1983 North American Soccer League Playoffs

1983 North American Soccer League playoffs
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Canada
DatesApril 22 – October 1
Teams8
Defending championsNew York Cosmos
Final positions
ChampionsTulsa Roughnecks (1st title)
Runner-upToronto Blizzard
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
← 1982
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The 1983 NASL Playoffs was the post-season championship of North American Soccer League (NASL), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada at that time. It was the 16th edition of the NASL Playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 1983 regular season. The playoffs began on September 5, 1983, and concluded with the Soccer Bowl '83 on October 1.[1]

New York Cosmos were the defending NASL champions, having won their fifth title in Soccer Bowl '82, but they were eliminated by Montreal Manic in the Quarterfinals. The 1983 regular season best record were Vancouver Whitecaps, but they were also eliminated in the Quarterfinals, by Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984).

  1. ^ "How good were the '83 Tulsa Roughnecks?". US Soccer Players.