1983 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1983. This was the 16th and penultimate season of the NASL.

North American Soccer League -1983 Season-
Season1983
ChampionsTulsa Roughnecks
PremiersNew York Cosmos
(7th title) most total points
*Vancouver
best Won/Loss record
Matches played180
Goals scored708 (3.93 per match)
Top goalscorerRoberto Cabañas
(25 goals)
Highest attendance60,342
Seattle at Vancouver
(June 20)
Lowest attendance3,079
Toronto at San Diego
(May 25)
Average attendance13,258
← 1982
1984 →

Overview

There were 12 teams in the league. The Tulsa Roughnecks won the championship. Though Vancouver won two more games than any other club, for the fourth time in league history, the team with the most wins did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding points.

Changes from the previous season

New teams
  • Team America

Teams folding
  • Edmonton Drillers
  • Jacksonville Tea Men
  • Portland Timbers

Teams moving
  • None

Name changes
  • San Jose to Golden Bay

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.[1]

 -Premiers (most points).  -Best record.  -Other playoff teams.
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
New York Cosmos2288749194
Chicago Sting15156673147
Toronto Blizzard16145148135
Montreal Manic12185871124
Southern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Tulsa Roughnecks17135649145
Fort Lauderdale Strikers14166063136
Tampa Bay Rowdies723488783
Team America1020335479
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Vancouver Whitecaps2466334187
Golden Bay Earthquakes20107154169
Seattle Sounders12186261119
San Diego Sockers11195365106

NASL All-Stars
First Team[2][3]  Position  Second TeamHonorable Mention[4][5]
Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale G Tino Lettieri, Vancouver Hubert Birkenmeier, New York
David Watson, Vancouver D Ray Evans, Seattle Gregg Thompson, Tampa Bay
Franz Beckenbauer, New York D Bruce Wilson, Toronto Dave Huson, Chicago
Andranik Eskandarian, New York D Frantz Mathieu, Montreal Mihalj Keri, Golden Bay
Barry Wallace, Tulsa D Cho Young-Jeung, Chicago Bruce Miller, Fort Lauderdale
Vladislav Bogićević, New York M Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago Fran O'Brien, Vancouver
Stan Terlecki, Golden Bay M Steve Daley, Seattle Rick Davis, New York
Frans Thijssen, Vancouver M Kaz Deyna, San Diego Ray Hudson, Fort Lauderdale
Roberto Cabañas, New York F Giorgio Chinaglia, New York David Cross, Vancouver
Steve Zungul, Golden Bay F Ricardo Alonso, Chicago Peter Ward, Seattle
Pato Margetic, Chicago F David Byrne, Toronto Peter Beardsley, Vancouver

Playoffs
Main article: 1983 North American Soccer League playoffs

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		 Semifinals
(Best-of-3)		 Soccer Bowl '83
(Single match)
                                   
  1 New York Cosmos 2 0(2) –  
8 Montreal Manic 4 1(3) –  
  8 Montreal Manic 1(8) 1 0  
  3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2(9) 0 3  
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 3 4 –
  6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 2 –  
    3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2
  7 Toronto Blizzard 0
  4 Golden Bay Earthquakes 6 0 5  
5 Chicago Sting 1 1 2  
  3 Golden Bay Earthquakes 0(3) 0 –
  7 Toronto Blizzard 1(5) 2 –  
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 3 0
  7 Toronto Blizzard 0 4 1  

Quarterfinals
Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 *(higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)
New York Cosmos-Montreal Manic2–40–1 (SO, 2–3)xSeptember 6 • Giants Stadium • 17,202
September 12 • Olympic Stadium • 20,726
Tulsa Roughnecks-Fort Lauderdale Strikers3–2 (OT)4–2xSeptember 6 • Skelly Stadium • 7,826
September 10 • Lockhart Stadium • 8,873
Golden Bay Earthquakes-Chicago Sting6–10–15–2September 7 • Spartan Stadium • 16,572
September 12 • Soldier Field • 5,852
September 14 • Spartan Stadium • 17,361
Vancouver Whitecaps-Toronto Blizzard1–03–40–1September 8 • BC Place Stadium • 22,015
September 12 • Exhibition Stadium • 7,958
September 15 • BC Place Stadium • 24,545

Semifinals
Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 *(higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)
Tulsa Roughnecks-Montreal Manic2–1 (SO, 9–8)0–13–0September 18 • Skelly Stadium • 10,625[6]
September 26 • Olympic Stadium • 16,185
September 28 • Skelly Stadium • 18,090[7]
Golden Bay Earthquakes-Toronto Blizzard0–1 (SO, 3–5)0–2xSeptember 17 • Spartan Stadium • 19,027
September 22 • Exhibition Stadium • 15,556

Soccer Bowl '83
Main article: Soccer Bowl '83
Tulsa Roughnecks2–0Toronto Blizzard
Pesa  55:36' (Wallace, Danaeifard)
Futcher  61:37' (Wallace, Moore)
Attendance: 53,326[9]
Referee: Ed Bellion (USA)[10]

1983 NASL Champions: Tulsa Roughnecks

Post season awards

References
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  4. "1983 All-Stars". United Press International. September 18, 1983. Retrieved January 13, 2017 – via UPI Archives.
  5. Mudry, Richard (September 18, 1983). "Rookie Thompson captures NASL honors". Tampa Tribune. p. 15-D. Retrieved 15 December 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  6. Krehbiel, Randy (September 19, 1983). "Roughnecks Outshoot Manic, 2-1". Tulsa World. p. B1.
  7. "Roughnecks Out To Keep Futcher In". Daily Oklahoman. September 30, 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  8. Phillips, Randy (October 3, 1983). "Tulsa captures Soccer Bowl with dull victory over Blizzard". Montreal Gazette. p. D-5, D-8. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  9. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/2/index.htm
  10. http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788
  11. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PgItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CM8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591,1210396&dq=nasl+honors+whitecap+goalie&hl=en
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