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1983 North American Soccer League season

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Champions
  
Tulsa Roughnecks

Start date
  
1983

Goals scored
  
708

Average attendance
  
13,258

Champion
  
Tulsa Roughnecks

Matches played
  
180

Premiers
  
New York Cosmos (7th title) most total points *Vancouver best Won/Loss record

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)

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1982 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1983. This was the 16th and penultimate season of the NASL.

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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.

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.

        -Premiers (most points).     -Best record.     -Other playoff teams.

    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
  • Soccer Bowl MVP: Njego Pesa, Tulsa

    • References

    1983 North American Soccer League season Wikipedia
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