	15	−7	7
CDU Estudiantil	7	1	2	4	14	25	−4	7
CD Thomas Bata	7	1	2	4	24	38	−4	3
Portuguesa	7	0	1	6	11	32	−1	0

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.rink-hockey.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2017 Rink Hockey Intercontinental Cup: SL Benfica won in Reus".