1983 National Soccer League

Australian soccer season the Australian season the Canadian season 1983 National Soccer League (Canada) season November 2015 July 2026 National Soccer League 1983 13 March – 9 October 1983 St George-Budapest1st title 240 638 Top scorers Duggie Brown (16 goals) APIA Leichhardt 7–2 Brisbane Lions(5 June 1983) 16,000South Melbourne 1–1 Heidelberg United(3 April 1983) 150Brisbane Lions 2–1 Canberra City(2 October 1983) 1982 1984 The 1983 National Soccer League was the seventh season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. It began on 13 March 1983, and ended on 9 October 1983. St George-Budapest won the championship for the first time. Changes from 1982 For this season, the league shifted wins to be worth three points instead of two. No post-season finals series were played during this season for the first time since the 1977 season. Teams Sixteen teams competed in the league. Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium CapacityAdelaide CityAdelaide (Norwood)Olympic Sports Field8,000APIA LeichhardtSydney (Leichhardt)Lambert Park7,000Brisbane CityBrisbane (Newmarket)Spencer Park5,000Brisbane LionsBrisbane (Inala)Lions Stadium5,000Canberra CityCanberraCanberra Stadium25,011Footscray JUSTMelbourne (Preston)Schintler Reserve?Heidelberg UnitedMelbourne (Collingwood)Olympic Village12,000Marconi FairfieldSydney (Smithfield)Marconi Stadium9,000Newcastle KB UnitedNewcastleNewcastle International Sports Centre30,000Preston MakedoniaMelbourne (Fitzroy)B.T. Connor Reserve4,000South MelbourneMelbourne (St Kilda West)Middle Park18,000St George-BudapestSydney (Mortdale)St George Stadium12,000Sydney CitySydney (Bondi)ES Marks Athletics Field8,000Sydney OlympicSydney (Waterloo)Pratten Park15,000West AdelaideAdelaide (City of Adelaide)Hindmarsh Stadium16,500Wollongong CityWollongongWollongong Showground22,000 League table main WDL STG, SYC, PRE, SOU, NKU, HEI, SYO, API, MAR, CAN, ADE, FOO, WES, BRC, WOL, BRL 10 6 14 37 38 11 6 13 43 36 8 9 13 33 50 6 8 16 36 61 11 5 14 47 53 9 9 12 25 42 11 10 9 39 38 9 11 10 43 41 14 7 9 45 26 15 7 8 47 32 15 7 8 44 36 15 10 5 47 27 15 9 6 48 30 12 5 13 38 36 7 12 11 25 37 4 15 11 41 55 C Adelaide City APIA Leichhardt Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Canberra City Footscray JUST Heidelberg United Marconi Fairfield Newcastle KB United Preston Makedonia South Melbourne St George-Budapest Sydney City Sydney Olympic West Adelaide Wollongong City 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. rsssf.com Results main OzFootball complete FBR ADE, API, BRC, BRL, CAN, FOO, HEI, MAR, NKU, PRE, SOU, STG, SYC, SYO, WES, WOL Adelaide City APIA Leichhardt Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Canberra City Footscray JUST Heidelberg United Marconi Fairfield Newcastle KB United Preston Makedonia South Melbourne St George-Budapest Sydney City Sydney Olympic West Adelaide Wollongong City 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–4 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 7–2 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 4–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–5 3–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 4–0 2–1 5–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 6–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–3 2–5 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 0–0 1–4 1–4 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 1–4 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 5–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 5–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–4 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–5 0–0 0–2 3–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 5–1 0–1 3–3 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–4 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 Awards Award Winner Club National Soccer League Player of the Year AUS Joe Watson Sydney City National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year AUS Oscar Crino South Melbourne National Soccer League Coach of the Year AUS Frank Arok St George-Budapest References OzFootball Archives - 1983 NSL Season Category:National Soccer League (Australia) seasons National Soccer League Australia