1983 National Soccer League

7th season of the National Soccer League

Football league season

National Soccer LeagueSeason| 1983

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Dates| 13 March – 9 October 1983
Champions| St George-Budapest
1st title
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 638 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer| Duggie Brown (16 goals)
Highest scoring| APIA Leichhardt 7–2 Brisbane Lions
(5 June 1983)
Highest attendance| 16,000
South Melbourne 1–1 Heidelberg United
(3 April 1983)
Lowest attendance| 150
Brisbane Lions 2–1 Canberra City
(2 October 1983)
Total attendance| 637,373
Average attendance| 2,656

← 1982

1984 →

The 1983 National Soccer League was the seventh season of the National Soccer League, the former top-flight league in Australia. St George-Budapest won the championship for the first time.

## Teams

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Sixteen teams competed in the league.

### Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | St George-Budapest (C) | 30  | 15  | 10  | 5  | 47  | 27  | +20  | 55
2  | Sydney City | 30  | 15  | 9  | 6  | 48  | 30  | +18  | 54
3  | Preston Makedonia | 30  | 15  | 7  | 8  | 47  | 32  | +15  | 52
4  | South Melbourne | 30  | 15  | 7  | 8  | 44  | 36  | +8  | 52
5  | Newcastle KB United | 30  | 14  | 7  | 9  | 45  | 26  | +19  | 49
6  | Heidelberg United | 30  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 39  | 38  | +1  | 43
7  | Sydney Olympic | 30  | 12  | 5  | 13  | 38  | 36  | +2  | 41
8  | APIA Leichhardt | 30  | 11  | 6  | 13  | 43  | 36  | +7  | 39
9  | Marconi Fairfield | 30  | 9  | 11  | 10  | 43  | 41  | +2  | 38
10  | Canberra City | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 47  | 53  | −6  | 38
11  | Adelaide City | 30  | 10  | 6  | 14  | 37  | 38  | −1  | 36
12  | Footscray JUST | 30  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 25  | 42  | −17  | 36
13  | West Adelaide | 30  | 7  | 12  | 11  | 25  | 37  | −12  | 33
14  | Brisbane City | 30  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 33  | 50  | −17  | 33
15  | Wollongong City | 30  | 4  | 15  | 11  | 41  | 55  | −14  | 27
16  | Brisbane Lions | 30  | 6  | 8  | 16  | 36  | 61  | −25  | 26

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

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Home \ Away  | ADE | API | BRC | BRL | CAN | FOO | HEI | MAR | NKU | PRE | SOU | STG | SYC | SYO | WES | WOL

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Adelaide City | -- | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–0 | 2–2
APIA Leichhardt | 2–0  | -- | 0–1  | 7–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 4–1
Brisbane City | 2–0  | 3–2  | -- | 0–0  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–5  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 2–4  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–2
Brisbane Lions | 0–4  | 1–1  | 4–0  | -- | 2–1  | 5–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–2
Canberra City | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 6–1  | -- | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 2–5  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–1
Footscray JUST | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | -- | 0–0  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1
Heidelberg United | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  | -- | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–0
Marconi Fairfield | 3–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | -- | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 5–4
Newcastle KB United | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 0–2  | -- | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1
Preston Makedonia | 2–1  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 5–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 1–0  | -- | 0–4  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 3–2
South Melbourne | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–5  | 0–0  | -- | 0–2  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–1
St George-Budapest | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | -- | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–0
Sydney City | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | -- | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–1
Sydney Olympic | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 5–1  | -- | 0–1  | 3–3
West Adelaide | 1–2 | 3–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | -- | 1–1
Wollongong City | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 1–1  | --

Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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National Soccer League Player of the Year |  Joe Watson | Sydney City
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year |  Oscar Crino | South Melbourne
National Soccer League Coach of the Year |  Frank Arok | St George-Budapest

## References

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* OzFootball Archives - 1983 NSL Season

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Seasons|

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Grand Finals|

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Clubs|

| Last|

* Adelaide United
* Brisbane Strikers
* Football Kingz
* Marconi Stallions
* Melbourne Knights
* Newcastle United Jets
* Northern Spirit
* Parramatta Power
* Perth Glory
* South Melbourne
* Sydney Olympic
* Sydney United
* Wollongong Wolves

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Former|

* APIA Leichhardt
* Adelaide City
* Blacktown City
* Brisbane City
* Brisbane Lions
* Brunswick Juventus
* Canberra City
* Canberra Cosmos
* Canterbury-Marrickville
* Carlton
* Collingwood Warriors
* Footscray JUST
* Green Gully Cavaliers
* Heidelberg United
* Inter Monaro
* Mooroolbark
* Morwell Falcons
* Newcastle Breakers
* Newcastle KB United
* Newcastle Rosebud United
* Parramatta Eagles
* Penrith City
* Preston Makedonia
* St George–Budapest
* Sunshine George Cross
* Sydney City
* West Adelaide
* Western Suburbs
* Wollongong Macedonia

Competition|

* Teams
* winners
* performance record
* Players
* foreign
* foreign scorers
* winners
* Managers
* Stadiums

Statistics and awards|

* Records
* All-time table
* Hat-tricks
* Highest scores
* Top scorers by season
* Player of the Year
* Under 21 Player of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Johnny Warren Medal
* Joe Marston Medal

Associated competitions|

* NSL Cup
* National Youth League

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1983 in Australian soccer

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National teams|

| Men's|

* Senior

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Women's|

* Senior
* 1983 OFC Women's Championship

League competitions|

* National Soccer League

Cup competitions|

* NSL Cup
* Final

Club seasons

National Soccer League|

* Adelaide City
* APIA Leichhardt
* Blacktown City
* Brisbane City
* Brisbane Lions
* Canberra City
* Footscray JUST
* Heidelberg United
* Marconi Fairfield
* Newcastle KB United
* Preston Makedonia
* South Melbourne
* Sydney City
* Sydney Olympic
* West Adelaide
* Wollongong City

* National Soccer League transfers

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