1983 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1983 season was the seventh season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were St George, winning the title on the last day of the season from Sydney City SC.

League table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	St George Saints	30	15	10	5	47	27	55
2	Sydney City	30	15	9	6	48	30	54
3	Preston	30	15	7	8	47	32	52
4	South Melbourne	30	15	7	8	44	36	52
5	Newcastle KB United	30	14	7	9	45	26	49
6	Heidelberg United	30	11	10	9	39	38	43
7	Sydney Olympic	30	12	5	13	38	36	41
8	A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers	30	11	6	13	42	36	39
9	Marconi Fairfield	30	9	11	10	43	41	38
10	Canberra City	30	11	5	14	47	53	38
11	Adelaide City	30	10	6	14	37	38	36
12	Footscray JUST	30	9	9	12	25	42	36
13	West Adelaide	30	7	12	11	25	36	33
14	Brisbane City	30	8	9	13	33	50	33
15	Wollongong City	30	4	15	11	41	55	27
16	Brisbane Lions	30	6	8	16	36	61	26

Individual awards

• Player of the Year: Joe Watson (Sydney City)
• U-21 Player of the Year: Oscar Crino (South Melbourne)
• Top Scorer(s): Doug Brown (South Melbourne – 16 goals)
• Coach of the Year: Frank Arok (St George)

References

• OzFootball Archives - 1983 NSL Season