1983 North American Soccer League playoffs

August 2023 1983 North American Soccer League season North American Soccer League playoffs 1983 United StatesCanada April 22 – October 1 8 Tulsa Roughnecks (1st title) Toronto Blizzard Montreal Manic Golden Bay Earthquakes 16 1982 1984 The 1983 NASL Playoffs was the post-season championship of North American Soccer League (NASL), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada at that time. It was the 16th edition of the NASL Playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 1983 regular season. The playoffs began on September 5, 1983, and concluded with the Soccer Bowl '83 on October 1.https://ussoccerplayers.com/2020/04/how-good-were-the-83-tulsa-roughnecks.html How good were the '83 Tulsa Roughnecks? US Soccer Players New York Cosmos were the defending NASL champions, having won their fifth title in Soccer Bowl '82, but they were eliminated by Montreal Manic in the Quarterfinals. The 1983 regular season best record were Vancouver Whitecaps, but they were also eliminated in the Quarterfinals, by Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984). Qualified teams Eastern Division New York Cosmos Chicago Sting Toronto Blizzard Montreal Manic Southern Division Tulsa Roughnecks Fort Lauderdale Strikers Western Division Vancouver Whitecaps Golden Bay Earthquakes Division standings 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69FHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i38MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4511,296604&dq=nasl+twelve+round+shootout&hl=en The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search news.google.com #B3B7FF darkgray-Premiers (most points). #BBEBFF darkgray-Best record. #ccffcc darkgray-Other playoff teams. Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPTNew York Cosmos22 88749194Chicago Sting15156673147Toronto Blizzard16145148135Montreal Manic12185871124 Southern DivisionWLGFGAPTTulsa Roughnecks17135649145Fort Lauderdale Strikers14166063136Tampa Bay Rowdies 7234887 83Team America10203354 79 Western DivisionWLGFGAPTVancouver Whitecaps24 66334187Golden Bay Earthquakes20107154169Seattle Sounders12186261119San Diego Sockers11195365106 Bracket 3/3/1 Quarterfinals(Best-of-3) Semifinals(Best-of-3) Soccer Bowl '83(Single match) 30px 160px 1 New York Cosmos 2 0(2) – 8 Montreal Manic 4 1(3) – 3 Tulsa Roughnecks 3 4 – 6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 2 – 4 Golden Bay Earthquakes 6 0 5 5 Chicago Sting 1 1 2 2 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 3 0 7 Toronto Blizzard 0 4 1 8 Montreal Manic 1(8) 1 0 3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2(9) 0 3 3 Golden Bay Earthquakes 0(3) 0 – 7 Toronto Blizzard 1(5) 2 – 3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 7 Toronto Blizzard 0 References Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) playoffs