# 1983 National Soccer League

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

Sixteen teams competed in the league.

### Stadiums and locations

    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

| 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 |

## Results

| 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 | — |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| National Soccer League Player of the Year | Joe Watson | Sydney City |
| National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year | Oscar Crino | South Melbourne |
| National Soccer League Coach of the Year | Frank Arok | St George-Budapest |