The North American Soccer League was by far the most successful professional soccer league in United States History, also expanding into Canada. A thorough and comprehensive history of the league, including final tables has been created by David Whitney (dwhitney@cs.stanford.edu) for Mark Wheeler's Soccer WWW Homepage. This document expands on David's final tables by including the playoff results, as well as the NASL Indoor season results from 1980-1984. The rest of the document is derived largely from David's WWW page, which is derived from Colin Jose's "NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League". Many thanks to Herb L. Arn (herba@cadvision.com) for providing complete playoff game scores, and Kenn Tonasch (Kenn@kenn.com) for the 1981-82 indoor standings.
Two rival leagues started in 1967, the FIFA-Sponsored United Soccer Association and the renegade National Professional Soccer League. In 1968, they merged to form the North American Soccer League. During the late 1970's and early 1980's, the glory years of the league, team attendance was very high for the successful clubs, and the top clubs drew as well as many top clubs throughout Europe. One year the Cosmos averaged over 48,000 fans per game! However, overspending on international stars (particularly by the Cosmos) drove many teams into bankruptcy, and as the league shrank, so did fan interest, partly because of the league to promote the development of American-born stars to build up stronger fan identification.
Most statistics were compiled from Colin Jose's NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League. Jose's book is a must for NASL fans: 350 fact-filled pages, including the result, scorers and team line-ups of every NASL game ever played from 1970 onwards! Regular-season tables, playoff results, team logos plus lots of photos and a complete alphabetical listing of all the players who have played in the NASL are also included. You can order it from:Soccer Learning Systems,PO Box 277, San Ramon, CA 94583. 800/762-2376. Item # 1095.$29.95 352 p. Hardcover
Team Standings and Playoff ResultsScoring systems:USA 1967: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw 0 points for a loss.NPSL (1967): 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for up to three goals scored per game.NASL (1968-74): 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss 1 point for up to three goals scored per game.NASL (1975-84): 6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a shootout loss. 1 point for each goal, up to three goals scored per game. 1967 United Soccer Association (USA)NB: teams were actually European and South American clubs which represented US cities. For complete results, please check thedetailed file 1967. G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Eastern DivisionWashington Whips 12 5 5 2 19 11 15 .625 7,800Cleveland Stokers 12 5 4 3 19 13 14 .583 6,567Toronto City 12 4 5 3 23 17 13 .541 6,923Detroit Cougars 12 3 6 3 11 18 12 .500 5,708New York Skyliners 12 2 6 4 15 17 10 .416 8,766Boston Rovers 12 2 3 7 12 26 7 .291 4,171 Western DivisionLos Angeles Wolves 12 5 5 2 21 14 15 .625 7,773San Francisco Gales 12 5 3 4 25 19 13 .541 5,422Chicago Mustangs 12 3 7 2 20 14 13 .541 4,207Houston Stars 12 4 4 4 19 18 12 .500 19,799Vancouver Royal Canadians 12 3 5 4 20 28 11 .458 7,019Dallas Tornado 12 3 3 6 14 23 9 .375 4,171CHAMPIONSHIP: Los Angeles defeated Washington 6-5 (SD-OT)After the season, Toronto and New York folded, and San Francisco wasabsorbed by Vancouver, and the League merged with the NPSL to form the NASL. National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Eastern DivisionBaltimore Bays 32 14 9 9 53 47 162 .578 5,838Philadelphia Spartans 32 14 9 9 53 43 157 .578 5,261New York Generals 32 11 8 13 60 58 143 .468 4,234Atlanta Chiefs 31 10 9 12 51 46 135 .467 6,961Pittsburgh Phantoms 31 10 7 14 59 74 132 .435 3,122 