1983 North American Soccer League season

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.

• Team America

• Edmonton Drillers
• Jacksonville Tea Men
• Portland Timbers

• None

• San Jose to Golden Bay

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69FHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i38MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4511,296604&dq=nasl+twelve+round+shootout&hl=en|title = The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search}}

:{{Color box|#B3B7FF|border=darkgray}}-Premiers (most points). {{Color box|#BBEBFF|border=darkgray}}-Best record. {{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}}-Other playoff teams.

{{main|1983 North American Soccer League playoffs}}

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{{main|Soccer Bowl '83}}

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|date = October 1{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Randy|title=Tulsa captures Soccer Bowl with dull victory over Blizzard |date=October 3, 1983|publisher=Montreal Gazette|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19831003&id=QVwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1133,1573777&hl=en |page=D-5, D-8 |access-date=2015-03-17}}

|time = 16:00 (PDT){{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/558386266/?terms=Soccer%2BBowl|date=October 1, 1983|access-date=November 29, 2019|newspaper=Red Deer Advocate|title=Goaltenders in spotlight in NASL Championship|page=9B}}

|team1 = Tulsa Roughnecks

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|team2 = Toronto Blizzard

|goals1 = Pesa {{goal|55:36|Wallace, Danaeifard}}
Futcher {{goal|61:37|Wallace, Moore}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = BC Place Stadium, Vancouver

|attendance = 53,326{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/2/index.htm |title=Tulsa won Soccer Bowl '83 with a little assist from the - 10.10.83 - SI Vault |access-date=2013-06-21 |archive-date=2013-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014212434/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/2/index.htm |url-status=dead }}

|referee = Ed Bellion (USA){{Cite web |url=http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 |title=NASL Soccer Bowl Index |access-date=October 17, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045420/http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 |url-status=dead }}

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1983 NASL Champions: Tulsa Roughnecks

• 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[https://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: Njego Pesa, Tulsa {{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C7NOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2121,402889&dq=soccer+bowl&hl=en|title = Lakeland Ledger - Google News Archive Search}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPcBmgQeyMM&list=PL235DC04966F036D9&index=85 Video highlights of 1983 season]
• [http://soccerstats.us/c/north-american-soccer-league/1983/ Complete Results and Standings]

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