1982 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League -1982 Season-
Season1982
ChampionsNew York Cosmos
(5th title)
PremiersNew York Cosmos
(6th title)
Matches played224
Goals scored809 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardo Alonso
(21 goals)
Highest attendance52,436
Tampa Bay at New York
(April 18)
Lowest attendance2,120
San Jose at Edmonton
(August 4)
Average attendance13,155
← 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, 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 Division W L GF GA PT
New York Cosmos 23 9 73 52 203
Montreal Manic 19 13 60 43 159
Toronto Blizzard 17 15 64 47 151
Chicago Sting 13 19 56 67 129
Southern Division W L GF GA PT
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 14 64 74 163
Tulsa Roughnecks 16 16 69 57 151
Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 20 47 77 112
Jacksonville Tea Men 11 21 41 71 105
Western Division W L GF GA PT
Seattle Sounders 18 14 72 48 166
San Diego Sockers 19 13 71 54 162
Vancouver Whitecaps 20 12 58 48 160
Portland Timbers 14 18 49 44 122
San Jose Earthquakes 13 19 47 62 114
Edmonton Drillers 11 21 38 65 93

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
New York Cosmos1–0Seattle Sounders
Chinaglia 30:17'
Attendance: 22,634[7]
Referee: David Socha (USA)[8]

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%7C 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

External links

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