1981-82 North American Soccer League's third indoor soccer season.
Overview [edit]
A total of 13 of a possible 14 NASL teams participated. Fort Lauderdale was the only non-participant in the 18 game regular season. The Los Angeles Aztecs and the Minnesota Kicks had been schedule to participated but were unable, do to mounting financial issues. By early December both teams had folded. [1] [2]
Regular Season [edit]
American Conference [edit]
National Conference [edit]
Playoffs [edit]
First Round [edit]
- 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, 8-4
Semi-finals [edit]
- Tampa Bay defeated Tulsa 5-4, 3-4, 1-0
- San Diego defeated Edmonton 8-2, 12-3
Championship [edit]
- San Diego defeated Tampa Bay 9-7, 10-5
Playoff MVP [edit]
Post season awards [edit]
| Western Conference |
Position |
Eastern Conference |
| Volkmar Gross, San Diego |
G |
Jürgen Stars, Tampa Bay |
| Alan Hudson, Seattle |
D |
Barry Wallace, Tulsa |
| Martin Donnelly, San Diego |
D |
Mike Connell, Tampa Bay |
| Jan Goossens, Edmonton |
F |
Tatu, Tampa Bay |
| Kai Haaskivi, Edmonton |
F |
Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago |
| Juli Veee, San Diego |
F |
Gordon Hill, Montreal |
References [edit]