1983 season | |||
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General manager | ![]() | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Stadium | Skelly Stadium [3] | ||
NASL | Southern Division: 1st Overall: 5th | ||
NASL playoffs | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() All: ![]() | ||
Highest home attendance | 19,160 (May 21 vs. New York) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,499 (June 8 vs. Ft. Lauderdale) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,417 | ||
The 1983 Tulsa Roughnecks season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their fifth in the North American Soccer League, the top flight of American soccer at that time. The 1983 season was Terry Hennessey's second full NASL season as head coach of the Roughnecks. [4]
On October 1, 1983, Tulsa defeated Toronto 2–0 in Soccer Bowl '83 in Vancouver, becoming first and only professional franchise to win a sports championship title in the state of Oklahoma. [1]
No. | Position | Nation | Player [5] |
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0 | GK | ![]() | Winston DuBose |
1 | GK | ![]() | Željko Bilecki |
2 | DF | ![]() | Terry Moore |
3 | DF | ![]() | Barry Wallace |
4 | MF | ![]() | Pasquale Fuccillo |
5 | DF | ![]() | Val Fernandes |
6 | FW | ![]() | Njego Pesa |
7 | FW | ![]() | Zequinha |
8 | FW | ![]() | Ron Futcher |
9 | MF | ![]() | Iraj Danaeifard |
10 | MF | ![]() | Gerry Reardon |
11 | FW | ![]() | Thompson Usiyan |
12 | MF | ![]() | Billy Caskey |
13 | MF | ![]() | Todd Saldana |
14 | FW | ![]() | Laurie Abrahams |
15 | MF | ![]() | Carmelo D'Anzi |
17 | MF | ![]() | Adam Krupa |
18 | DF | ![]() | Victor Moreland |
20 | DF | ![]() | Ivan Belfiore |
22 | GK | ![]() | Paul Coffee |
The Roughnecks received two individual honors following the 1983 NASL season.
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13 April 1983friendly | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Lake Worth |
20:00 EDT | Kidd ![]() Kidd ![]() Kidd ![]() | Report | Saldana ![]() | Stadium: John Leonard High School Stadium Attendance: 1,200 |
friendly | Jacksonville Tea Men (ASL) | 0–3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Jacksonville |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Gator Bowl |
3 May 1983friendly | Oklahoma City Slickers (ASL) | 3–3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Ponca City |
Kramer ![]() Millinder ![]() Hudson ![]() | Report | D'Anzi ![]() D'Anzi ![]() Abrahams ![]() | Stadium: Ponca City High School Stadium Attendance: 1,500 |
27 May 1983friendly | United States U20s | 2–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Anaheim |
19:30 PDT | Sanderson ![]() ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Stadium: Glover Stadium |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
1983 Season | 26 April 1983 | 1 October 1983 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 56.67 |
Total | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 56.67 |
Source: Competitions
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal differential, PTS= point system
6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game. [6]
- Qualified for NASL playoffs.
Southern Division | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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Tulsa Roughnecks | 17 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 145 |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 136 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 | 23 | 48 | 87 | -39 | 83 |
Team America | 10 | 20 | 33 | 54 | -21 | 79 |
Division champions automatically receive top three seeds
- Division champions
Pos | Club | G | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | New York Cosmos | 30 | 22 | 8 | 87 | 49 | +38 | 194 |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 30 | 24 | 6 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 187 |
3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 17 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 145 |
4 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 30 | 20 | 10 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 169 |
5 | Chicago Sting | 30 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 73 | -7 | 147 |
6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 30 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 136 |
7 | Toronto Blizzard | 30 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 135 |
8 | Montreal Manic | 30 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 71 | -13 | 124 |
22 April 19831 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4–3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Tampa |
20:00 EDT | Nogly ![]() Rojas ![]() Kozić ![]() Roe ![]() Connell ![]() Tatu ![]() | Report | Belfiore ![]() Futcher ![]() Usiyan ![]() ![]() Caskey ![]() ![]() Abrahams ![]() Belfiore ![]() | Stadium: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 10,925 Referee: Bob Evans |
30 April 19832 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Futcher ![]() Moore ![]() Abrahams ![]() | Report | Roe ![]() Connell ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 18,953 Referee: Manuel Ortiz |
8 May 19833 | Team America | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Washington, D.C. |
17:00 EDT | Green ![]() | Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,211 |
11 May 19834 | Montreal Manic | 4–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Montreal |
20:00 EDT | Willey ![]() Comrie ![]() Comrie ![]() Vujović ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Zequinha ![]() | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,280 |
15 May 19835 | New York Cosmos | 5–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | East Rutherford |
14:30 EDT | Chinaglia ![]() Chinaglia ![]() Chinaglia ![]() Moyers ![]() Cabañas ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Futcher ![]() Futcher ![]() | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 22,621 |
21 May 19836 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–2 | New York Cosmos | Tulsa |
