1983 North American Soccer League season
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| Season | 1983 |
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| Champions | Tulsa Roughnecks |
| Premiers | New York Cosmos (7th title) most total points *Vancouver best Won/Loss record |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 708 (3.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Roberto Cabañas(25 goals) |
| Average attendance | 13,258 |
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Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1983. This was the 16th and penultimate season of the NASL.
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Overview [edit]
There were 12 teams in the league. The Tulsa Roughnecks won the championship. Though Vancouver won 2 more games than anyone else, 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 [edit]
New Teams [edit]
- Team America
Teams Folding [edit]
- Edmonton Drillers
- Jacksonville Tea Men
- Portland Timbers
Teams Moving [edit]
Name Changes [edit]
San Jose to Golden Bay
Regular season [edit]
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system
6 points for a win 1 point for a shootout win 0 points for a loss 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game
| Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
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| New York Cosmos | 22 | 8 | 87 | 49 | 194 |
| Chicago Sting | 15 | 15 | 66 | 73 | 147 |
| Toronto Blizzard | 16 | 14 | 51 | 48 | 135 |
| Montreal Manic | 12 | 18 | 58 | 71 | 124 |
| Southern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
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| Tulsa Roughnecks | 17 | 13 | 56 | 49 | 145 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 136 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 | 23 | 48 | 87 | 83 |
| Team America | 10 | 20 | 33 | 54 | 79 |
| Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
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| Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 6 | 63 | 34 | 187 |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | 20 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 169 |
| Seattle Sounders | 12 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 119 |
| San Diego Sockers | 11 | 19 | 53 | 65 | 106 |
Playoffs [edit]
Quarter-finals [edit]
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||||
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| New York Cosmos | - | Montreal Manic | 2 - 4 | 0 - 1 | September 6, 9 | |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 - 2 | 4 - 2 | September 6, 10 | |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | - | Chicago Sting | 6 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 5 - 2 | September 7, 12, 14 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | - | Toronto Blizzard | 1 - 0 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 1 | September 8, 12, 15 |
Semi-finals [edit]
| Game 45 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||||
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| Tulsa Roughnecks | - | Montreal Manic | 2 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 3 - 0 | September 18, 26, 28 |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | - | Toronto Blizzard | 0 - 1 | 0 - 2 | September 17, 27 |
Soccer Bowl '83 [edit]
| October 1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1 – 0 | Toronto Blizzard | Vancouver, BC Place Stadium |
Post season awards [edit]
- 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 [1]
References [edit]
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