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1977 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season

Soccer league season

FieldValue
competitionNorth American Soccer League 1977 season
season1977
num_teams18
winnersCosmos
(2nd Title)
premiersFt. Lauderdale Strikers
matches234
league topscorerSteve David (26)
total goals752
highest attendance77,691
(Ft Lauderdale @ Cosmos)
lowest attendance1,100
(Washington @ Connecticut)
average attendance13,558
prevseason1976
nextseason1978

(2nd Title) (Ft Lauderdale @ Cosmos) (Washington @ Connecticut) Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1977. This was the 10th season of the NASL.

Overview

The league was made up of 18 teams. The schedule was expanded to 26 games and the playoffs to 12 teams. Team rosters consisted of 17 players, 6 of which had to be U.S. or Canadian citizens. The NASL began using its own variation of the penalty shoot-out procedure for tied matches. Matches tied at the end of regulation would now go to a golden goal overtime period and, if still tied, on to a shoot-out. Instead of penalty kicks however, the shoot-out attempt started 35 yards from the goal and allowed the player 5 seconds to attempt a shot. The player could make as many moves as he wanted in a breakaway situation within the time frame. NASL procedure also called for the box score or score-line to show an additional "goal" given to the winning side of a shoot-out. This "victory goal" however was not credited in the "Goals For" column of the league table. The Cosmos defeated the Seattle Sounders in the final on August 28 to win the championship.

Changes from the previous season

New teams

  • None

Teams folding

  • Boston Minutemen
  • Philadelphia Atoms

Teams moving

  • Miami Toros - Fort Lauderdale Strikers
  • San Antonio Thunder - Team Hawaii
  • San Diego Jaws - Las Vegas Quicksilvers

Name changes

  • Hartford Bicentennials to Connecticut Bicentennials
  • Cosmos drop "New York" from name

Map of clubs

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Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= point system

6 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game. :-Premiers (most points). -Other playoff teams.

Atlantic Conference

Eastern DivisionWLGFGABPPtsHomeRoad
Fort Lauderdale Strikers19749294716111-28-5
Cosmos151160395014010-35-8
Tampa Bay Rowdies141255454713111-23-10
Washington Diplomats1016324932926-74-9
Northern DivisionWLGFGABPPtsHomeRoad
Toronto Metros-Croatia13134238371158-55-8
St. Louis Stars12143335321047-65-8
Rochester Lancers11153441339910-31-12
Chicago Sting1016314328884-96-7
Connecticut Bicentennials719346530724-93-10

Pacific Conference

Southern DivisionWLGFGABPPtsHomeRoad
Dallas Tornado18856375316111-27-6
Los Angeles Aztecs15116554571478-57-6
San Jose Earthquakes14123744351199-45-8
Team Hawaii11154559401067-64-9
Las Vegas Quicksilvers11153844371038-53-10
Western DivisionWLGFGABPPtsHomeRoad
Minnesota Kicks161044364113711-25-8
Vancouver Whitecaps141243364012410-34-9
Seattle Sounders14124334391239-45-8
Portland Timbers1016394238987-63-10

NASL All-Stars

First TeamPositionurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ov1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3998,3891044&dq=1977+nasl+all-stars&hl=entitle=Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Searchaccess-date=2014-01-23}}url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770812&id=emxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634,2324371title=St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Searchaccess-date=2014-01-23}}
Gordon Banks, Ft. LauderdaleGAlan Mayer, Las VegasTony Chursky, Seattle
Franz Beckenbauer, CosmosDRay Evans, St. LouisSteve Litt, Minnesota
Mike England, SeattleDSteve Pecher, DallasJim McAlister, Seattle
Bruce Wilson, VancouverDHumberto Coelho, Las VegasAlan Merrick, Minnesota
Mel Machin, SeattleDGeorge Ley, Dallas • Arsène Auguste Tampa BayGraham Day, Portland
George Best, Los AngelesMCharlie Cooke, Los AngelesTony Simões, San Jose
Wolfgang Sühnholz, Las VegasMVito Dimitrijević, CosmosAce Ntsoelengoe, Minnesota
Alan West, MinnesotaMRodney Marsh, Tampa BayAl Trost, St. Louis
Steve David, Los AngelesFMike Stojanović, RochesterWillie Morgan, Chicago
Pelé, CosmosFSteve Wegerle, Tampa BayGiorgio Chinaglia, Cosmos
Derek Smethurst, Tampa BayFBuzz Parsons, VancouverJimmy Robertson, Seattle

Playoffs

Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League playoffs

The first round and the Soccer Bowl were single game match ups, while the conference semifinals and championships were all two-game series.

Bracket

First round

Division Championships

Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2
(lower seed hosts Game 1)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers-Cosmos3–8
Dallas Tornado-Los Angeles Aztecs1–3
Minnesota Kicks-Seattle Sounders1–2 (OT)*
Toronto Metros-Croatia-Rochester Lancers0–1 (SO, 2–3)

Conference Championships

Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2
(lower seed hosts Game 1)
Los Angeles Aztecs-Seattle Sounders1–3
Cosmos-Rochester Lancers2–1

Soccer Bowl '77

Main article: Soccer Bowl '77

Chinaglia

1977 NASL Champions: Cosmos

Post season awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Franz Beckenbauer, Cosmos
  • Coach of the year: Ron Newman, Fort Lauderdale
  • Rookie of the year: Jim McAlister, Seattle

Average home attendance

TeamAverage
New York Cosmos34,150
Minnesota Kicks32,771
Seattle Sounders24,226
Tampa Bay Rowdies19,491
San Jose Earthquakes17,739
Dallas Tornado16,510
Portland Timbers13,208
Washington Diplomats13,037
Vancouver Whitecaps11,897
Los Angeles Aztecs9,638
St. Louis Stars9,126
Fort Lauderdale Strikers8,140
Toronto Metros7,321
Las Vegas Quicksilvers7,079
Rochester Lancers6,065
Chicago Sting5,204
Team Hawaii4,543
Connecticut Bicentennials3,902

References

General references

References

  1. "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search".
  2. "This Day In 1981 : Soccer Bowl Edition | Chicago Fire Confidential".
  3. "The Year in American Soccer - 1977".
  4. "Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search".
  5. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  6. (August 12, 1977). "Banks, Pele, Smethurst on star team". [[St. Petersburg Times]].
  7. (1979). "1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide".
  8. "kenn.com".
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