1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer

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North American Soccer League
1983 Grand Prix of Indoor
NASL Indoor Grand Prix
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 21, 1983 –
February 20, 1983
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Tampa Bay Rowdies (3rd title)
Runners-up Montreal Manic
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored199 (12.44 per match)
Attendance37,111 (2,319 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Laurie Abrahams
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dale Mitchell
(12 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of England.svg Laurie Abrahams
Flag of Algeria.svg Mehdi Cerbah

The 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer was an indoor soccer tournament staged by four franchises of the North American Soccer League.

Contents

Overview

The NASL franchises from Fort Lauderdale, Tampa Bay, Montreal, and Tulsa opted to play the Grand Prix in early 1983 as a makeshift indoor season, because for various reasons, the eight other NASL clubs had chosen to forego playing a full 1982–83 NASL indoor season. [1] Three of those eight teams (Chicago, Golden Bay and San Diego) had joined the Major Indoor Soccer League for 1982-83 season, while the remaining five squads chose to sit out winter indoor play completely.

The tournament consisted of three weeks of double round-robin play for the purpose of seeding, followed by a Championship weekend at the Forum in Montreal. [2] [3] Fort Lauderdale did not host a round because there was no suitable venue in the area that also met the minimum seating requirements. Instead, Tulsa hosted Rounds 1 and 3. The tournament would mark the third time NASL teams played in such an event, with the first two coming in 1975 and 1976. Additionally the teams participated in a season-long Shootout Challenge competition, the champions of which would split a $5,000 purse. [4]

Montreal and Tampa Bay finished tied on both points and record after the preliminary rounds, but Montreal held the head-to-head tie-breaker, and with it the top seed. [2] Tampa Bay won the championship final 5–4 on a golden goal by Mark Karpun at 1:58 of the second, seven and a half minute, overtime period. [5] This victory marked the Rowdies' third indoor trophy and fourth title overall in the NASL. Laurie Abrahams of Tulsa led all scorers (12 goals, 6 assists) and was named the offensive MVP, while Montreal goalie Mehdi Cerbah who posted a 4.36 goals-against-average was the defensive MVP of the tournament. Tampa Bay also won the $5,000 Shootout Challenge purse by defeating Ft. Lauderdale, 2–0, with Rowdies goalie Jürgen Stars stopping all three Strikers shots in the final round. [6] [7] [8]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

played at Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma [9] [10]

January 21 Montreal Manic 6–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Attendance: 3,522
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8–4 Tulsa Roughnecks
January 22 Montreal Manic 8–6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 4,341
Tampa Bay Rowdies 7–2 Tulsa Roughnecks

Round 2

played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida [11] [12]

February 4 Montreal Manic 6–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 4,450
Tampa Bay Rowdies 7–6 Tulsa Roughnecks
February 5 Tulsa Roughnecks 7–4 Montreal Manic Attendance: 5,545
Tampa Bay Rowdies 10–6 Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Round 3

played at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7–5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Attendance: 2,064
Tulsa Roughnecks 8–7 Montreal Manic
February 12 Montreal Manic 5–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Attendance: 3,245
Tulsa Roughnecks 5–4(OT) Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Seeding

G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential, PTS= point system

6 points awarded for a win. Beginning with the fourth goal, 1 bonus point awarded for each goal scored. Maximum of 5 bonus points per game.

PosTeamGWLGFGAGDPTS
1* Montreal Manic 6423631+542
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6423831+742
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 6333337–433
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6153240–820

*Montreal wins top seed based on 2–0 head-to-head edge over Tampa Bay

Grand Prix Championship rounds

Bracket

SemifinalsChampionship Final
      
1 Montreal Manic 11
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4
1 Montreal Manic 4
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5(2OT)
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 6
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8Third place
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 9
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4

Semi-finals

played at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec

February 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8–6 Tulsa Roughnecks Attendance: 6,049 [13]
Montreal Manic 11–4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Third-place match

played at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec (1:30 PM EST)

February 20 Tulsa Roughnecks 9–4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Championship final

Montreal Manic 4–5 (2OT) Tampa Bay Rowdies
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg16:17'
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg19:51' (McGrane)
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg24:53' (Uremovich)
Lodeweges Soccerball shade.svg44:01'		 Report (p. 2C) Tatu Soccerball shade.svg7:06' (McLeod, Perez)
Perez Soccerball shade.svg11:12'
Nogly Soccerball shade.svg31:46'
Zequinha Soccerball shade.svg58:05' (Gruber, Tatu)
Karpun Soccerball shade gold.svg 69:28' (Nogly)
Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec , Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 7,895
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (Canada)

