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

American Soccer League
1983 season
Season1983
ChampionsJacksonville Tea Men
PremiersJacksonville Tea Men
1984 CONCACAF Champions' CupJacksonville Tea Men
Top goalscorerJeff Bourne (17)
1982
Final season
1988 (3rd ASL)

League standings

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Eastern Division
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA BP Pts
1 Jacksonville Tea Men 25 18 7 62 36 54 144
2 Pennsylvania Stoners 25 12 13 46 48 46 106
3 Carolina Lightnin' 25 12 13 43 37 43 103
Source: rsssf.com
Western Division
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA BP Pts
1 Dallas Americans 25 13 12 48 40 47 112
2 Detroit Express 25 12 13 36 44 38 98
3 Oklahoma City Slickers 25 8 17 27 57 26 66
Source: rsssf.com

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Semifinals
Best-of-3
ASL Championship
Best-of-3
          
1 Jacksonville Tea Men 0(1) 2 2
4 Carolina Lightnin' 0(3) 0 0
1 Jacksonville Tea Men 0 4 1
3 Pennsylvania Stoners 3 1 0
2 Dallas Americans 0 3 0
3 Pennsylvania Stoners 5 1 1

Semi-finals

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Higher seed Series Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game Attendance
Dallas Americans 1–2 Pennsylvania Stoners 0–5 3–1 0–1 August 10 • BSD Stadium • 1,807[1]
August 13 • John Clark Stadium • 5,437[2]
Jacksonville Tea Men 2–1 Carolina Lightnin' 0–0 (1–3)[3] 2–0 2–0 August 10 • Memorial Stadium • 5,464[4]
August 13 • Gator Bowl • 8,002[5]

ASL Championship

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Higher seed Series Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Attendance
Jacksonville Tea Men 2–1 Pennsylvania Stoners 0–3 4–1 1–0 August 17 • BSD Stadium • 3,028[6]
August 19 • Gator Bowl • 7,130[7]
August 21 • Gator Bowl • 7,326[8]

References

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  1. ^ Shope, Dan (August 11, 1983). "Stoners make it look easy". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  2. ^ French, Bryan (August 14, 1983). "Stoners eliminate Americans". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 14B. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lightnin' strikes Tea Men". Pensacola News. August 11, 1983. p. 3B. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Scott, David (August 11, 1983). "Lightnin' Bags Tea Men 1-0 In Shootout". Charlotte Observer. p. 1B. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Scott, David (August 14, 1983). "Lightnin' Out Of Playoffs". Charlotte Observer. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Shope, Dan (August 18, 1983). "Stoners one victory from ASL crown". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Teamen topple Davis' Stoners". Daily Record (Morristown, New Jersey). August 20, 1983. p. 36. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Tea Men capture ASL championship". South Florida Sun Sentinel. August 22, 1983. p. 7E. Retrieved November 12, 2018.