1983 North American Soccer League season
| Season | 1983 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Highest attendance |
60,342 Seattle at Vancouver (June 20) |
| Lowest attendance |
3,079 Toronto at San Diego (May 25) |
| 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.
Overview
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
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]
| Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
NASL All-Stars
| First Team[2][3] | Position | Second Team | Honorable Mention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan van Beveren, Ft. Lauderdale | G | Tino Lettieri, Vancouver | missing |
| David Watson, Vancouver | D | Ray Evans, Seattle | Dave Huson, Chicago |
| Franz Beckenbauer, New York | D | Bruce Wilson, Toronto | Bruce Miller, Ft. Lauderdale |
| Andranik Eskandarian, New York | D | Frantz Mathieu, Montreal | Gregg Thompson, Tampa Bay |
| Barry Wallace, Tulsa | D | Cho Young-Jeung, Chicago | missing |
| Vladislav Bogićević, New York | M | Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago | Ray Hudson, Ft. Lauderdale |
| Stan Terlecki, Golden Bay | M | Steve Daley, Seattle | missing |
| Frans Thijssen, Vancouver | M | Kaz Deyna, San Diego | missing |
| Roberto Cabañas, New York | F | Giorgio Chinaglia, New York | missing |
| Steve Zungul, Golden Bay | F | Ricardo Alonso, Chicago | missing |
| Pato Margetic, Chicago | F | David Byrne, Toronto | missing |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | - | Montreal Manic | 2 - 4 | 0 - 1 (SO, 2–3) | x | September 6–17,202 • September 12–20,726 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | - | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 - 2 (OT) | 4 - 2 | x | September 6–7,826 • September 10 -8,873 |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | - | Chicago Sting | 6 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 5 - 2 | September 7 16,572 • September 12 -5,852 • September 14–17,361 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | - | Toronto Blizzard | 1 - 0 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 1 | September 8 22,015 • September 12 -7,958 • September 15–24,545 |
Semifinals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Roughnecks | - | Montreal Manic | 2 - 1 (SO, 9–8)[4] | 0 - 1 | 3 - 0 | September 18 10,625 • September 26 -16,185 • September 28 -18,090 |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | - | Toronto Blizzard | 0 - 1 (SO, 3-5) | 0 - 2 | x | September 17 19,027 • September 22 -15,556 |
Soccer Bowl '83
Main article: 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 [8]
- Soccer Bowl MVP: Njego Pesa, Tulsa [9]
References
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69FHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i38MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4511,296604&dq=nasl+twelve+round+shootout&hl=en
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm
- ↑ http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html
- ↑ Krehbiel, Randy (September 19, 1983). "Roughnecks Outshoot Manic, 2-1". Tulsa World. p. B1.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C7NOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2121,402889&dq=soccer+bowl&hl=en
- ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/2/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PgItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CM8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591,1210396&dq=nasl+honors+whitecap+goalie&hl=en
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C7NOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2121,402889&dq=soccer+bowl&hl=en
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