1983 American Soccer League

Football league 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)

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

League standings

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

Bracket

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

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

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

  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.
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