Английская Википедия:1983 National Soccer League (Canada) season

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Шаблон:Infobox football league season The 1983 National Soccer League season was the sixth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in May, 1983 and concluded in early October 1983 with the NSL Championship final where Toronto Italia secured the title against Dinamo Latino in a penalty shootout. Toronto would also secure the double by defeating Toronto Panhellenic for the NSL Cup. Toronto Panhellenic achieved a milestone in league history as it won its first regular-season title.

Overview

Before the commencement of the regular outdoor season, the National Soccer League (NSL) operated an indoor season for the winter months. When the regular season debuted the league faced competition from the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) as it became the country's first truly national professional soccer league. The CPSL had an NSL presence as both Hamilton Steelers and Toronto Croatia (operated as Mississauga Croatia) were participating members in the league while still retaining reserve teams in the NSL. The national experiment ended disappointingly as Inter-Montreal FC and Toronto Nationals departed from the league midway through the season, which forced an early postseason and ultimately collapsed after one season. On the other hand, the NSL strengthen its ties with the North American Soccer League (NASL) as the Toronto Blizzard and Toronto Italia secured a talent exchange deal.

The membership in the league decreased to eight teams as the Bradford Marshlanders requested a sabbatical, and Toronto Falcons joined the Liga Hispanoamerica de Football Amateur (LHFA).

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Manager
Dinamo Latino	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium	Jorge Piotti
Hamilton Steelers B	Hamilton, Ontario	Brian Timmis Stadium
London City	London, Ontario	Cove Road Stadium
St. Catharines Roma	St. Catharines, Ontario	Club Roma Stadium
Toronto Croatia B	Etobicoke, Ontario	Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto First Portuguese	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium	Jorge Testas
Toronto Italia	Etobicoke, Ontario	Centennial Park Stadium	Omar Sívori Néstor Rossi
Toronto Panhellenic	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium	Germán Sánchez

Final standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2

|team1=PAN|name_PAN=Toronto Panhellenic |team2=ITA|name_ITA=Toronto Italia |team3=DIN|name_DIN=Dinamo Latino |team4=POR|name_POR=Toronto First Portuguese |team5=STC|name_STC=St. Catharines Roma |team6=CRO|name_CRO=Toronto Croatia B |team7=LON|name_LON=London City |team8=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Steelers B

|win_PAN=17|draw_PAN=8|loss_PAN=3|gf_PAN=51|ga_PAN=21|status_PAN=C |win_ITA=15|draw_ITA=8|loss_ITA=5|gf_ITA=51|ga_ITA=30|status_ITA=O |win_DIN=14|draw_DIN=6|loss_DIN=8|gf_DIN=36|ga_DIN=26 |win_POR=12|draw_POR=5|loss_POR=10|gf_POR=40|ga_POR=43 |win_STC=11|draw_STC=5|loss_STC=12|gf_STC=36|ga_STC=33 |win_CRO=8|draw_CRO=5|loss_CRO=15|gf_CRO=28|ga_CRO=40 |win_LON=8|draw_LON=1|loss_LON=19|gf_LON=30|ga_LON=47 |win_HAM=5|draw_HAM=4|loss_HAM=18|gf_HAM=30|ga_HAM=62

|col_Q=#ACE1AF|text_Q=Qualification for Playoffs |result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q|result5=Q|result6=Q |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=September 28, 1983 |source= }}

Cup

The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all eight teams took part. All the matches were separate from the regular season, and the teams were grouped into two separate divisions. The two winners in the group stage would advance to a two-legged match final for the Cup.

External links

• RSSSF CNSL page
• thecnsl.com - 1983 season