While San Diego, the Chicago Sting and the Golden Bay Earthquakes were committed to the league, filling out the ranks would be problematic.

With the league making plain their desire to have both an indoor and outdoor element going forward, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers decided to move to Minnesota for the 1984 NASL season due to a lack of suitable arenas in the local area.

[2] The lack of a suitable arena was also an issue, eventually forcing Rowdies' home games to be split among three sites.

[6] The hot streak continued in the playoffs as the team won all five of their postseason games en route to the NASL title.

[14][15] *Alan Mayer of San Diego was originally selected as a starter but due to a broken finger was unable to play.

[19] During the finals the NASL announced the traditional All-NASL team of All-Stars, as voted on by the players at the end of the regular season.