| Club: | Golden Bay Earthquakes |
| Season: | 1983 |
| Stadium: | Spartan Stadium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Division: 2nd Overall: 3rd |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Mgrtitle: | Coach |
| Manager: | Dragan Popovic |
| Average Attendance: | 11,933 [1] |
| League Topscorer: | Steve Zungul (16) [2] |
| Cup1: | NASL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Semifinals |
| Cup2: | National Challenge Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Did not enter |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 1982 |
| Nextseason: | 1984 |
The 1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes season was the tenth for the Earthquakes franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished second inthe Western Division and defeated the Chicago Sting in the playoff quarterfinals. The Earthquakes' run came to an end in the semifinals when the Toronto Blizzard earnedtwo shutout wins.[3]
The 1983 squad [2]
See main article: 1983 North American Soccer League season.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2 - 1 | Terlecki, Zungul |
| May 25, 1983 | New York Cosmos | A | 1 - 5 | |
| May 27, 1983 | Team America | A | 1 - 0 | Terlecki |
| May 30, 1983 | Tulsa Roughnecks | H | 3 - 1 | Zungul (3) |
| June 4, 1983 | Montreal Manic | H | 7 - 1 | Goossens, Zungul (3), Iglesias, Litt, Ingram |
| June 11, 1983 | New York Cosmos | H | 3 - 1 | Terlecki, Ingram, Zungul |
| June 15, 1983 | Seattle Sounders | A | 1 - 1* | Dangerfield |
| June 18, 1983 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 1 - 0 | Goossens |
| June 22, 1983 | Team America | H | 3 - 0 | Cuellar, Zungul (2) |
| June 26, 1983 | Toronto Blizzard | A | 1 - 5 | |
| June 29, 1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 2 - 3 | Terlecki, Zungul |
| July 4, 1983 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 2 - 1 | Goossens (2) |
| July 6, 1983 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2 - 2* | Goossens (2) |
| July 9, 1983 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2 - 1 | Goossens, Iglesias |
| July 13, 1983 | Seattle Sounders | A | 5 - 2 | Dangerfield, Ingram, Terlecki, Iglesias, Goossens |
| July 17, 1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1 - 2 | Goossens |
| July 20, 1983 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 2 - 1 | Goossens, Ingram |
| July 23, 1983 | Chicago Sting | A | 0 - 2 | |
| July 27, 1983 | Montreal Manic | A | 3 - 3* | Ingram (2), Terlecki |
| July 30, 1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 1 - 3 | Ingram |
| August 3, 1983 | Toronto Blizzard | H | 2 - 2* | Terlecki, Zungul |
| August 6, 1983 | A | 2 - 1 | Ingram (2) | |
| August 10, 1983 | San Diego Sockers | A | 1 - 2 | Ingram |
| August 13, 1983 | Chicago Sting | H | 3 - 2 | Ingram (2), Goossens |
| August 17, 1983 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 5 - 3 | Terlecki, Ingram, Dangerfield (3) |
| August 20, 1983 | San Diego Sockers | H | 4 - 2 | Terlecki (2), Ingram, Zungul |
| August 24, 1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1 - 2 | Zungul |
| August 27, 1983 | San Diego Sockers | A | 2 - 3 | Goossens, Zungul |
| August 31, 1983 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 3 - 0 | Ingram, Zungul, Terlecki |
| September 3, 1983 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2 - 1 | Cuellar, Iglesias |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7, 1983 | Chicago Sting | H | 6 - 1 | Zungul (2), Goossens, Cuellar, Terlecki (2) |
| September 12, 1983 | Chicago Sting | A | 0 - 1 | |
| September 14, 1983 | Chicago Sting | H | 5 - 2 | Terlecki (3), Zungul, Goossens |
| September 17, 1983 | Toronto Blizzard | H | 0 - 0* | |
| September 22, 1983 | Toronto Blizzard | A | 0 - 2 | |
| Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 6 | 63 | 34 | 187 | |
| align=left | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 20 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 169 | |
| align=left | Seattle Sounders | 12 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 119 | |
| align=left | San Diego Sockers | 11 | 19 | 53 | 65 | 106 |