Western DivisionOakland Clippers 32 19 5 8 64 34 185 .671 4,955St.Louis Stars 32 14 7 11 54 57 156 .546 7,613Chicago Spurs 32 10 11 11 50 55 142 .484 2,619Toronto Falcons 32 10 5 17 59 70 127 .390 3,792Los Angeles Toros 32 7 10 15 42 61 114 .375 3,595CHAMPIONSHIP Oakland defeated Baltimore 0-1 and 4-1After the season, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh folded. Chicago moved to Kansas City, and Los Angeles moved to San Diego, and the league merged with the USA to form the NASL. 1968 North American Soccer League (NASL)Before the season, Boston changed their nickname to the Beacons, Atlanta changed their nickname to the Apollos, and Vancouver became the Royals. G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Atlantic DivisionAtlanta Chiefs 31 18 6 7 50 32 174 .677 5,794Washington Whips 32 15 7 10 50 32 167 .578 6,840New York Generals 32 12 12 8 62 54 164 .562 5,605Baltimore Bays 32 13 3 16 42 43 128 .453 4,628Boston Beacons 32 9 6 17 51 69 121 .375 4,004 Lakes DivisionCleveland Stokers 32 14 11 7 62 44 175 .609 4,305Chicago Mustangs 32 13 9 10 68 68 164 .546 2,463Toronto Falcons 32 13 6 13 55 69 144 .500 5,336Detroit Cougars 31 6 4 21 65 40 88 .258 4,266 Gulf DivisionKansas City Spurs 32 16 5 11 61 43 158 .578 8,510Houston Stars 32 14 6 12 58 41 150 .531 3,246St.Louis Stars 32 12 6 14 47 59 130 .468 5,388Dallas Tornado 32 2 4 26 28 109 52 .125 2,927 Pacific DivisionSan Diego Toros 32 18 6 8 65 38 186 .656 4,245Oakland Clippers 32 18 6 8 71 38 185 .656 3,700Los Angeles Wolves 32 11 8 13 55 52 139 .468 2,441Vancouver Royals 32 12 5 15 51 60 136 .453 6,197Playoffs: Atlanta defeated Cleveland 1-1, 2-1 (OT) San Diego defeated Kansas City 1-1, 1-0 (OT)CHAMPIONSHIP: Atlanta defeated San Diego 0-0, 3-0After the season, Washington, New York, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago,Toronto, Detroit, Houston, San Diego, Oakland, Los Angeles, and Vancouverfolded. 1969 G W T L GF GA PTS % Att.Kansas City Spurs 16 10 4 2 53 28 110 .750 4,273Atlanta Chiefs 16 11 3 2 46 20 109 .781 3,371Dallas Tornado 16 8 2 6 32 31 82 .562 2,923St.Louis Stars 16 3 2 11 24 47 47 .250 2,274Baltimore Bays 16 2 1 13 27 56 42 .156 1,601CHAMPION: Kansas City (no playoffs) International Cup G W T L GF GA PTSKansas City Spurs 8 6 2 0 25 13 57Baltimore Bays 8 5 2 1 23 13 52Dallas Tornado 8 2 4 2 13 22 31Atlanta Chiefs 8 2 4 2 10 16 28St. Louis Stars 8 2 5 1 11 18 26NASL InterInternational Cup: Kansas City Spurs (Wolverhampton Wanderers)After the season, Baltimore folded. 1970Before the season, Rochester and Washington were added from the ASL II. G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Northern DivisionRochester Lancers 24 9 6 9 41 45 111 .500 4,506Kansas City Spurs 24 8 6 10 42 44 100 .458 2,398St.Louis Stars 24 5 2 17 26 71 60 .250 2,745 Southern DivisionWashington Darts 24 14 4 6 52 29 137 .666 3,894Atlanta Chiefs 24 11 5 8 53 33 123 .562 3,002Dallas Tornado 24 8 4 12 39 39 92 .416 2,228CHAMPIONSHIP: Rochester defeated Washington 3-0,3-1After the season, Kansas City folded. 1971Before the season, New York, Toronto and Montreal were added. G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Northern DivisionRochester Lancers 24 13 6 5 48 31 141 .666 5,871New York Cosmos 24 9 5 10 51 55 117 .479 4,517Toronto Metros 24 5 9 10 32 47 89 .395 5,993Montreal Olympique 24 4 5 15 29 59 65 .270 2,440 Southern DivisionAtlanta Chiefs 24 12 5 7 35 29 120 .604 4,275Dallas Tornado 24 10 8 6 38 24 119 .583 3,326Washington Darts 24 8 10 6 36 34 111 .541 3,262St.Louis Stars 24 6 5 13 37 47 86 .354 3,579Semi-finals: Dallas defeated Rochester 1-2(OT), 3-1, 2-1 (OT) Atlanta defeated New York 0-1 (OT), 2-0CHAMPIONSHIP: Dallas defeated Atlanta 1-2 (OT), 4-1, 2-0 1972Before the season, Washington moved to Miami. G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Northern DivisionNew York Cosmos 14 7 4 3 28 16 77 .642 4,282Rochester Lancers 14 6 3 5 20 22 