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National Soccer League
Season1983
Dates13 March – 9 October 1983
ChampionsSt George-Budapest
1st title
Matches played240
Goals scored638 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerDuggie Brown (16 goals)
Highest scoringAPIA 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. 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
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
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
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
National Soccer League Player of the Year Australia Joe Watson Sydney City
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year Australia Oscar Crino South Melbourne
National Soccer League Coach of the Year Australia Frank Arok St George-Budapest

References

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