1983 North American Soccer League season


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

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.
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
New York Cosmos2288749194
Chicago Sting15156673147
Toronto Blizzard16145148135
Montreal Manic12185871124

Southern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Tulsa Roughnecks17135649145
Fort Lauderdale Strikers14166063136
Tampa Bay Rowdies723488783
Team America1020335479

Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Vancouver Whitecaps2466334187
Golden Bay Earthquakes20107154169
Seattle Sounders12186261119
San Diego Sockers11195365106

NASL All-Stars

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Soccer Bowl '83

1983 NASL Champions: Tulsa Roughnecks

Post season awards