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1980 North American Soccer League season

April 12, 2024

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1980. This was the 13th season of the NASL.

North American Soccer League 1980 season
Season1980
ChampionsNew York Cosmos
(4th title)
PremiersNew York Cosmos
(4th title) most total points
*Seattle Sounders
best Won/Loss record
Matches played384
Goals scored1,371 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgio Chinaglia
(32 goals)
Highest attendance70,312
(Ft. Lauderdale @ NY)
Lowest attendance254
(Memphis at New England)
Average attendance14,440
← 1979
1981 →

Overview edit

The league comprised 24 teams; for the only time in NASL history, the lineup of teams was identical to the year before, with no clubs joining or dropping out, franchise shifts or even name changes. The New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the finals on September 21 to win the championship. For the third time in league history the team with the most wins (Seattle) did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding bonus points for goals scored.

Changes from the previous season edit

The 1980 season saw the regular season expand from 30 games to 32 games. Three North Americans were required to be among the eleven playing in the match for each team, up from two during the previous season.[1]

New teams edit

  • None

Teams folding edit

  • None

Teams moving edit

  • None

Name changes edit

  • None

Regular season edit

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= 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).  -Best record.  -Other playoff teams.

NASL All-Stars edit

First Team   Position   Second Team Honorable Mention[2][3]
  Phil Parkes, Chicago G   Jack Brand, Seattle   Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale
  Carlos Alberto, New York D   Mihalj Keri, Los Angeles   David Nish, Seattle
  Mike Connell, Tampa Bay D   Wim Rijsbergen, New York   John Gorman, Tampa Bay
  Rudi Krol, Vancouver D   Peter Nogly, Edmonton   Frantz Mathieu, Chicago
  Bruce Rioch, Seattle D   John Ryan, Seattle   Andranik Eskandarian, New York
  Franz Beckenbauer, New York M   Arno Steffenhagen, Chicago   Ray Hudson, Ft. Lauderdale
  Vladislav Bogićević, New York M   Johan Neeskens, New York   Ace Ntsoelengoe, Minnesota
  Teófilo Cubillas, Fort Lauderdale M   Alan Hudson, Seattle   Jomo Sono, Toronto
  Giorgio Chinaglia, New York F   Steve Wegerle, Tampa Bay   Tommy Hutchison, Seattle
  Johan Cruyff, Washington F   Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago   Alan Green, Washington
  Roger Davies, Seattle F   Luis Fernando, Los Angeles   Julio César Romero, New York

Playoffs edit

Main article: 1980 North American Soccer League playoffs

The top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs automatically. The last two spots would go to the next best teams in the conference, regardless of division. The top three conference seeds went to the division winners, seeds 4-6 went to the second place teams and the last two seeds were given wild-card berths. The winners of each successive round would be reseeded within the conference by regular season point total, regardless of first-round seeding.[4] The Soccer Bowl remained a single game final.

In 1979 and 1980, if a playoff series was tied at one win apiece, a full 30 minute mini-game was played. If there was no winner after the 30 minutes ended, the teams would then move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner.[5]

Bracket edit

Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '80
                  
AC1 Chicago 1 3 1(0)
AC8 San Diego 2 2 1(3)
San Diego 6 0 1(2)
Tampa Bay 3 6 1(0)
AC2 Tampa Bay 1 4 –
AC7 New England 0 0 –
San Diego 1 4 0
Fort Lauderdale 2 2 2
AC3 Edmonton 2 0 1
AC6 Houston 1 1 0
Edmonton 0 2(2) 0
Fort Lauderdale 1 2(1) 3
AC4 Fort Lauderdale 2 0 0(3)
AC5 California 1 2 0(2)
Fort Lauderdale 0
New York 3
NC1 New York 3 8 –
NC8 Tulsa 1 1 –
New York 3 0 3
Dallas 2 3 0
NC3 Dallas 1 2 –
NC6 Minnesota 0 0 –
New York 2 3 –
Los Angeles 1 1 –
NC4 Los Angeles 0 1(5) 2
NC5 Washington 1 1(4) 0
Los Angeles 3 0 1(2)
Seattle 0 4 1(0)
NC2 Seattle 2 3 –
NC7 Vancouver 1 1 –

