1983 National Soccer League

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National Soccer League
Season 1983
Dates13 March – 9 October 1983
Champions St George-Budapest
1st title
Matches played240
Goals scored638 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Duggie Brown (16 goals)
Highest scoring APIA Leichhardt 7–2 Brisbane Lions
(5 June 1983)
Highest attendance16,000
South Melbourne 1–1 Heidelberg United
(3 April 1983)
Lowest attendance150
Brisbane Lions 2–1 Canberra City
(2 October 1983)
Total attendance637,373
Average attendance2,656
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 National Soccer League was the seventh season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. It began on 13 March 1983, and ended on 9 October 1983. St George-Budapest won the championship for the first time.

Contents

Changes from 1982

For this season, the league shifted wins to be worth three points instead of two. No post-season finals series were played during this season for the first time since the 1977 season.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Adelaide City Adelaide (Norwood) Olympic Sports Field 8,000
APIA Leichhardt Sydney (Leichhardt) Lambert Park 7,000
Brisbane City Brisbane (Newmarket) Spencer Park 5,000
Brisbane Lions Brisbane (Inala) Lions Stadium 5,000
Canberra City Canberra Canberra Stadium 25,011
Footscray JUST Melbourne (Preston)Schintler Reserve?
Heidelberg United Melbourne (Collingwood) Olympic Village 12,000
Marconi Fairfield Sydney (Smithfield) Marconi Stadium 9,000
Newcastle KB United Newcastle Newcastle International Sports Centre 30,000
Preston Makedonia Melbourne (Fitzroy) B.T. Connor Reserve 4,000
South Melbourne Melbourne (St Kilda West) Middle Park 18,000
St George-Budapest Sydney (Mortdale) St George Stadium 12,000
Sydney City Sydney (Bondi) ES Marks Athletics Field 8,000
Sydney Olympic Sydney (Waterloo) Pratten Park 15,000
West Adelaide Adelaide (City of Adelaide) Hindmarsh Stadium 16,500
Wollongong City Wollongong Wollongong Showground 22,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 St George-Budapest (C)30151054727+2055
2 Sydney City 3015964830+1854
3 Preston Makedonia 3015784732+1552
4 South Melbourne 3015784436+852
5 Newcastle KB United 3014794526+1949
6 Heidelberg United 30111093938+143
7 Sydney Olympic 30125133836+241
8 APIA Leichhardt 30116134336+739
9 Marconi Fairfield 30911104341+238
10 Canberra City 30115144753−638
11 Adelaide City 30106143738−136
12 Footscray JUST 3099122542−1736
13 West Adelaide 30712112537−1233
14 Brisbane City 3089133350−1733
15 Wollongong City 30415114155−1427
16 Brisbane Lions 3068163661−2526
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ADE API BRC BRL CAN FOO HEI MAR NKU PRE SOU STG SYC SYO WES WOL
Adelaide City —1–22–02–12–23–02–41–00–10–11–01–01–11–2 2–0 2–2
APIA Leichhardt 2–0—0–17–22–12–02–32–03–20–00–01–00–00–23–04–1
Brisbane City 2–03–2—0–02–30–12–21–12–53–12–02–41–10–30–00–2
Brisbane Lions 0–41–14–0—2–15–03–12–01–21–32–20–30–22–12–21–2
Canberra City 2–11–02–06–1—1–03–02–20–10–11–23–32–51–12–13–1
Footscray JUST 1–11–11–12–11–0—0–00–40–01–41–40–12–12–12–03–1
Heidelberg United 0–12–02–12–03–10–0—0–12–13–12–31–41–04–11–12–0
Marconi Fairfield 3–21–30–01–12–10–12–0—1–13–11–14–01–10–21–35–4
Newcastle KB United 1–11–00–13–05–03–00–00–2—2–10–11–21–00–02–01–1
Preston Makedonia 2–12–14–05–02–02–10–03–21–0—0–41–14–00–13–03–2
South Melbourne 2–11–03–12–11–21–11–12–12–50–0—0–23–23–01–00–1
St George-Budapest 1–12–14–01–12–12–11–12–21–01–22–0—1–21–00–04–0
Sydney City 1–02–02–23–03–01–12–02–01–03–03–00–0—2–10–03–1
Sydney Olympic 1–02–10–30–03–10–13–02–20–11–00–21–25–1—0–13–3
West Adelaide 1–2 3–20–12–12–21–02–20–01–40–00–11–01–11–0—1–1
Wollongong City 3–11–11–11–12–31–10–01–12–21–12–20–02–31–21–1—
Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

AwardWinnerClub
National Soccer League Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Watson Sydney City
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Crino South Melbourne
National Soccer League Coach of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Arok St George-Budapest

References

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