19:50 CDT | Futcher ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Moyers ![]() Cabañas ![]() Chinaglia ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 19,160 Referee: Robert Morgan |
25 May 19837 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3–1 | Montreal Manic | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Abrahams ![]() Moore ![]() Zequinha ![]() Futcher ![]() DuBose ![]() | Report | Mitchell ![]() Vujović ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 9,364 Referee: Ed Bellion |
30 May 19838 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 3–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | San Jose |
14:30 PDT | Žungul ![]() Žungul ![]() Žungul ![]() | Report | Futcher ![]() Billy Caskey ![]() | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 9,897 |
1 June 19839 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–2 (2OT) | Tulsa Roughnecks | Vancouver |
19:30 PDT | Thijssen ![]() | Report | Futcher ![]() Watson ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 18,277 Referee: Majid Abotalebi |
4 June 198310 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–1 (2OT) | Team America | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Report | Dan Canter ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 11,742 |
8 June 198311 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2–1 (OT) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Futcher ![]() Futcher ![]() Futcher ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Cubillas ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 7,499 |
12 June 198312 | San Diego Sockers | 1–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | San Diego |
19:30 PDT | Wieczorkowski ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Futcher ![]() Reardon ![]() | Stadium: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 3,383 |
18 June 198313 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 4–0 | Chicago Sting | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | D'Anzi ![]() Pesa ![]() Pesa ![]() Futcher ![]() Futcher ![]() Caskey ![]() D'Anzi ![]() | Report | Gruber ![]() Granitza ![]() Gallagher ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Bob Evans |
25 June 198314 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1–1 (SO) (2–3 p) | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fort Lauderdale |
20:00 EDT | Šegota ![]() Villa ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Moreland ![]() Futcher ![]() Moore ![]() | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 8,499 |
Penalties | ||||
Šegota ![]() Kidd ![]() Wegerle ![]() Miller ![]() Hudson ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
29 June 198315 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–1 (SO) (2–3 p) | San Diego Sockers | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Caskey ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Deyna ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 9,157 |
Penalties | ||||
Wallace ![]() Moreland ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Caskey ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 July 198316 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2–1 (OT) | Seattle Sounders | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Abrahams ![]() Evans ![]() | Report | Peterson ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 13,191 |
6 July 198317 | Toronto Blizzard | 2–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Toronto |
20:00 EDT | Nicholl ![]() Nicholl ![]() | Report | Wallace ![]() | Stadium: Exhibition Stadium Attendance: 8,099 |
9 July 198318 | Chicago Sting | 1–1 (SO) (1–3 p) | Tulsa Roughnecks | Chicago |
19:30 CDT | Droege ![]() Gallagher ![]() Margetic ![]() ![]() Alonso ![]() Roy ![]() Granitza ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Futcher ![]() Moore ![]() ![]() Moreland ![]() | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 10,276 Referee: Manuel Ortiz |
Penalties | ||||
Huson ![]() M. Twellman ![]() Granitza ![]() Tyma ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 July 198319 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 4–0 | Chicago Sting | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Pesa ![]() Pesa ![]() Pesa ![]() Usiyan ![]() Pesa ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 14,124 Referee: Ed Bellion |
17 July 198320 | New York Cosmos | 3–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | East Rutherford |
19:00 EDT | Moyers ![]() Cabañas ![]() Romero ![]() Cabañas ![]() | Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 24,296 Referee: Howard Krollfeifer |
23 July 198321 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3–2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Pesa ![]() Caskey ![]() Wallace ![]() Danaeifard ![]() D'Anzi ![]() | Report | Šegota ![]() Walsh ![]() Šegota ![]() Villa ![]() Davies ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 11,134 |
27 July 198322 | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Seattle |
19:30 PDT | Ward ![]() Evans ![]() Kemp ![]() | Report | Abrahams ![]() | Stadium: Kingdome Attendance: 4,270 |
30 July 198323 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2–1 (2OT) | Vancouver Whitecaps | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Pesa ![]() Krupa ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Lorimer ![]() Lettieri ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 10,809 Referee: Bob Evans |
6 August 198324 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–2 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Pesa ![]() | Report | Ingram ![]() Ingram ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 11,290 |
13 August 198325 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–0 | Toronto Blizzard | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Danaeifard ![]() | Report | Ragan ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 11,663 |
17 August 198326 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 4–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Krupa ![]() Wallace ![]() Wallace ![]() Pesa ![]() | Report | Gerber ![]() van der Veen ![]() van der Veen ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 9,752 Referee: Bill Schofield |
