1980 North American Soccer League season

North American Soccer League -1980 Season-
Season 1980
Champions New York Cosmos
(4th title)
Premiers New York Cosmos
(4th title) most total points
*Seattle Sounders
best Won/Loss record
Matches played 384
Goals scored 1371 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorer Giorgio Chinaglia
(32 goals)
Highest attendance 70,312
(Ft. Lauderdale @ NY)
Lowest attendance 254
(Memphis at New England)
Average attendance 14,440
← 1979
1981 →

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1980. This was the 13th season of the NASL.

Overview

The league comprised 24 teams. The New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the finals on September 21 to win the championship. For the third time in league history the team with the most wins (Seattle) did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding bonus points for goals scored.

Changes from the Previous Season

The 1980 Season saw the regular season expand from 30 games to 32 games. Three North Americans were required to be among the eleven in the match for each team, up from two during the previous season.[1]

New Teams

None

Teams Folding

None

Teams Moving

None

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

American Conference

Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Tampa Bay Rowdies19136150168
Fort Lauderdale Strikers18146155163
New England Tea Men18145456154
Philadelphia Fury1022426898
Central DivisionWLGFGAPT
Chicago Sting21118050187
Houston Hurricane14185669130
Detroit Express14185152129
Memphis Rogues14184957126
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Edmonton Drillers17155851149
California Surf15176167144
San Diego Sockers16165351140
San Jose Earthquakes 9234568 95

National Conference

Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
New York Cosmos24 88741213
Washington Diplomats17157261159
Toronto Blizzard14184965128
Rochester Lancers12204267109
Central DivisionWLGFGAPT
Dallas Tornado18145758157
Minnesota Kicks16166656147
Tulsa Roughnecks15175662139
Atlanta Chiefs 725348474
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Seattle Sounders25 77431207
Los Angeles Aztecs20126152174
Vancouver Whitecaps16165247139
Portland Timbers15175053133

NASL All-Stars

First Team   Position   Second Team Honorable Mention[2][3]
Phil Parkes, Chicago G Jack Brand, Seattle Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale
Carlos Alberto, New York D Mihalj Keri, Los Angeles David Nish, Seattle
Mike Connell, Tampa Bay D Wim Rijsbergen, New York John Gorman, Tampa Bay
Rudi Krol, Vancouver D Peter Nogly, Edmonton Frantz Mathieu, Chicago
Bruce Rioch, Seattle D John Ryan, Seattle Andranik Eskandarian, New York
Franz Beckenbauer, New York M Arno Steffenhagen, Chicago Ray Hudson, Ft. Lauderdale
Vladislav Bogićević, New York M Johan Neeskens, New York Ace Ntsoelengoe, Minnesota
Teófilo Cubillas, Ft. Lauderdale M Alan Hudson, Seattle Jomo Sono, Toronto
Giorgio Chinaglia, New York F Steve Wegerle, Tampa Bay Tommy Hutchison, Seattle
Johan Cruyff, Washington F Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago Alan Green, Washington
Roger Davies, Seattle F Luis Fernando, Los Angeles Julio César Romero, New York

Playoffs

The top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs automatically. The two highest remaining point totaled teams in each conference also qualified for the playoffs as wild cards and were given the lowest first round seeds. Playoff match-ups and home/away status were reset after each round, based on regular season point totals.

In 1979 and 1980, if a playoff series was tied at one victory each, a full 30 minute mini-game was played. If neither team held an advantage after the 30 minutes, the teams would then move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner.[4]

First round

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
Minnesota Kicks - Dallas Tornado 0–1 0–2 x August 27 • Metropolitan Stadium • 17,461
August 31 • Texas Stadium • 8,674
San Diego Sockers - Chicago Sting 2–1 2 - 3 2–1 (SO, 3–0) August 27 • San Diego Stadium • 12,125
August 30 • Comiskey Park • 12,267
New England Tea Men - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 0–4 x August 27 • Schaefer Stadium • 17,121
August 30 • Tampa Stadium • 26,368
Vancouver Whitecaps - Seattle Sounders 1–2 (OT) 1 –3 x August 27 • Empire Stadium • 27,231
August 30 • Kingdome • 35,254
Washington Diplomats - Los Angeles Aztecs 1–0 1–2 (SO, 4–5) 0–2 August 27 • RFK Stadium • 20,231
August 30 • Rose Bowl • 14,163
Houston Hurricane - Edmonton Drillers 1–2 1–0 0–1 August 27 • Astrodome • 3,902
August 31 • Commonwealth Stadium • 22,059
California Surf - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 2–0 0–1 (SO, 2–3) August 28 • Anaheim Stadium • 2,929
August 31 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,282
Tulsa Roughnecks - New York Cosmos 1–3 1–8 x August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 22,890
August 31 • Giants Stadium • 40,285

Conference Semifinals

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
Los Angeles Aztecs - Seattle Sounders 3–0 0–4 2–1 (SO, 2–0) September 3 • Rose Bowl • 13,466
September 5 • Kingdome • 32,564
Edmonton Drillers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 3–2 (SO, 2–1) 0 - 3 September 3 • Commonwealth Stadium • 18,029
September 6 • Lockhart Stadium • 17,380
Dallas Tornado - New York Cosmos 2–3 3–0 0–3 September 3 • Texas Stadium • 7,459
September 7 • Giants Stadium • 45,153
San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–3 0–6 2–1 (SO, 2–0) September 4 • San Diego Stadium • 20,109
September 7 • Tampa Stadium • 25,852

Conference Championships

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
San Diego Sockers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 4–2 0–3 September 11 • San Diego Stadium • 27,635
September 13 • Lockhart Stadium • 18,420
Los Angeles Aztecs - New York Cosmos 1–2 1–3 x September 10 • Rose Bowl • 25,487
September 13 • Giants Stadium • 42,324

Soccer Bowl '80

Main article: Soccer Bowl '80

September 21[5]
12:44 pm EDT[6]
New York Cosmos 3–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Romero (Chinaglia, Bogićević)  47:55'
Chinaglia (Davis, Rijsbergen)  70:06'
Chinaglia (Cabañas)  87:07'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 50,768[7]
Referee: Paul Avis (Canada)[8]

1980 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos

Post season awards

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19800112&id=z1pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v1gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3629,2943528
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html
  4. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0rg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=B24FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4566,2362302&dq=nasl+record+shootout&hl=en
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bX5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2472,5632997&dq=cosmos+gobble+up&hl=en
  6. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0923/092323.html
  7. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JPBgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AG4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1241,2941687&dq=cosmos+strikers+soccer+bowl&hl=en
  8. ↑ http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788
  9. ↑ http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/virtualhalloffame/players/jackbrand.aspx

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