1977 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States

Season

1977

← 1976

1978 →

The 1977 season was the 65th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

Men

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
4	3	2

September 15 Friendly

El Salvador

1 – 2

United States

San Salvador, El Salvador

September 18 Friendly

Guatemala

3 – 1

United States

Guatemala City, Guatemala

September 22 Friendly

El Salvador

0 – 1

United States

San Salvador, El Salvador

September 25 Friendly

Guatemala

2 – 0

United States

Guatemala City, Guatemala

September 27 Friendly	Mexico	3 – 0	United States	Monterrey, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico

September 30 Friendly

United States

0 – 0

El Salvador

United States

October 6 Friendly

United States

1 – 1

China

United States

October 10 Friendly

United States

1 – 0

China

United States

October 16 Friendly

United States

2 – 1

China

United States

Women

Managerial changes

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League standings

North American Soccer League (Div. 1)

Atlantic Conference

Northern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Toronto Metros-Croatia	13	13	42	38	115
St. Louis Stars	12	14	33	35	104
Rochester Lancers	11	15	34	41	99
Chicago Sting	10	16	31	43	88
Connecticut Bicentennials	7	19	34	65	72

Eastern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	19	7	49	29	161
Cosmos	15	11	60	39	140
Tampa Bay Rowdies	14	12	55	45	131
Washington Diplomats	10	16	32	49	92

Pacific Conference

Western Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Minnesota Kicks	16	10	44	36	137
Vancouver Whitecaps	14	12	43	36	124
Seattle Sounders	14	12	43	34	123
Portland Timbers	10	16	39	42	98

Southern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Dallas Tornado	18	8	56	37	161
Los Angeles Aztecs	15	11	65	44	147
San Jose Earthquakes	14	12	37	44	119
Team Hawaii	11	15	45	59	106
Las Vegas Quicksilvers	11	15	38	44	103

Playoffs

First Round		Division Championships			Conference Championships			Soccer Bowl '77

		Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3	2(0)
Cosmos	3	Cosmos	8	3(3)
Tampa Bay Rowdies	0				Cosmos	2	4
					Rochester Lancers	1	1
		Toronto Metros-Croatia	0(2)	0
St. Louis Stars	0(2)	Rochester Lancers	1(3)	1
Rochester Lancers	1(4)							Cosmos	2
								Seattle Sounders	1
		Dallas Tornado	1	1
Los Angeles Aztecs	2	Los Angeles Aztecs	3	5
San Jose Earthquakes	1				Los Angeles Aztecs	1	0
					Seattle Sounders	3	1
		Minnesota Kicks	1	0
Vancouver Whitecaps	0	Seattle Sounders	2	1
Seattle Sounders	2

American Soccer League (Div. 2)

College soccer

National Challenge Cup

Final

American clubs in international competition

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References

The Year in American Soccer - 1977

1977 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl Playoffs ASL NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup

National teams

Team seasons
NASL	Chicago Sting Connecticut Bicentennials Dallas Tornado Fort Lauderdale Strikers Las Vegas Quicksilvers Los Angeles Aztecs New York Cosmos Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders St. Louis Stars Tampa Bay Rowdies Team Hawaii Toronto Metros-Croatia Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats
ASL	California Sunshine Cleveland Cobras Connecticut Yankees Los Angeles Skyhawks New England Oceaneers New Jersey Americans New York Apollo Sacramento Spirits Santa Barbara Condors

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1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Soccer in the United States

Men's

National teams

Outdoor leagues

Professional	MLS History Playoffs MLS Cup USL Championship USLC Final USL League One NISA MLS Next Pro
Amateur	USL League Two NISA Nation NPSL CSL EPSL EPLWA GCPL MWPL OVPL SFSFL UPSL USLPA
Defunct	AFA (1884–1924) ALPF (1894) APSL (2015–2018) NAFL (1895–1898) ASL (1921–1933) ASL (1933–1983) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–1984) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–1992) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) APSL (1990–1996) A-League (1996–2004) USL 1st (2005–2009) D2 Pro (2010) PLA (2015–2017) NASL (2011–2017)

Indoor leagues

Current	MASL MASL2 MASL3 MLIS NISL PASL WISL
Defunct	NASL (1975–76, 1979–1984) MISL (1978–1992) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–1997) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–2008) AISL (2003–2008) XSL (2008–09) MISL (2008–2014)

Futsal leagues

Cup competitions

Current	U.S. Open Cup USL Cup National Amateur Cup Hank Steinbrecher Cup U.S. Open (indoor)
Defunct	AAFA Cup American Cup Lewis Cup

Women's

National teams

Outdoor leagues

Professional	NWSL NWSL Challenge Cup NWSL Shield Playoffs USL Super League WPSL PRO
Amateur	USL W League WPSL UWS OVPL

Indoor leagues

NISL
PASL

Futsal leagues

International competitions

Club competitions

Defunct leagues

Youth

Leagues	AYSO NFHS USYSA Super Y League MLS Next USL Academy
Competitions	US Youth Soccer National Championships

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