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The 1983 National Soccer League was the seventh season of the
National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...
, the former top-flight league in
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. It began on 13 March 1983, and ended on 9 October 1983. St George-Budapest won the championship for the first time.


Changes from 1982

For this season, the league shifted wins to be worth three points instead of two. No post-season finals series were played during this season for the first time since the
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
season.


Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league.


Stadiums and locations

:'' Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''


League table


Results


Awards


References


OzFootball Archives - 1983 NSL Season
{{1983 in Australian soccer National Soccer League (Australia) seasons
National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...