Season | 1983 |
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Champions | Jacksonville Tea Men |
Premiers | Jacksonville Tea Men |
1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Jacksonville Tea Men |
Top goalscorer | Jeff Bourne (17) |
← 1982 Final season 1988 (3rd ASL) → |
Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1983 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Higher seed | Series | Lower seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Mini-game | Attendance |
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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] |
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] |
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