| NASL Indoor Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | January 21, 1983 – February 20, 1983 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tampa Bay Rowdies (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Montreal Manic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 199 (12.44 per match) |
| Attendance | 37,111 (2,319 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Laurie Abrahams Dale Mitchell(12 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Laurie Abrahams Mehdi Cerbah |
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The1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer was anindoor soccer tournament staged by four franchises of theNorth American Soccer League.
The NASL franchises fromFort Lauderdale,Tampa Bay,Montreal, andTulsa opted to play the Grand Prix in early 1983 as a makeshift indoor season, because for various reasons, the eight other NASL clubs had chosen to forego playing a full 1982–83 NASL indoor season.[1] Three of those eight teams (Chicago,Golden Bay andSan Diego) had joined theMajor Indoor Soccer League for1982-83 season, while the remaining five squads chose to sit out winter indoor play completely.
The tournament consisted of three weeks of double round-robin play for the purpose of seeding, followed by a Championship weekend at theForum in Montreal.[2][3] Fort Lauderdale did not host a round because there was no suitable venue in the area that also met the minimum seating requirements. Instead, Tulsa hosted Rounds 1 and 3. The tournament would mark the third time NASL teams played in such an event, with the first two coming in1975 and1976. Additionally the teams participated in a season-long Shootout Challenge competition, the champions of which would split a $5,000 purse.[4]
Montreal and Tampa Bay finished tied on both points and record after the preliminary rounds, but Montreal held the head-to-head tie-breaker, and with it the top seed.[2] Tampa Bay won the championship final 5–4 on agolden goal byMark Karpun at 1:58 of the second, seven and a half minute, overtime period.[5] This victory marked the Rowdies' third indoor trophy and fourth title overall in the NASL.Laurie Abrahams of Tulsa led all scorers (12 goals, 6 assists) and was named the offensiveMVP, while Montreal goalieMehdi Cerbah who posted a 4.36 goals-against-average was the defensive MVP of the tournament. Tampa Bay also won the $5,000 Shootout Challenge purse by defeating Ft. Lauderdale, 2–0, with Rowdies goalieJürgen Stars stopping all three Strikers shots in the final round.[6][7][8]
played atTulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion inTulsa, Oklahoma[9][10]
| January 21 | Montreal Manic | 6–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Attendance: 3,522 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8–4 | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
| January 22 | Montreal Manic | 8–6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Attendance: 4,341 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
played at theBayfront Center inSt. Petersburg, Florida[11][12]
| February 4 | Montreal Manic | 6–3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Attendance: 4,450 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7–6 | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
| February 5 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 7–4 | Montreal Manic | Attendance: 5,545 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10–6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
played at theTulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion inTulsa, Oklahoma
| February 11 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7–5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Attendance: 2,064 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 8–7 | Montreal Manic | ||
| February 12 | Montreal Manic | 5–4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Attendance: 3,245 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 5–4(OT) | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential, PTS= point system
6 points awarded for a win.Beginning with the fourth goal, 1 bonus point awarded for each goal scored.Maximum of 5 bonus points per game.