64 .535 5,505Montreal Olympique 14 4 5 5 19 20 57 .464 2,308Toronto Metros 14 4 4 6 18 22 53 .428 7,173 Southern DivisionSt.Louis Stars 14 7 3 4 20 14 69 .607 7,773Dallas Tornado 14 6 3 5 15 12 60 .535 4,093Atlanta Chiefs 14 5 3 6 19 18 56 .464 5,034Miami Gatos 14 3 3 8 17 32 44 .321 2,112Semi-finals: New York defeated Dallas 1-0 St. Louis defeated Rochester 2-0CHAMPIONHIP: New York defeated St. Louis 2-1 1973Before the season, Philadelphia was added. Miami became the Toros. G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Eastern DivisionPhiladelphia Atoms 19 9 8 2 29 14 104 .684 11,501New York Cosmos 19 7 7 5 31 23 91 .552 5,782Miami Toros 19 8 6 5 26 21 88 .578 5,477 Northern DivisionToronto Metros 19 6 9 4 32 18 89 .552 5,961Montreal Olympique 19 5 4 10 25 32 64 .368 3,856Rochester Lancers 19 4 6 9 17 27 59 .368 4,069 Southern DivisionDallas Tornado 19 11 4 4 36 25 111 .684 7,474St.Louis Stars 19 7 5 7 27 27 82 .500 6,337Atlanta Apollos 19 3 7 9 23 40 62 .342 3,317Semi-finals: Philadelphia defeated Toronto 3-0 Dallas defeated New York 1-0CHAMPIONSHIP: Philadelphia defeated Dallas 2-0After the season, Montreal and Atlanta folded. 1974Before the season, Boston, Balimore, Washington, Denver, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle, and Vancouver were added. G W T L GF GA PTS % Att. Northern DivisionBoston Minutemen 20 10 1 9 36 23 94 .525 9,642Toronto Metros 20 9 1 10 30 31 87 .475 3,458Rochester Lancers 20 8 2 10 23 30 77 .450 5,908New York Cosmos 20 4 2 14 28 40 58 .250 3,578 Eastern DivisionMiami Toros 20 9 6 5 38 24 107 .600 7,340Baltimore Comets 20 10 2 8 42 46 105 .550 4,139Philadelphia Atoms 20 8 1 11 25 25 74 .425 11,784Washington Diplomats 20 7 1 12 29 36 70 .375 4,975 Central DivisionDallas Tornado 20 9 3 8 39 27 100 .525 8,469St.Louis Stars 20 4 1 15 27 42 54 .225 7,374Denver Dynamos 20 5 0 15 21 42 49 .250 4,840 Western DivisionLos Angeles Aztecs 20 11 2 7 41 36 110 .600 5,098San Jose Earthquakes 20 9 8 3 43 38 103 .650 16,584Seattle Sounders 20 10 3 7 37 17 101 .575 13,454Vancouver Whitecaps 20 5 4 11 29 30 70 .350 10,979Quarterfinals: Dallas defeated San Jose 3-0 Boston defeated Baltimore 1-0Semi-finals: Miami defeated Dallas 3-1 Los Angeles defeated Boston 2-0CHAMPIONSHIP: Los Angeles defeated Miami 4-3 (PK) 1975Before the season, Hartford, Portland, Tampa Bay, Chicago, and San Antonio were added. Toronto changed its name to Metros-Croatia. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. Northern DivisionBoston Minutemen 22 13 9 41 29 116 .590 4,422Toronto Metros-Croatia 22 13 9 39 28 114 .590 6,271New York Cosmos 22 10 12 39 38 91 .454 10,450Rochester Lancers 22 6 16 29 49 64 .272 5,333Hartford Bicentennials 22 6 16 27 51 61 .272 3,720 Eastern DivisionTampa Bay Rowdies 22 16 6 46 27 135 .727 10,728Miami Toros 22 14 8 47 30 123 .636 4,921Washington Diplomats 22 12 10 42 47 112 .545 8,373Philadelphia Atoms 22 10 12 33 42 90 .454 6,848Baltimore Comets 22 9 13 34 52 87 .409 2,641 Central DivisionSt.Louis Stars 22 13 9 38 34 115 .590 6,071Chicago Sting 22 12 10 39 33 106 .545 4,330Denver Dynamos 22 9 13 37 42 85 .409 3,654Dallas Tornado 22 9 13 33 38 83 .409 4,630San Antonio Thunder 22 6 16 24 46 59 .272 4,412 Pacific DivisionPortland Timbers 22 16 6 43 27 138 .727 14,503Seattle Sounders 22 15 7 42 28 129 .681 16,826Los Angeles Aztecs 22 12 10 42 33 107 .545 8,307Vancouver Whitecaps 22 11 11 38 28 99 .500 7,579San Jose Earthquakes 22 8 14 37 48 83 .363 17,927Quarterfinals Miami defeated Boston 2-1 (OT) St. Louis defeated Los Angeles 1-0 (TB) Portland defeated Seattle 2-1 (OT) Tampa Bay defeated Toronto 1-0Semi-finals: Tampa Bay defeated Miami 3-0 Portland defeated St. Louis 2-1SOCCER BOWL-75: Tampa Bay defeated Portland 2-0 1976Before the season, Denver moved to Minnesota, Baltimore moved to San Diego G W L GF GA PTS % Att. ATLANTIC CONFERENCE Northern DivisionChicago Sting 24 15 9 52 32 132 .625 5,801Toronto