The 1983 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 25th annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate soccer among its Division I members in the United States.
| 1983 Men's College Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Teams | 23 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Indiana (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Columbia |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 71 (3.23 per match) |
| Attendance | 54,386 (2,472 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jeff Gaffney, Virginia (4) |
The final match was played at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on December 10.
Defending champions Indiana defeated Columbia in the championship game, 1–0 after one overtime period, claiming their second national title.[1]
Qualifying
editThree teams made their debut appearance in the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament: Providence, UNLV, and Wisconsin–Green Bay.
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Indiana (OT) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Green Bay | 0 | Akron | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 7 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | Saint Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | Indiana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | San Francisco | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 5 | San Francisco | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| UNLV (OT) | 3 | UNLV | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | Indiana (OT) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hartwick College | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 3 | Columbia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | Connecticut | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | Duke | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | Alabama A&M | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 1 | Alabama A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved June 22, 2023.