1983 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League 1983 season 1983 12 Tulsa Roughnecks New York Cosmos (7th title) most total points *Vancouver best Won/Loss record 180 PAR Roberto Cabañas (25 goals) 708 60,342 Seattle at Vancouver (June 20) 3,079 Toronto at San Diego (May 25) 13,258 1982 1984 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 left 10px Eastern Division 10px Southern Division 10px Western Division 1090 500 300 425 370 North America 870 North America 41.86 -87.62 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Sting North America 45.56 -73.55 Blue pog.svg 80 top Manic North America 40.81 -74.08 Blue pog.svg 80 right Cosmos North America 43.63 -79.41 Blue pog.svg 80 top Blizzard North America 26.19 -80.16 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Strikers North America 27.98 -82.50 Red pog.svg 80 left Rowdies North America 38.89 -76.97 Red pog.svg 80 right Team America North America 36.15 -95.94 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Roughnecks North America 37.32 -121.87 Green pog.svg 80 left Earthquakes North America 32.78 -117.12 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Sockers North America 47.60 -122.33 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Sounders North America 49.28 -123.03 Green pog.svg 80 right Whitecaps 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.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 #B3B7FF darkgray-Premiers (most points). #BBEBFF darkgray-Best record. #ccffcc darkgray-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 Teamhttp://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm Archived copy home.att.net 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm 1 May 2008 deadhttp://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page www.oocities.org   Position   Second Team Honorable Mention1983 All-Stars September 18, 1983 United Press International http://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/09/18/The-New-York-Cosmos-who-won-the-regular-season-point/2065432705600/ January 13, 2017 UPI ArchivesMudry Richard Rookie Thompson captures NASL honors https://www.newspapers.com/image/336225662 Tampa Tribune newspapers.com September 18, 1983 15-D 15 December 2017NED Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale GCAN Tino Lettieri, VancouverGER Hubert Birkenmeier, New YorkENG David Watson, Vancouver DENG Ray Evans, SeattleUSA Gregg Thompson, Tampa BayGER Franz Beckenbauer, New York DCAN Bruce Wilson, TorontoJER Dave Huson, ChicagoIRN Andranik Eskandarian, New York DHAI 1964 Frantz Mathieu, MontrealYUG Mihalj Keri, Golden BayENG Barry Wallace, Tulsa DKOR Cho Young-Jeung, ChicagoCAN Bruce Miller, Fort LauderdaleYUG Vladislav Bogićević, New York MGER Karl-Heinz Granitza, ChicagoIRL Fran O'Brien, VancouverPOL Stan Terlecki, Golden Bay MENG Steve Daley, SeattleUSA Rick Davis, New YorkNED Frans Thijssen, Vancouver MPOL Kaz Deyna, San DiegoENG Ray Hudson, Fort Lauderdale PAR Roberto Cabañas, New York FITA Giorgio Chinaglia, New YorkENG David Cross, VancouverYUG Steve Zungul, Golden Bay FARG Ricardo Alonso, ChicagoENG Peter Ward, SeattleARG Pato Margetic, Chicago FRSA 1928 David Byrne, TorontoENG Peter Beardsley, Vancouver Playoffs 1983 North American Soccer League playoffs 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 4 Golden Bay Earthquakes 0(3) 0 – 7 Toronto Blizzard 1(5) 2 – 3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 7 Toronto Blizzard 0 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 • 10,625Krehbiel Randy Roughnecks Outshoot Manic, 2-1 September 19, 1983 Tulsa World B1 September 26 • Olympic Stadium • 16,185September 28 • Skelly Stadium • 18,090Roughnecks Out To Keep Futcher In September 30, 1983 Daily Oklahoman https://www.newspapers.com/image/454028135/ 30 2020-06-29Golden 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 Soccer Bowl '83 October 1Phillips Randy Tulsa captures Soccer Bowl with dull victory over Blizzard October 3, 1983 Montreal Gazette https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19831003&id=QVwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1133,1573777&hl=en D-5, D-8 2015-03-17 16:00 (PDT)https://www.newspapers.com/image/558386266/?terms=Soccer%2BBowl October 1, 1983 November 29, 2019 Red Deer Advocate Goaltenders in spotlight in NASL Championship 9B Tulsa Roughnecks 2–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/501483031/?terms=55%3A36&match=1 Toronto Blizzard Pesa 55:36 Wallace, Danaeifard Futcher 61:37 Wallace, Moore BC Place Stadium, Vancouver 53,326http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/2/index.htm Tulsa won Soccer Bowl '83 with a little assist from the - 10.10.83 - SI Vault 2013-06-21 2013-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20131014212434/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/2/index.htm dead Ed Bellion (USA)http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 NASL Soccer Bowl Index October 17, 2013 November 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045420/http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 dead 1983 NASL Champions: Tulsa Roughnecks Post season awards Most Valuable Player: PAR Roberto Cabanas, New York Coach of the year: YUG Don Popovic, Golden Bay Rookie of the year: USA Gregg Thompson, Tampa Bay North American Player of the Year: CAN Tino Lettieri, Vancouverhttps://archive.today/20130615203017/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PgItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CM8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591,1210396&dq=nasl+honors+whitecap+goalie&hl=en Google Newspapers Soccer Bowl MVP: USA Njego Pesa, Tulsa https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C7NOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2121,402889&dq=soccer+bowl&hl=en Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search 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:https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/ All-Time NASL Attendance Kenn.com July 28, 2026 References External links Video highlights of 1983 season Complete Results and Standings Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons Category:1983 in American soccer leagues Category:1983 in Canadian soccer