Metros-Croatia 24 15 9 38 30 123 .625 5,555Rochester Lancers 24 13 11 36 32 114 .541 5,159Hartford Bicentennials 24 12 12 37 56 107 .500 3,420Boston Minutemen 24 7 17 35 64 72 .291 2,571 Eastern DivisionTampa Bay Rowdies 24 18 6 58 30 154 .750 16,452New York Cosmos 24 16 8 65 34 148 .666 18,227Washington Diplomats 24 14 10 46 38 126 .583 6,011Philadelphia Atoms 24 8 16 32 49 80 .333 5,912Miami Toros 24 6 18 29 58 63 .250 3,070 PACIFIC CONFERENCE Western DivisionMinnesota Kicks 24 15 9 54 33 138 .625 23,121Seattle Sounders 24 14 10 40 31 123 .583 23,828Vancouver Whitecaps 24 14 10 38 30 120 .583 8,655Portland Timbers 24 8 16 23 41 71 .333 20,515St.Louis Stars 24 5 19 28 57 58 .208 6,150 Southern DivisionSan Jose Earthquakes 24 14 10 47 30 123 .583 19,826Dallas Tornado 24 13 11 44 45 117 .541 14,095Los Angeles Aztecs 24 12 12 43 44 108 .500 8,027San Antonio Thunder 24 12 12 38 32 107 .500 5,064San Diego Jaws 24 9 15 29 47 82 .375 6,3201st Round: New York defeated Washington 2-0 Toronto defeated Rochester 2-1 Dallas defeated Los Angeles 2-0 Seattle defeated Vancouver 1-0Div. Championships: Tampa Bay defeated New York 3-1 Toronto defeated Chicago 3-2 San Jose defeated Dallas 2-0 Minnesota defeated Seattle 3-0Conf. Championships: Toronto defeated Tampa Bay 2-0 Minnesota defeated San Jose 3-1SOCCER BOWL-76: Toronto defeated Minnesota 3-0After the season, Boston and Philadelphia folded. 1977Before the season, Miami moved to Ft. Lauderdale, San Antonio moved to Hawaii, and San Diego moved to Las Vegas. New York changed their name to Cosmos. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. ATLANTIC CONFERENCE Northern DivisionToronto Metros-Croatia 26 13 13 42 38 115 .500 7,336St.Louis Stars 26 12 14 33 35 104 .461 9,794Rochester Lancers 26 11 15 34 41 99 .423 6,065Chicago Sting 26 10 16 31 43 88 .384 5,199Connecticut Bicentennials 26 7 19 34 65 72 .269 3,848 Eastern DivisionFort Lauderdale Strikers 26 19 7 49 29 161 .730 7,939Cosmos 26 15 11 60 39 140 .576 34,142Tampa Bay Rowdies 26 14 12 55 45 131 .538 19,491Washington Diplomats 26 10 16 32 49 92 .384 13,058 PACIFIC CONFERENCE Western DivisionMinnesota Kicks 26 16 10 44 36 137 .615 32,775Vancouver Whitecaps 26 14 12 43 36 124 .538 11,897Seattle Sounders 26 14 12 43 34 123 .538 24,228Portland Timbers 26 10 16 39 42 98 .384 13,216 Southern DivisionDallas Tornado 26 18 8 56 37 161 .692 16,511San Jose Earthquakes 26 14 12 37 44 119 .538 17,739Los Angeles Aztecs 26 14 12 37 44 119 .538 9,643Team Hawaii 26 11 15 45 59 106 .423 4,550Las Vegas Quicksilver 26 11 15 38 44 103 .423 7,092Div. Championships: Cosmos defeated Tampa Bay 3-0 Seattle defeated Vancouver 1-0 Los Angeles defeated San Jose 2-1 Rochester defeated St. Louis 1-0 (SO)Conf. Championships: Cosmos defeated Ft. Lauderdale 0-3,3-2(SO) Seattle defeated Minnesota 2-1(OT),1-0 Rochester defeated Toronto 1-0(S),1-0 Los Angeles defeated Dallas 3-1,5-1.Semi-Finals: Cosmos defeated Rochester 2-1,4-1 Seattle defeated Los Angeles 3-1,1-0SOCCER BOWL-77: New York defeated Seattle 2-1 1978Before the season, New England, Philadelphia, Detroit, Memphis, Houston, and Colorado were added. Las Vegas moved to San Diego, Hawaii moved to Tulsa, Connecticut moved to Oakland, and St. Louis moved to California. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. NATIONAL CONFERENCE Eastern DivisionNew York Cosmos 30 24 6 88 39 212 .800 47,856Washington Diplomats 30 16 14 55 47 145 .533 10,873Toronto Metros-Croatia 30 16 14 58 47 144 .533 6,257Rochester Lancers 30 14 16 47 52 131 .466 6,758 Central DivisionMinnesota Kicks 30 17 13 58 43 156 .566 30,928Tulsa Roughnecks 30 15 15 49 46 132 .500 11,207Dallas Tornado 30 14 16 51 53 131 .466 8,981Colorado Caribous 30 8 22 34 66 81 .266 7,418 Western DivisionVancouver Whitecaps 30 24 6 68 29 199 .800 15,736Portland Timbers 30 20 10 50 36 167 .666 11,803Seattle Sounders 30 15 15 50 45 138 .500 22,578Los Angeles Aztecs 30 9 21 