1983 Indoor Grand Prix Champions: Tampa Bay Rowdies

Tournament awards

Final rankings

G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential

PosTeamGWLGFGAGD
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8625141+10
2 Montreal Manic 8535140+11
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 8444849-1
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8174060-20

Statistics

Leading ScorersGoalsAssistsPoints
Laurie Abrahams (Tulsa)12630
Dale Mitchell (Montreal)12428
Branko Šegota (Fort Lauderdale)10828
Dragan Vujović (Montreal)9725
Teófilo Cubillas (Fort Lauderdale)8925
Hugo Pérez (Tampa Bay)10424
Tatu (Tampa Bay)9523
Keith Weller (Tulsa)8723
Wes McLeod (Tampa Bay)51222
Njego Pesa (Tulsa)9422
Alan Willey (Montreal)8622
Steve Wegerle (Fort Lauderdale)7620
Leading GoalkeepersMinutesGAGAA
Mehdi Cerbah (Montreal)330244.36
Jürgen Stars (Tampa Bay)377325.09
Craig Scarpelli (Fort Lauderdale)330335.99
Winston DuBose (Tulsa)486496.05

Non-grand prix matches

In addition to the Grand Prix tournament, the four teams took part in other indoor matches as tune-ups for both the outdoor season and the Grand Prix itself.

Match reports

January 15, 19832 Tulsa Roughnecks 3–6 Tampa Bay Rowdies Dallas, Texas
Belfiore Soccerball shade.svg8:42' (Krupa, DuBose)
Danaeifard Soccerball shade.svg36:17'
Pesa Soccerball shade.svg55:57' (Abrahams)		 Report p. 2-C McLeod Soccerball shade.svg6:59' (Nogly, Perez)
Karpun Soccerball shade.svg37:23'
Zequinha Soccerball shade.svg39:53' (Molina, Nogly)
Van der Beck Soccerball shade.svg42:30' (Roe)
McLeod Soccerball shade.svg51:45'
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg56:33' (Zequinha)		Stadium: Reunion Arena
Attendance: 5,451
January 18, 19833 Tulsa Roughnecks 3–5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Saldana Soccerball shade.svg21:07'
Saldana Soccerball shade.svg21:29' (Danaiford)
Saldana Soccerball shade.svg52:00' (Riordan)		 Report 1 (p. 5-C)
Report 2 		Nogly Soccerball shade.svg18:08' (Oliveira)
Van der Beck Soccerball shade.svg19:14'
McLeod Soccerball shade.svg(Myernick)
Karpun Soccerball shade.svg(Myernick)
Roe Soccerball shade.svg(Karpun, Nogly)		Stadium: Myriad Arena
Attendance: 2,500
January 29, 19834 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7–5 Montreal Manic St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM (EST) Karpun Soccerball shade.svg7:38' (Myernick)
Tatu Soccerball shade.svg34:32' (Molina, Kozic)
Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg35:46' (Molina, Myernick)
Tatu Soccerball shade.svg39:05' (Molina)
Pérez Soccerball shade.svg40:28' (McLeod)
Nogly Soccerball shade.svg48:47' (Pérez)
Van der Beck Soccerball shade.svg58:37'		 Report p. 2-C Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg18:46'
Willey Soccerball shade.svg24:27' (Falzon, Knight)
Usiyan Soccerball shade.svg37:56' (Marcantonio, Lodeweges)
Usiyan Soccerball shade.svg39:40'
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg40:40' (O'Brien)		Stadium: Bayfront Center
Attendance: 5,525
February 25, 19835 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8–5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Lakeland, Florida
8:00 PM (EST) Tatu Soccerball shade.svg6:15' (Gruber, Easton)
Karpun Soccerball shade.svg13:04'
Miller Soccerball shade.svg22:55' (Pérez, Kozic)
Karpun Soccerball shade.svg31:35' (Fall)
Gruber Soccerball shade.svg44:42' (Fall)
Molina Soccerball shade.svg46:43' (Thompson)
Bates Soccerball shade.svg53:38' (Molina, McLeod)
Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg57:51' (Pérez, Molina)		 Report p. 2-C Kidd Soccerball shade.svg13:26' (Segota)
Cubillas Soccerball shade.svg23:55' (Kidd)
Kidd Soccerball shade.svg36:14' (Whelan)
Meschbach Soccerball shade.svg39:31' (Kadupski, Cubillas)
Kidd Soccerball shade.svg54:16' (Kadupski)		Stadium: Lakeland Civic Center
Attendance: 3,506

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