1982 North American Soccer League season

North American Soccer League -1982 Season-
Season 1982
Champions New York Cosmos
(5th title)
Premiers New York Cosmos
(6th title)
Matches played 224
Goals scored 809 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Ricardo Alonso
(21 goals)
Highest attendance 52,436
Tampa Bay at New York
(April 18)
Lowest attendance 2,120
San Jose at Edmonton
(August 4)
Average attendance 13,155
← 1981
1983 →

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1982. This was the 15th season of the NASL.

Overview

The league comprised 14 teams. The New York Cosmos won the championship. The NASL no longer used the 35 yard line for offside, but retained its presence for use in tie-breaker shootouts.[1]

Changes from the Previous Season

Teams Folding

  • Atlanta Chiefs
  • Calgary Boomers
  • California Surf
  • Dallas Tornado
  • Los Angeles Aztecs
  • Minnesota Kicks
  • Washington Diplomats

Atlanta, Calgary, California, Dallas and Washington folded in September 1981,[2] while Los Angeles and Minnesota folded in November–December 1981.

Regular season

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

6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.[3]

Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
New York Cosmos23 97352203
Montreal Manic19136043159
Toronto Blizzard17156447151
Chicago Sting13195667129
Southern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Fort Lauderdale Strikers18146474163
Tulsa Roughnecks16166957151
Tampa Bay Rowdies12204777112
Jacksonville Tea Men11214171105
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Seattle Sounders18147248166
San Diego Sockers19137154162
Vancouver Whitecaps20125848160
Portland Timbers14184944122
San Jose Earthquakes13194762114
Edmonton Drillers1121386593

NASL All-Stars

First Team   Position   Second Team[4] Honorable Mention[5]
Hubert Birkenmeier, New York G Jan van Beveren, Ft. Lauderdale Jan Möller, Toronto
Frantz Mathieu, Chicago D Barry Wallace, Tulsa Bruce Wilson, Toronto
Cho Young-Jeung, Portland D Jeff Durgan, New York Mike Connell, Tampa Bay
Peter Nogly, Tampa Bay D Carlos Alberto, New York John Wile, Vancouver
Andranik Eskandarian, New York D Ray Evans, Seattle Bob Lenarduzzi, Vancouver
Vladislav Bogićević, New York M Steve Daley, Seattle Vince Hilaire, San Jose
Ace Ntsoelengoe, Toronto M Johan Neeskens, New York Ray Hudson, Ft. Lauderdale
Arno Steffenhagen, Chicago M Teófilo Cubillas, Ft. Lauderdale Juli Veee, San Diego
Giorgio Chinaglia, New York F Steve Hunt, New York Branko Šegota, Ft. Lauderdale
Peter Ward, Seattle F Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago David Byrne, Toronto
Ricardo Alonso, Jacksonville F Pato Margetic, Chicago Laurie Abrahams, Tulsa / Godfrey Ingram, San Jose / Carl Valentine, Vancouver

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 *(higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)
New York Cosmos - Tulsa Roughnecks 5–0 0–1 1–0 August 25 • Giants Stadium • 23,917
August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 15,817
September 1 • Giants Stadium • 24,209
Seattle Sounders - Toronto Blizzard 4–2 1–2 (OT) 4–2 August 25 • Kingdome • 13,005
August 27 • Exhibition Stadium • 5,099
September 1 • Kingdome • 17,332
Fort Lauderdale Strikers - Montreal Manic *2–3 (OT) 1–0 (OT) 4–1 *August 25 • Olympic Stadium • 15,232
August 29 • Lockhart Stadium • 10,696
September 1 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,897
San Diego Sockers - Vancouver Whitecaps 5–1 0–1 2–1 August 25 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 7,267
August 29 • Empire Stadium • 18,253
September 2 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 8,857

*Montreal Manic hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2) due to stadium conflicts with the Expos baseball club.

Semifinals

Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 (higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)
New York Cosmos - San Diego Sockers 2–1 2–1 (OT) x September 5 • Giants Stadium • 34,653
September 8 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 13,074
Seattle Sounders - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 3–4 (OT) 1–0 (OT) September 4 • Kingdome • 17,338
September 8 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,196
September 10 • Kingdome • 28,986

Soccer Bowl '82

Main article: Soccer Bowl '82

1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos

Post season awards

References

  1. ↑ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5062,3124694&dq=dallas+tornado+folds&hl=en| Four NASL teams fold
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e3MfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6000,1141820&dq=nasl+record+shootout&hl=en
  4. ↑ http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html
  5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm
  6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6863,1542601&dq=cosmos+defeat+sounders&hl=en
  7. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125959/1/index.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788
  9. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ELlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AV4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,265613&dq=north+american+player+of+year&hl=en
  10. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6863,1542601&dq=cosmos+defeat+sounders&hl=en

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