36 69 88 .300 9,235 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Eastern DivisionTampa Bay Rowdies 30 18 12 63 48 165 .600 18,123New England Tea Men 30 19 11 62 39 165 .633 11,859Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 16 14 50 59 143 .533 10,479Philadelphia Fury 30 12 18 40 58 111 .400 8,280 Central DivisionDetroit Express 30 20 10 68 36 176 .666 12,194Chicago Sting 30 12 18 57 64 123 .400 4,188Memphis Rogues 30 10 20 43 58 101 .333 8,708Houston Hurricane 30 10 20 37 61 96 .333 5,806 Western DivisionSan Diego Sockers 30 18 12 63 56 164 .600 5,591California Surf 30 13 17 43 49 115 .433 11,171Oakland Stompers 30 12 18 34 59 103 .400 11,929San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 22 36 81 83 .266 14,2811st Round: Detroit defeated Philadelphia 1-0 Tampa Bay defeated Chicago 3-1 San Diego defeated California 2-1 Ft. Lauderdale defeated New England 3-1 Cosmos defeated Seattle 5-2 Portland defeated Washington 2-1 (OT) Vancouver defeated Toronto 4-0 Minnesota defeated Tulsa 3-1Conf. Semi-finals: Ft. Lauderdale defeated Detroit 4-3 (SO), 0-1 Cosmos defeated Minnesota 2-9, 4-0 (1-0 MG) Portland defeated Vancouver 1-0, 2-1 Tampa Bay defeated San Diego 1-0, 1-2(1-0 MG)Conf. Championships: Tampa Bay defeated Ft. Lauderdale 2-3, 3-1, 1-0(MG) Cosmos defeated Portland 1-0, 5-0SOCCER BOWL-78: New York defeated Tampa Bay 3-1 1979Before the season, Cosmos added New York back to their name. Oakland moved to Edmonton and Colorado moved to Atlanta. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. NATIONAL CONFERENCE Eastern DivisionNew York Cosmos 30 24 6 84 52 216 .800 46,690Washington Diplomats 30 19 11 68 50 172 .633 11,949Toronto Blizzard 30 14 16 52 65 133 .466 11,821Rochester Lancers 30 15 15 43 57 132 .500 8,680 Central DivisionMinnesota Kicks 30 21 9 67 48 184 .700 24,580Dallas Tornado 30 17 13 53 51 152 .566 9,321Tulsa Roughnecks 30 14 16 61 56 139 .466 16,425Atlanta Chiefs 30 12 18 60 60 121 .400 7,350 Western DivisionVancouver Whitecaps 30 20 10 54 34 172 .666 22,962Los Angeles Aztecs 30 18 12 62 47 162 .600 14,333Seattle Sounders 30 13 17 58 52 125 .433 18,997Portland Timbers 30 11 19 50 75 122 .366 11,172 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Eastern DivisionTampa Bay Rowdies 30 19 11 67 46 169 .633 27,650Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 17 13 75 65 165 .566 13,774Philadelphia Fury 30 10 20 55 60 111 .333 5,626New England Tea Men 30 12 18 41 56 110 .400 6,526 Central DivisionHouston Hurricane 30 22 8 61 46 187 .733 6,211Chicago Sting 30 16 14 70 62 159 .533 8,036Detroit Express 30 14 16 60 56 133 .466 14,058Memphis Rogues 30 6 24 38 74 73 .200 7,137 Western DivisionCalifornia Surf 30 15 15 53 56 140 .500 10,330San Diego Sockers 30 15 15 59 55 140 .500 11,271Edmonton Drillers 30 8 22 43 78 88 .266 9,923San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 22 41 74 86 .266 15,092Conf. Quarterfinals: Philadelphia defeated Houston 2-1, 2-1 Tampa Bay defeated Detroit 3-0, 3-1 Tulsa defeated Minnesota 2-1(OT), 2-1(OT) Vancouver defeated Dallas 3-2, 2-1 Chicago defeated Ft. Lauderdale 2-0, 0-0 San Diego defeated California 2-4, 7-2 Los Angeles defeated Washington 3-1, 4-3 New York defeated Toronto 3-1, 2-0Conf. Semi-finals: Tampa Bay defeated Philadelphia 3-2(SO),1-0 San Diego defeated Chicago 2-0, 1-0 New York defeated Tulsa 3-0, 3-0, 3-1(MG) Vancouver defeated Los Angeles 2-3, 1-0(SO), 1-0(MG)Conf. Championships: Tampa Bay defeated San Diego (1-2, 3-2 (SO), 1-0(MG) Vancouver defeated New York (2-0, 2-3(SO), 1-0(SO-MG)SOCCER BOWL-79: Vancouver defeated Tampa Bay 2-1 1979-80 Indoor Season G W L GF GA GB % Att. Eastern DivisionAtlanta Chiefs 12 10 2 70 46 -- .833 5,069Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 8 4 75 64 2 .667 5,910Detroit Express 12 7 5 70 69 3 .583 3,937Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 12 3 9 58 65 7 .250 1,724New England Tea Men 