21 August 198327 | Team America | 2–3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Washington, D.C. |
14:30 EDT | Parkinson ![]() Parkinson ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Abrahams ![]() Futcher ![]() Abrahams ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 4,423 |
27 August 198328 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–4 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fort Lauderdale |
20:00 EDT | Šegota ![]() Kidd ![]() | Report | Abrahams ![]() Pesa ![]() Futcher ![]() Moreland ![]() Pesa ![]() Wallace ![]() | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 12,814 Referee: Davis Socha |
31 August 198329 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–0 | Team America | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Wallace ![]() | Report | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 12,322 |
3 September 198330 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Tampa |
20:00 EDT | McLeod ![]() van der Veen ![]() Longwell ![]() | Report | Abrahams ![]() Futcher ![]() Danaeifard ![]() Caskey ![]() Krupa ![]() Pesa ![]() Abrahams ![]() | Stadium: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 6,525 Referee: Angelo Bratsis |
Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Soccer Bowl '83 (Single match) | ||||||||||||||||
1 | New York Cosmos | 2 | 0(2) | – | ||||||||||||||
8 | Montreal Manic | 4 | 1(3) | – | ||||||||||||||
8 | Montreal Manic | 1(8) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2(9) | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||||
6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||
3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Chicago Sting | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 0(3) | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||
7 | Toronto Blizzard | 1(5) | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 | 4 | 1 |
6 September 1983 Game 1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3–2 (2OT) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Bill Maxwell |
10 September 1983 Game 2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2–4 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Fort Lauderdale |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 8,873 Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (Canada) |
18 September 1983 Game 1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–1 (SO) (9–8 p) | Montreal Manic | Tulsa |
19:30 CDT | Futcher ![]() Futcher ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Mitchell ![]() | Stadium: Skelly Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Gino D'Ippolito (USA) |
Penalties | ||||
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1 October 1983 Soccer Bowl '83 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2–0 | Toronto Blizzard | Vancouver |
16:00 (PDT) [7] | Pesa ![]() Futcher ![]() | [8] | Spalding ![]() Wilson ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Stadium Attendance: 53,326 Referee: Ed Bellion [9] |
GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points [5]
Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Ron Futcher | 26 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
Laurie Abrahams | 22 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Njego Pesa | 24 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
Barry Wallace | 26 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Iraj Danaeifard | 22 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
Adam Krupa | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Zequinha | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Thompson Usiyan | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Billy Caskey | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Gerry Reardon | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Carmelo D'Anzi | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Victor Moreland | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Pasquale Fuccillo | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Val Fernandes | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Terry Moore | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ivan Belfiore | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Todd Saldana | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Winston DuBose | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
own goals | na | 1 | na | na |
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shut outs
Player | GP | Min | Svs | GA | GAA | W | L | SO |
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Winston DuBose | 30 | 2783 | 136 | 48 | 1.55 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points
Player | G | A | Pts |
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Ron Futcher | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Laurie Abrahams | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Njego Pesa | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Barry Wallace | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Iraj Danaeifard | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Adam Krupa | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Pasquale Fuccillo | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Val Fernandes | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Billy Caskey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Terry Moore | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Victor Moreland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thompson Usiyan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Winston DuBose | 0 | 1 | 1 |
own goals | 1 | na | na |
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shut outs
Player | GP | Min | Svs | GA | GAA | W | L | SO |
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Winston DuBose | 6 | 587 | 23 | 6 | 0.952 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
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