1983 American Soccer League

American Soccer League
1983 season

Season	1983
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.

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.

• American Soccer League II (RSSSF)