1983-84 North American Soccer League season
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| 1982-83 (not played) | 1983-84 | Final season |
Teams and Alignment
| Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Sting | Chicago Stadium | Chicago |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | Oakland Arena | Oakland, California |
| New York Cosmos | Madison Square Garden Meadowlands Arena |
Manhattan, New York East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| San Diego Sockers | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | Expo Hall | East Lake-Orient Park, Florida |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | Expo Square Pavilion | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Changes
- League resumes indoor operations and realigned into single table.
- Chicago Sting transfer from Major Indoor Soccer League, playing at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
- Golden Bay Earthquakes transfer from Major Indoor Soccer League, playing at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California.
- Manic de Montréal fold.
- New York Cosmos relocate primary venue from Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey to Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York and Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey and realigned from Atlantic Conference Eastern Division to single table.
- San Diego Sockers transfer from Major Indoor Soccer League, playing at Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego.
- Seattle Sounders fold.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies relocate primary venue from Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg Florida to Expo Hall in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida and realigned from Atlantic Conference Central Division to single table.
- Toronto Blizzard fold indoor operations.
- Tulsa Roughnecks realigned from Atlantic Conference Central Division to single table.
- Vancouver Whitecaps relocate from PNE Agrodome to Pacific Coliseum and realigned from Pacific Conference Northwest Division to single table.
Regular Season Results
| Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sockers | 21 | 11 | |
| New York Cosmos | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| Chicago Sting | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | 20 | 9 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 11 | 21 | 10 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 23 | 12 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Best-of-Five) | Champions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Sockers | 2 | San Diego Sockers | 3 | San Diego Sockers |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | 0 | |||
| New York Cosmos | 2 | New York Cosmos | 0 | |
| Chicago Sting | 1 | |||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASL All-Star Match | North American Soccer League | 9-8 | Chicago Sting |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division | Cook County, Illinois | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | Chicago Sting | 16 | One | 17 |
| NASL All-Star Match | One | ||||||||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | Bergen County, New Jersey | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Meadowlands Arena | New York Cosmos | Eight | Three | 11 |
| New York County, New York | Manhattan, New York | Madison Square Garden | New York Cosmos | Eight | Eight | ||||
| Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Polk County, Florida | Lakeland, Florida | Jenkins Arena at RP Funding Center | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Three | Three | ||
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | San Diego County, California | San Diego | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego Sockers | 16 | Three | 19 | ||
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division | Alameda County, Calfiornia | Oakland, California | Oakland Arena | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 16 | 16 | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | San Mateo County, California | Daly City, California | Cow Palace | Golden Bay Earthquakes | One | One | |||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division | Pinellas County, Florida | St. Petersburg, Florida | Bayfront Center | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Five | Five | ||
| Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division | Hillsborough County, Florida | East Lake-Orient Park, Florida | Expo Hall | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Eight | Eight | |||
| Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area | Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area | Tulsa County, Oklahoma | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Expo Square Pavilion | Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | 16 | ||
| Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area | Vancouver, British Columbia | Pacific Coliseum | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 112 | Eight | 121 | ||||||
