1983 North American Soccer League season

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

Map of clubs

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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. :-Premiers (most points). -Best record. -Other playoff teams.

NASL All-Stars

Playoffs

Main article: 1983 North American Soccer League playoffs

Bracket

(Best-of-3) (Best-of-3) (Single match) | score-width=30px | team-width=160px | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=New York Cosmos | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=0(2) | RD1-score1-3=– | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Montreal Manic | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=1(3) | RD1-score2-3=– | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=Tulsa Roughnecks | RD1-score3-1=3 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-3=– | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=Fort Lauderdale Strikers | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score4-3=– | RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5=Golden Bay Earthquakes | RD1-score5-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=0 | RD1-score5-3=5 | RD1-seed6=5 | RD1-team6=Chicago Sting | RD1-score6-1=1 | RD1-score6-2=1 | RD1-score6-3=2 | RD1-seed7=2 | RD1-team7=Vancouver Whitecaps | RD1-score7-1=1 | RD1-score7-2=3 | RD1-score7-3=0 | RD1-seed8=7 | RD1-team8=Toronto Blizzard | RD1-score8-1=0 | RD1-score8-2=4 | RD1-score8-3=1 | RD2-seed1=8 | RD2-team1=Montreal Manic | RD2-score1-1=1(8) | RD2-score1-2=1 | RD2-score1-3=0 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=Tulsa Roughnecks | RD2-score2-1=2(9) | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-score2-3=3 | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team3=Golden Bay Earthquakes | RD2-score3-1=0(3) | RD2-score3-2=0 | RD2-score3-3=– | RD2-seed4=7 | RD2-team4=Toronto Blizzard | RD2-score4-1=1(5) | RD2-score4-2=2 | RD2-score4-3=– | RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team1=Tulsa Roughnecks | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=7 | RD3-team2=Toronto Blizzard | RD3-score2=0

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Soccer Bowl '83

Main article: Soccer Bowl '83

Futcher

1983 NASL Champions: Tulsa Roughnecks

Post season awards

• Most Valuable Player: Roberto Cabanas, New York
• Coach of the year: Don Popovic, Golden Bay
• Rookie of the year: Gregg Thompson, Tampa Bay
• North American Player of the Year: Tino Lettieri, Vancouver
• Soccer Bowl MVP: Njego Pesa, Tulsa

Attendances

Source:

References

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