12 2 10 52 81 8 .167 3,249 Western DivisionMemphis Rogues 12 9 3 65 44 -- .750 8,249Minnesota Kicks 12 8 4 75 52 1 .667 9,562Tulsa Roughnecks 12 7 5 63 64 2 .583 4,657California Surf 12 4 8 71 83 5 .333 3,181Los Angeles Aztecs 12 2 10 56 87 8 .167 2,7681st Round: Tampa Bay defeated Detroit 12-1 Minnesota defeated Tulsa, 3-2Semi-Finals: Tampa Bay defeated Atlanta 7-3, 6-5 Memphis defeated Minnesota 3-6, 4-3 (OT), 1-0 (MG)CHAMPIONSHIP: Tampa Bay defeated Memphis 4-5, 10-4, 1-0 (MG) 1980 G W L GF GA PTS % Att. NATIONAL CONFERENCE Eastern DivisionNew York Cosmos 32 24 8 87 41 213 .750 42,754Washington Diplomats 32 17 15 72 61 159 .531 19,205Toronto Blizzard 32 14 18 49 65 128 .437 15,043Rochester Lancers 32 12 20 42 67 109 .375 7,757 Central DivisionDallas Tornado 32 18 14 57 58 157 .562 6,752Minnesota Kicks 32 16 16 66 56 147 .500 18,279Tulsa Roughnecks 32 15 17 56 62 139 .468 19,787Atlanta Chiefs 32 7 25 34 84 74 .218 4,884 Western DivisionSeattle Sounders 32 25 7 74 31 207 .781 24,246Los Angeles Aztecs 32 20 12 61 52 174 .625 12,057Vancouver Whitecaps 32 16 16 52 47 139 .500 26,834Portland Timbers 32 15 17 50 53 133 .468 10,210 AMERICAN CONFERENCE Eastern DivisionTampa Bay Rowdies 32 19 13 61 50 168 .593 28,435Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 18 14 61 55 163 .562 14,279New England Tea Men 32 18 14 54 56 154 .562 8,748Philadelphia Fury 32 10 22 42 68 98 .312 4,465 Central DivisionChicago Sting 32 21 11 80 50 187 .656 11,672Houston Hurricane 32 14 18 56 69 130 .437 5,818Detroit Express 32 14 18 51 52 129 .437 11,198Memphis Rogues 32 14 18 49 57 126 .437 9,864 Western DivisionEdmonton Drillers 32 17 15 58 51 149 .531 10,920California Surf 32 15 17 61 67 144 .468 7,593San Diego Sockers 32 16 16 53 51 140 .500 12,690San Jose Earthquakes 32 9 23 45 68 95 .281 13,1691st Round: Tampa Bay defeated New England 1-0, 4-0 Ft. Lauderdale defeated California 2-1, 0-2, 1-0(SO-MG) San Diego defeated Chicago 2-1, 2-3, 2-1(MG) Edmonton defeated Houston 2-1, 0-1, 1-0(MG) New York defeated Tulsa 3-1, 8-1 Seattle defeated Vancouver 2-1, 3-1 Dallas defeated Minnesota 1-0, 2-0 Los Angeles defeated Washington 0-1, 2-1(SO), 2-0(MG)Conf. Semi-finals: New York defeated Dallas 3-2, 0-3, 3-0(MG) Los Angeles defeated Seattle 3-0, 0-4, 2-1(SO-MG) San Diego defeated Tampa Bay 6-3, 0-6, 2-1(SO-MG) Ft. Lauderdale defeated Edmonton 1-0, 2-3, 3-0(MG)Conf. Championships: Ft. Lauderdale defeated San Diego 2-1, 2-4, 3-0(MG) New York defeated Los Angeles 2-1, 3-1SOCCER BOWL-80: New York defeated Ft. Lauderdale 3-0Transatlantic Cup Champion: New York CosmosAfter the season, Houston, Washington and Rochester folded. 1980-81 Indoor SeasonBefore the season, New England moved to Jacksonville, and Memphis moved to Calgary. G W L GF GA GB % Att Eastern DivisionAtlanta Chiefs 18 13 5 97 75 -- .722 10,287Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 9 9 126 120 4 .500 5,174Jacksonville Tea Men 18 8 10 96 102 5 .444 2,631Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 18 1 17 58 125 12 .056 1,506 Central DivisionChicago Sting 18 13 5 146 103 -- .722 6,164Minnesota Kicks 18 12 6 93 73 1 .667 6,517Detroit Express 18 7 11 90 106 6 .389 4,649 Southern DivisionCalifornia Surf 18 10 8 91 96 -- .556 5,775Tulsa Roughnecks 18 9 9 128 109 1 .500 5,288Dallas Tornado 18 7 11 100 94 3 .389 4,261San Diego Sockers 18 6 12 101 121 4 .333 4,912 Northern DivisionVancouver Whitecaps 18 11 7 91 96 -- .611 5,325Edmonton Drillers 18 10 8 128 109 1 .556 3,968Calgary Boomers 18 10 8 100 94 1 .556 4,672Toronto Blizzard 18 5 13 101 121 6 .278 5,702 Western DivisionLos Angeles Aztecs 18 11 17 118 99 -- .611 3,446Portland Timbers 18 10 18 110 93 1 .556 5,232San Jose Earthquakes 18 10 18 118 115 1 .556 5,499Seattle Sounders 18 9 9 106 98 2 .500 6,7511st Round: Atlanta defeated Minnesota 10-8, 5-4(OT) Chicago defeated Portland 6-2, 8-7(OT) Edmonton defeated Los Angeles 8-3, 10-6 Vancouver defeated California 0-3, 8-5, 4-0 (MG)Semi-Finals: Edmonton defeated Vancouver 9-7 and 6-4 Chicago defeated Atlanta 8-3, 5-9, 4-2 (MG)CHAMPIONSHIP: Edmonton defeated Chicago 9-6, 5-4 1981Before the indoor season, New England moved to Jacksonville and Memphis moved to Calgary. After the indoor season, Detroit moved to Washington and Philadelphia moved to Montreal. