Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1983. This was the 16th and penultimate season of the NASL.
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
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.
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPTNew York Cosmos (1)22 88749194Chicago Sting (5)15156673147Toronto Blizzard (7)16145148135Montreal Manic (8)12185871124
Southern DivisionWLGFGAPTTulsa Roughnecks (3)17135649145Fort Lauderdale Strikers (6)14166063136Tampa Bay Rowdies 7234887 83Team America10203354 79
Western DivisionWLGFGAPTVancouver Whitecaps (2)24 66334187Golden Bay Earthquakes (4)20107154169Seattle Sounders12186261119San Diego Sockers11195365106
NASL All-Stars First Team Position Second Team Honorable Mention 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
Bracket
Quarterfinals Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Game 3*(higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)New York Cosmos - Montreal Manic 2–4 0–1 (SO, 2–3) x September 6 • Giants Stadium • 17,202September 12 • Olympic Stadium • 20,726Tulsa Roughnecks - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3–2 (OT) 4–2 x September 6 • Skelly Stadium • 7,826September 10 • Lockhart Stadium • 8,873Golden Bay Earthquakes - Chicago Sting 6–1 0–1 5–2 September 7 • Spartan Stadium • 16,572September 12 • Soldier Field • 5,852 September 14 • Spartan Stadium • 17,361Vancouver Whitecaps - Toronto Blizzard 1–0 3–4 0–1 September 8 • BC Place Stadium • 22,015September 12 • Exhibition Stadium • 7,958September 15 • BC Place Stadium • 24,545
Semifinals Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Game 3*(higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)Tulsa Roughnecks - Montreal Manic 2–1 (SO, 9–8) 0–1 3–0 September 18 • Skelly Stadium • 10,625 September 26 • Olympic Stadium • 16,185September 28 • Skelly Stadium • 18,090Golden Bay Earthquakes - Toronto Blizzard 0–1 (SO, 3–5) 0–2 x September 17 • Spartan Stadium • 19,027September 22 • Exhibition Stadium • 15,556
Soccer Bowl '83
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
Club Games Total Average Vancouver Whitecaps 15 437,454 29,164 New York Cosmos 15 408,635 27,242 Team America 15 195,032 13,002 Tulsa Roughnecks 15 186,229 12,415 Golden Bay Earthquakes 15 178,999 11,933 Toronto Blizzard 15 174,457 11,630 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 167,575 11,172 Chicago Sting 15 164,061 10,937 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 15 162,430 10,829 Seattle Sounders 15 122,721 8,181 Montreal Manic 15 118,650 7,910 San Diego Sockers 15 70,268 4,685Source:
References
External links Video highlights of 1983 season Complete Results and Standings