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Montreal Manic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 42 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 42 |
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 37 | –4 | 33 |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 40 | –8 | 20 |
*Montreal wins top seed based on 2–0 head-to-head edge over Tampa Bay
| Semifinals | Championship Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Montreal Manic | 11 | |||||||
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | Montreal Manic | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5(2OT) | |||||||
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | Third place | ||||||
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 4 | |||||||
played at theMontreal Forum inMontreal,Quebec
| February 18 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8–6 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Attendance: 6,049[13] |
| Montreal Manic | 11–4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
played at theMontreal Forum inMontreal,Quebec (1:30 PMEST)
| February 20 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9–4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | |
| Montreal Manic | 4–5(2OT) | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
|---|---|---|
Mitchell 16:17'Mitchell 19:51' (McGrane)Mitchell 24:53' (Uremovich)Lodeweges 44:01' | Report (p. 2C) | Tatu 7:06' (McLeod, Perez) Perez 11:12'Nogly 31:46'Zequinha 58:05' (Gruber, Tatu)Karpun  69:28' (Nogly) |
1983 Indoor Grand Prix Champions:Tampa Bay Rowdies
Laurie Abrahams (Tulsa) - Goals: 12 Assists: 6 Total Pts: 30Mehdi Cerbah (Montreal) Goals-against-average: 4.36G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential
| Pos | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 41 | +10 |
| 2 | Montreal Manic | 8 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 40 | +11 |
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 8 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 49 | -1 |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 60 | -20 |
| Leading scorers | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Abrahams (Tulsa) | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| Dale Mitchell (Montreal) | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| Branko Šegota (Fort Lauderdale) | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| Dragan Vujović (Montreal) | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| Teófilo Cubillas (Fort Lauderdale) | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| Hugo Pérez (Tampa Bay) | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| Tatu (Tampa Bay) | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| Keith Weller (Tulsa) | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| Wes McLeod (Tampa Bay) | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| Njego Pesa (Tulsa) | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| Alan Willey (Montreal) | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| Steve Wegerle (Fort Lauderdale) | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Leading Goalkeepers | Minutes | GA | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Cerbah (Montreal) | 330 | 24 | 4.36 |
| Jürgen Stars (Tampa Bay) | 377 | 32 | 5.09 |
| Craig Scarpelli (Fort Lauderdale) | 330 | 33 | 5.99 |
| Winston DuBose (Tulsa) | 486 | 49 | 6.05 |
In addition to the Grand Prix tournament, the four teams took part in other indoor matches as tune-ups for both the outdoor season and the Grand Prix itself.
| January 14, 19831 | Tea Men All-Stars | 3–4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Jacksonville,Florida |
| Zec | Report | Whelan, 59:22' Bolitho Šegota | Stadium:Jacksonville Coliseum Attendance: 5,000 |
| January 15, 19832 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3–6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Dallas,Texas |
| Belfiore 8:42' (Krupa, DuBose) Danaeifard 36:17'Pesa 55:57' (Abrahams) | Report p. 2-C | McLeod 6:59' (Nogly, Perez) Karpun 37:23'Zequinha 39:53' (Molina, Nogly)Van der Beck 42:30' (Roe)McLeod 51:45'Pérez 56:33' (Zequinha) | Stadium:Reunion Arena Attendance: 5,451 |
| January 18, 19833 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3–5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Oklahoma City,Oklahoma |
| Saldana 21:07' Saldana 21:29' (Danaiford)Saldana 52:00' (Riordan) | Report 1 (p. 5-C) Report 2 | Nogly 18:08' (Oliveira) Van der Beck 19:14'McLeod (Myernick)Karpun (Myernick)Roe (Karpun, Nogly) | Stadium:Myriad Arena Attendance: 2,500 |
| January 29, 19834 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7–5 | Montreal Manic | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM (EST) | Karpun 7:38' (Myernick) Tatu 34:32' (Molina, Kozic)Oliveira 35:46' (Molina, Myernick)Tatu 39:05' (Molina)Pérez 40:28' (McLeod)Nogly 48:47' (Pérez)Van der Beck 58:37' | Report p. 2-C | Mitchell 18:46' Willey 24:27' (Falzon, Knight)Usiyan 37:56' (Marcantonio, Lodeweges)Usiyan 39:40'Mitchell 40:40' (O'Brien) | Stadium:Bayfront Center Attendance: 5,525 |
| February 25, 19835 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8–5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Lakeland, Florida |
| 8:00 PM (EST) | Tatu 6:15' (Gruber, Easton) Karpun 13:04'Miller 22:55' (Pérez, Kozic)Karpun 31:35' (Fall)Gruber 44:42' (Fall)Molina 46:43' (Thompson)Bates 53:38' (Molina, McLeod)Oliveira 57:51' (Pérez, Molina) | Report p. 2-C | Kidd 13:26' (Segota) Cubillas 23:55' (Kidd)Kidd 36:14' (Whelan)Meschbach 39:31' (Kadupski, Cubillas)Kidd 54:16' (Kadupski) | Stadium:Lakeland Civic Center Attendance: 3,506 |