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. Eastern DivisionNew York Cosmos 32 23 9 80 49 200 .718 34,835Montreal Manic 32 15 17 63 57 141 .468 23,704Washington Diplomats 32 15 17 59 58 135 .468 12,106Toronto Blizzard 32 7 25 39 82 77 .218 7,299 Southern DivisionAtlanta Chiefs 32 17 15 62 60 151 .531 6,189Fort Lauderdale Strikers 32 18 14 54 46 144 .562 13,324Jacksonville Tea Men 32 18 14 51 46 141 .562 9,507Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 15 17 63 64 139 .468 22,532 Central DivisionChicago Sting 32 23 9 84 50 195 .718 12,889Minnesota Kicks 32 19 13 63 57 163 .593 16,605Tulsa Roughnecks 32 17 15 60 49 154 .531 17,188Dallas Tornado 32 5 27 27 71 54 .156 4,670 Western DivisionSan Diego Sockers 32 21 11 67 49 173 .656 14,802Los Angeles Aztecs 32 19 13 53 55 160 .593 5,814California Surf 32 11 21 60 77 117 .343 8,299San Jose Earthquakes 32 11 21 44 78 108 .343 12,400 Northwest DivisionVancouver Whitecaps 32 21 11 74 43 186 .656 23,236Calgary Boomers 32 17 15 59 54 151 .531 10,501Portland Timbers 32 17 15 52 49 141 .531 10,516Seattle Sounders 32 15 17 60 62 137 .468 18,224Edmonton Drillers 32 12 20 60 79 123 .375 10,6321st Round: New York (first round bye) Chicago defeated Seattle 3-2, 0-2, 3-2 Tampa Bay defeated Vancouver 4-1, 1-0 San Diego defeated Portland 1-2, 5-1, 2-0 Jacksonville defeated Atlanta 3-2, 2-1 Minnesota defeated Tulsa 3-1, 1-0 Montreal defeated Los Angeles 5-3, 2-3, 2-1 (OT) Ft. Lauderdale defeated Calgary 3-1, 2-0Quarterfinals: Chicago defeated Montreal 2-3, 4-2, 4-2 Ft. Lauderdale defeated Minnesota 3-1, 3-0 New York defeated Tampa Bay 6-3, 2-3(SO), 2-0 San Diego defeated Jacksonville 1-2(OT), 2-1, 3-1Semi-finals: New York defeated Ft. lauderdale 4-3, 4-1 Chicago defeated San Diego 1-2, 2-1, 1-0SOCCER BOWL-81: Chicago defeated New York 1-0 (SO)Transatlantic Cup Champion: Seattle SoundersAfter the season, Atlanta, Washington, Minnesota, Los Angeles, California, and Calgary folded. Dallas was absorbed by Tampa Bay. 1981-82 Indoor Season G W L GB % GF GA Att.AMERICAN CONFERENCE East DivisionMontreal Manic 18 9 9 -- .500 93 97 9,152Toronto Blizzard 18 8 10 1 .444 86 96 5,142Jacksonville Tea Men 18 7 11 2 .389 86 106 6,375Cosmos 18 6 12 3 .333 102 123 8,690 Central DivisionChicago Sting 18 12 6 -- .667 139 117 13,322Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 11 7 1 .611 121 113 5,334Tulsa Roughnecks 18 10 8 2 .556 128 103 5,308NATIONAL CONFERENCE West DivisionSan Diego Sockers 18 10 8 -- .556 147 110 7,047Portland Timbers 18 7 11 3 .389 86 103 5,061San Jose Earthquakes 18 5 13 5 .278 83 141 2,843 Northwest DivisionEdmonton Drillers 18 13 5 -- .722 133 91 2,949Vancouver Whitecaps 18 10 8 3 .556 93 94 2,943Seattle Sounders 18 9 9 4 .500 95 97 6,456First Round: Tulsa defeated Chicago 5-4, 6-7, 3-1 Tampa Bay defeated Montreal 8-7 (OT), 2-3, 2-1 (3 OT) Edmonton defeated Seattle 8-6, 12-4 San Diego defeated Vancouver 4-3, 8-4Semi-finals: Tampa Bay defeated Tulsa 5-4, 3-4, 1-0 San Diego defeated Edmonton 8-2, 12-3CHAMPIONSHIP: San Diego defeated Tampa Bay 9-7, 10-5 1982Before the season, Toronto changed their nickname to the Blizzard. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. Eastern DivisionNew York Cosmos 32 23 9 73 52 203 .718 28,749Montreal Manic 32 19 13 60 43 159 .593 21,348Toronto Blizzard 32 17 15 64 47 151 .531 8,185Chicago Sting 32 13 19 56 67 129 .406 9,377 Southern DivisionFort Lauderdale Strikers 32 18 14 64 74 163 .562 12,345Tulsa Roughnecks 32 16 16 69 57 151 .500 14,469Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 12 20 47 77 112 .375 18,507Jacksonville Tea Men 32 11 21 41 71 105 .343 7,160 Western DivisionSeattle Sounders 32 18 14 72 48 166 .562 12,539San Diego Sockers 32 19 13 71 54 162 .593 8,532Vancouver Whitecaps 32 20 12 58 48 160 .625 18,254Portland Timbers 32 14 18 49 44 122 .437 8,786San Jose Earthquakes 32 13 19 47 62 114 .406 11,012Edmonton Drillers 32 11 21 38 65 93 .343 4,9221st Round: New York defeated Tulsa 5-0, 0-1, 1-0 Seattle defeated Toronto 4-2, 1-2, 4-2 Ft. Lauderdale defeated Montreal 2-3, 1-0(OT), 4-1 San Diego defeated Vancouver 5-1, 0-1, 2-1.Semi-Finals: New York defeated San Diego 2-1, 2-1(OT) Seattle defeated Ft. Lauderdale 0-2, 4-3(OT), 1-0.SOCCER BOWL-82: New York defeated Seattle 1-0.Transatlantic Cup Champion: Chicago StingAfter the season, Portland and Edmonton folded. Jacksonville left to join the ASL II. 1982-83 (indoor)There was no indoor season, but Chicago, San Diego, and Golden Bay (San Jose) played in the MISL this year. 1983Before the season, San Jose changed its name to Golden Bay, and TeamAmerica was added. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. Eastern DivisionNew York Cosmos 30 22 8 87 49 194 .733 27,242Chicago Sting 30 15 15 66 73 147 .500 10,937Toronto Blizzard 30 16 14 51 48 135 .533 11,630Montreal Manic 30 12 18 58 71 124 .400 9,910 Southern DivisionTulsa Roughnecks 30 17 13 56 49 145 .566 12,415Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 14 16 60 63 136 .466 10,823Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 7 23 48 87 83 .233 11,172Team America 30 10 20 33 54 79 .333 12,894 Western DivisionVancouver Whitecaps 30 24 6 63 34 187 .800 29,166Golden Bay Earthquakes 30 20 10 71 54 169 .666 11,933Seattle Sounders 30 12 18 62 61 119 .400 8,317San Diego Sockers 30 11 19 53 65 106 .366 4,2141st Round: Montreal defeated New York 4-2, 1-0(SO) Toronto defeated Vancouver 0-1, 4-3, 1-0 Tulsa defeated Ft. Lauderdale 3-2, 4-2 Golden Bay defeated Chicago 6-1, 0-1, 5-2Semi-Finals: Tulsa defeated Montreal 2-1(SO), 0-1, 3-0 Toronto defeated Golden Bay 1-0(OT), 2-0SOCCER BOWL-83: Tulsa defeated Toronto 2-0Transatlantic Cup Champion: New York CosmosAfter the season, Montreal and Seattle folded, and Team America left the league. 1983-84 (indoor) G W L GB % GF GASan Diego Sockers 32 21 11 -- .656 196 148 11,415Chicago Sting 32 20 12 1 .625 219 198New York Cosmos 32 20 12 1 .625 183 148Golden Bay Earthquakes 32 19 13 2 .594 206 190Vancouver Whitecaps 32 12 20 9 .375 187 209Tulsa Roughnecks 32 11 21 10 .344 166 216Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 9 23 12 .281 177 225 2,692Playoffs: New York defeated Chicago 2 games to 1 San Diego defeated Golden Bay 2 games to 0.CHAMPIONSHIP: San Diego defeated New York 3-0. 1984Before the season, Ft. Lauderdale moved to Minnesota. G W L GF GA PTS % Att. Eastern DivisionChicago Sting 24 13 11 50 49 120 .541 8,376Toronto Blizzard 24 14 10 46 33 117 .583 11,452New York Cosmos 24 13 11 43 42 115 .541 12,817Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 9 15 43 61 87 .375 10,932 Western DivisionSan Diego Sockers 24 14 10 51 42 118 .583 5,702Vancouver Whitecaps 24 13 11 51 48 117 .541 13,924Minnesota Strikers 24 14 10 40 44 115 .583 14,263Tulsa Roughnecks 24 10 14 42 46 98 .416 7,797Golden Bay Earthquakes 24 8 16 61 62 95 .333 10,676Semi-finals: Chicago defeated Vancouver 0-1(OT),3-1, 4-3 Toronto defeated San Diego 2-1, 1-0.CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES-84: Chicago defeated Toronto 2-0.Transatlantic Cup Champion: New York CosmosAfter the season, Tulsa folded. During the fall, San Diego, Chicago, New York, and Minnesota joined the MISL for the indoor season. In March, the league folded, along with Toronto, Tampa Bay, Vancouver and Golden Bay. The Cosmos played exhibition games during 1985 before folding. San Diego, Chicago and Minnesota remained with the MISL.
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