1983 Tulsa Roughnecks season

The 1983 Tulsa Roughnecks season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their fifth in North American Soccer League, the top flight of American soccer at that time. The 1983 season was Terry Hennessey's second full NASL season as head coach of the Roughnecks.[4]

Tulsa Roughnecks
1983 season
General managerAlex Skotarek[1]
Head coachTerry Hennessey[2]
StadiumSkelly Stadium[3]
North American Soccer LeagueSouthern Division: 1st
Overall: 5th
PlayoffsWinners

On October 1, 1983, Tulsa defeated Toronto 2–0 in the Soccer Bowl in Vancouver, becoming first and only professional franchise to win a sports championship title in the state of Oklahoma.[1]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
1983 Season 26 April 1983 1 October 1983 Matchday 1 Winners 30 17 0 13 56 49 +7 056.67
Total 30 17 0 13 56 49 +7 056.67
Source: Competitions

NASL
Further information: 1983 North American Soccer League season
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Match reports

Results by round
Round123
GroundAH
ResultLW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1983 NASL
Main article: 1983 North American Soccer League season

Regular season
22 April 1983 (1983-04-22) 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4–3 Tulsa Roughnecks Tampa
Stadium: Tampa Stadium
30 April 1983 (1983-04-30) 2 Tulsa Roughnecks 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tulsa
Abrahams Stadium: Skelly Stadium
Quarter-finals
6 September 1983 Game 1 Tulsa Roughnecks 3–2 OT Fort Lauderdale Strikers Tulsa
Stadium: Skelly Stadium
Attendance: 7,826
10 September 1983 Game 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–4 Tulsa Roughnecks Fort Lauderdale
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 8,873
Semi-finals
18 September 1983 Game 1 Tulsa Roughnecks 1–1
(9–8 p)		 Montreal Manic Tulsa
Stadium: Skelly Stadium
Attendance: 18,090
26 September 1983 Game 2 Montreal Manic 1–0 Tulsa Roughnecks Montreal
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 16,185
28 September 1983 Game 3 Tulsa Roughnecks 3–0 Montreal Manic Tulsa
Stadium: Skelly Stadium
Attendance: 18,090

Final
1 October 1983 (1983-10-01) Soccer Bowl '83 Tulsa Roughnecks 2–0 Toronto Blizzard Montreal
16:00 (PDT)[5] [6] Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 53,326
Referee: Ed Bellion[7]

Southern Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tulsa Roughnecks (C) 30 17 0 13 56 49 +7 51 Playoffs
2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 14 0 16 60 63 −3 42
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 7 0 23 48 0 +48 21
4 Team America 30 10 0 20 33 54 −21 30
Source: [8]
(C) Champion.

Overall
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Golden Bay Earthquakes 30 20 0 10 71 54 +17 60 Playoffs
2 Chicago Sting 30 15 0 15 66 73 −7 45
3 Tulsa Roughnecks (C) 30 17 0 13 56 49 +7 51
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 14 0 16 60 63 −3 42
5 Toronto Blizzard 30 16 0 14 51 48 +3 48
Source: [8]
(C) Champion.

References
  1. "The Tulsa Roughnecks, a 'down-to-earth, honest and hard working'..." UPI. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  2. "1983 Tulsa Roughnecks Roster and Results on JustSportsStats.com". www.justsportsstats.com. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  3. "Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium and Case Athletic Complex". University of Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. Writer, JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports. "Tulsa's '83 soccer trophy turns 25". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  5. "Goaltenders in spotlight in NASL Championship". Red Deer Advocate. October 1, 1983. p. 9B. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  6. "Oct. 1, 1983 Toronto Blizzard 0 - 2 Tulsa Roughnecks | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  7. "Past Winners | North American Soccer League". web.archive.org. November 5, 2013.
  8. "1983 North American Soccer League (NASL) Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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