1983 North American Soccer League Playoffs

The 1983 NASL Playoffs was the post-season championship of North American Soccer League (NASL), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada at that time. It was the 16th edition of the NASL Playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 1983 regular season. The playoffs began on September 5, 1983, and concluded with the Soccer Bowl '83 on October 1.[1]

1983 North American Soccer League playoffs
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
DatesApril 22 – October 1
Teams8
Defending championsNew York Cosmos
Final positions
ChampionsTulsa Roughnecks (1st title)
Runner-upToronto Blizzard
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
← 1982
1984 →

New York Cosmos were the defending NASL champions, having won their fifth title in Soccer Bowl '82, but they were eliminated by Montreal Manic in the Quarterfinals. The 1983 regular season best record were Vancouver Whitecaps, but they were also eliminated in the Quarterfinals, by Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984).

Qualified teams

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Eastern Division

Southern Division

Western Division

Division standings

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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.[2]

 -Premiers (most points).  -Best record.  -Other playoff teams.
Eastern Division W L GF GA PT
New York Cosmos 22 8 87 49 194
Chicago Sting 15 15 66 73 147
Toronto Blizzard 16 14 51 48 135
Montreal Manic 12 18 58 71 124
Southern Division W L GF GA PT
Tulsa Roughnecks 17 13 56 49 145
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 16 60 63 136
Tampa Bay Rowdies 7 23 48 87 83
Team America 10 20 33 54 79
Western Division W L GF GA PT
Vancouver Whitecaps 24 6 63 34 187
Golden Bay Earthquakes 20 10 71 54 169
Seattle Sounders 12 18 62 61 119
San Diego Sockers 11 19 53 65 106

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
Semifinals
(Best-of-3)
Soccer Bowl '83
(Single match)
             
1 New York Cosmos 2 0(2)
8 Montreal Manic 4 1(3)
8 Montreal Manic 1(8) 1 0
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2(9) 0 3
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 3 4
6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 2
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2
7 Toronto Blizzard 0
4 Golden Bay Earthquakes 6 0 5
5 Chicago Sting 1 1 2
3 Golden Bay Earthquakes 0(3) 0
7 Toronto Blizzard 1(5) 2
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 3 0
7 Toronto Blizzard 0 4 1

References

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  1. ^ "How good were the '83 Tulsa Roughnecks?". US Soccer Players.
  2. ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.