After the
Edmonton Drillers of the
North American Soccer League folded following the 1982 season, a new professional team was founded by local business man, John Tiemessen, to play in the inaugural season of the new
Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1983. Much of the Drillers fanbase carried over to support the Eagles, although they did not receive much television coverage, although some matches were carried by local radio station
CKER-FM. Their first match was played on May 22 on the road against
Hamilton Steelers, which they won by a score of 2–1. Their home opener came in their third game of the season, on May 29, also against Hamilton, which resulted in a 1–1 draw, in front of a crowd of 7,138 spectators at
Clarke Stadium, which was their highest attendance of the season. The Eagles were sitting in first place at the time with a record of 7 wins, 3 draws, and 0 losses, finishing five points ahead of second place Hamilton, despite having played two less games. In the first round, they defeated the lowest ranked
Calgary Mustangs in the best-of-three season, winning the first two matches (the third match was not played as it was not needed). The day after the final, the league announced it was folding, ending the tenure of the Eagles. The Eagles had been in a tough financial state for much of their tenure that season, with players not being paid in the latter months of the season, including for the championship final, and some players were not paid at all. ==Season==