1983 American Soccer League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = American Soccer League
1983 season

| season = 1983

| num_teams = 6

| winners = Jacksonville Tea Men

| premiers = Jacksonville Tea Men

| continentalcup1 = 1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers= Jacksonville Tea Men

| matches =

| league topscorer = Jeff Bourne (17)

| highest scoring =

| total goals =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1982

| nextseason = Final season
1988 (3rd ASL)

}}

Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1983 season.

League standings

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|winpoints=5|losspoints=0

|use_goal_diff=n

|title=Eastern Division

|team1=JAC|name_JAC=Jacksonville Tea Men

|team2=PEN|name_PEN=Pennsylvania Stoners

|team3=CAR|name_CAR=Carolina Lightnin'

|win_JAC=18|loss_JAC=7|gf_JAC=62|ga_JAC=36

|win_PEN=12|loss_PEN=13|gf_PEN=46|ga_PEN=48

|win_CAR=12|loss_CAR=13|gf_CAR=43|ga_CAR=37

|show_bonus_points=y

|adjust_points_JAC=54

|adjust_points_PEN=46

|adjust_points_CAR=43

|col_A=green1|text_A=

|result1=A

|col_B=blue1|text_B=

|result2=B|result3=B

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/aslii.html rsssf.com]

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=5|losspoints=0

|use_goal_diff=n

|title=Western Division

|team1=DAL|name_DAL=Dallas Americans

|team2=DET|name_DET=Detroit Express

|team3=OKL|name_OKL=Oklahoma City Slickers

|win_DAL=13|loss_DAL=12|gf_DAL=48|ga_DAL=40

|win_DET=12|loss_DET=13|gf_DET=36|ga_DET=44

|win_OKL=8|loss_OKL=17|gf_OKL=27|ga_OKL=57

|show_bonus_points=y

|adjust_points_DAL=47

|adjust_points_DET=38

|adjust_points_OKL=26

|col_A=green1|text_A=

|result1=A

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/aslii.html rsssf.com]

}}

Playoffs

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| score-width=25

| team-width=150px

| RD1=Semifinals
Best-of-3

| RD2=ASL Championship
Best-of-3

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Jacksonville Tea Men

| RD1-score1-1=0(1)

| RD1-score1-2=2

| RD1-score1-3=2

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2=Carolina Lightnin'

| RD1-score2-1=0(3)

| RD1-score2-2=0

| RD1-score2-3=0

| RD1-seed3=2

| RD1-team3=Dallas Americans

| RD1-score3-1=0

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=0

| RD1-seed4=3

| RD1-team4=Pennsylvania Stoners

| RD1-score4-1=5

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD1-score4-3=1

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Jacksonville Tea Men

| RD2-score1-1=0

| RD2-score1-2=4

| RD2-score1-3=1

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-team2=Pennsylvania Stoners

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=0

}}

=Semi-finals=

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style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;" !width=180\|Higher seed !width=50\|Series !width=180\|Lower seed !width=70\|Game 1 !width=70\|Game 2 !width=70\|Mini-game !width=280\|Attendance
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=center\|Dallas Americans	1–2	align=center\|Pennsylvania Stoners	0–5	3–1	0–1	August 10 • BSD Stadium • 1,807{{cite news \|last=Shope\|first=Dan\|title=Stoners make it look easy\|date=August 11, 1983\|newspaper=The Morning Call\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/284191065/?terms=ASL\|page=C1\|access-date=November 12, 2018}} August 13 • John Clark Stadium • 5,437{{cite news \|last=French\|first=Bryan\|title=Stoners eliminate Americans\|date=August 14, 1983\|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/636621170/?terms=Pennsylvania%20Stoners&match=1\|page=14B\|access-date=August 3, 2021}}
style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=center\|Jacksonville Tea Men	2–1	align=center\|Carolina Lightnin'	0–0 (1–3){{cite news \|title=Lightnin' strikes Tea Men\|date=August 11, 1983\|newspaper=Pensacola News \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/266960278/?terms=ASL\|page=3B\|access-date=November 12, 2018}}	2–0	2–0	August 10 • Memorial Stadium • 5,464{{cite news \|last=Scott\|first=David\|title=Lightnin' Bags Tea Men 1-0 In Shootout\|date=August 11, 1983\|newspaper=Charlotte Observer \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/622380589/?terms=Jacksonville%20Tea%20Men&match=1\|page=1B\|access-date=August 3, 2021}} August 13 • Gator Bowl • 8,002{{cite news \|last=Scott\|first=David\|title=Lightnin' Out Of Playoffs\|date=August 14, 1983\|newspaper=Charlotte Observer \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/622386093/?terms=Jacksonville%20Tea%20Men&match=1\|page=1D\|access-date=August 3, 2021}}

=ASL Championship=

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align=center bgcolor=#071871

!width=180|{{color|white|Higher seed}}

!width=50|{{color|white|Series}}

!width=180|{{color|white|Lower seed}}

!width=70|{{color|white|Game 1}}

!width=70|{{color|white|Game 2}}

!width=70|{{color|white|Game 3}}

|width=280|{{color|white|Attendance}}

align=center bgcolor=#efefef

|align=center|Jacksonville Tea Men

2–1

align=center|Pennsylvania Stoners

0–3

4–1

1–0

August 17 • BSD Stadium • 3,028{{cite news |last=Shope|first=Dan|title=Stoners one victory from ASL crown|date=August 18, 1983|newspaper=The Morning Call|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/284055023/?terms=Jacksonville%2Bsoccer|page=C1|access-date=November 12, 2018}}
August 19 • Gator Bowl • 7,130{{cite news |title=Teamen topple Davis' Stoners|date=August 20, 1983|newspaper=Daily Record (Morristown, New Jersey)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/254842844/?terms=Pennsylvania%20Stoners&match=1|page=36|access-date=August 3, 2021}}
August 21 • Gator Bowl • 7,326{{cite news |title=Tea Men capture ASL championship|date=August 22, 1983|newspaper=South Florida Sun Sentinel|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/234763238/?terms=Tea%2BMen%2Bsoccer|page=7E|access-date=November 12, 2018}}

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/aslii.html American Soccer League II (RSSSF)]

Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) seasons