First round edit

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
Minnesota Kicks - Dallas Tornado 0–1 0–2 x August 27 • Metropolitan Stadium • 17,461
August 31 • Texas Stadium • 8,674
San Diego Sockers - Chicago Sting 2–1 2 - 3 2–1 (SO, 3–0) August 27 • San Diego Stadium • 12,125
August 30 • Comiskey Park • 12,267
New England Tea Men - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 0–4 x August 27 • Schaefer Stadium • 17,121
August 30 • Tampa Stadium • 26,368
Vancouver Whitecaps - Seattle Sounders 1–2 (OT) 1 –3 x August 27 • Empire Stadium • 27,231
August 30 • Kingdome • 35,254
Washington Diplomats - Los Angeles Aztecs 1–0 1–2 (SO, 4–5) 0–2 August 27 • RFK Stadium • 20,231
August 30 • Rose Bowl • 14,163
Houston Hurricane - Edmonton Drillers 1–2 1–0 0–1 August 27 • Astrodome • 3,902
August 31 • Commonwealth Stadium • 22,059
California Surf - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 2–0 0–1 (SO, 2–3) August 28 • Anaheim Stadium • 2,929
August 31 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,282
Tulsa Roughnecks - New York Cosmos 1–3 1–8 x August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 22,890
August 31 • Giants Stadium • 40,285

Conference semifinals edit

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
Los Angeles Aztecs - Seattle Sounders 3–0 0–4 2–1 (SO, 2–0) September 3 • Rose Bowl • 13,466
September 5 • Kingdome • 32,564
Edmonton Drillers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 3–2 (SO, 2–1) 0 - 3 September 3 • Commonwealth Stadium • 18,029
September 6 • Lockhart Stadium • 17,380
Dallas Tornado - New York Cosmos 2–3 3–0 0–3 September 3 • Texas Stadium • 7,459
September 7 • Giants Stadium • 45,153
San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–3 0–6 2–1 (SO, 2–0) September 4 • San Diego Stadium • 20,109
September 7 • Tampa Stadium • 25,852

Conference Championships edit

Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
San Diego Sockers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 4–2 0–2 September 11 • San Diego Stadium • 27,635
September 13 • Lockhart Stadium • 18,420
Los Angeles Aztecs - New York Cosmos 1–2 1–3 x September 10 • Rose Bowl • 25,487
September 13 • Giants Stadium • 42,324

Soccer Bowl '80 edit

Main article: Soccer Bowl '80
New York Cosmos3–0Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Romero   47:55' (Chinaglia, Bogićević)
Chinaglia   70:06' (Davis, Rijsbergen)
Chinaglia   87:07' (Cabañas)
Attendance: 50,768[8]
Referee: Paul Avis (Canada)[9]

1980 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos

Post season awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  2. ^ . home.att.net. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". www.oocities.org.
  4. ^ 1980 Official North American Soccer League Guide. 1980. p. 276.
  5. ^ "NASL Playoffs Open Tonight". The Hour. August 14, 1979. p. 49. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ^ "Cosmos regain soccer title". Christian Science Monitor. September 23, 1980.
  8. ^ "The Evening News - Google News Archive Search".
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.

1980 Official North American Soccer League Guide. New York, NY: North American Soccer League. 1980.

External links edit

  • Video of 1980 goals of the year
  • Complete Results and Standings

April 12, 2024
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Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1980 This was the 13th season of the NASL North American Soccer League 1980 seasonSeason1980ChampionsNew York Cosmos 4th title PremiersNew York Cosmos 4th title most total points Seattle Sounders best Won Loss recordMatches played384Goals scored1 371 3 57 per match Top goalscorerGiorgio Chinaglia 32 goals Highest attendance70 312 Ft Lauderdale NY Lowest attendance254 Memphis at New England Average attendance14 440 19791981 Contents 1 Overview 2 Changes from the previous season 2 1 New teams 2 2 Teams folding 2 3 Teams moving 2 4 Name changes 3 Regular season 3 1 American Conference 3 2 National Conference 4 NASL All Stars 5 Playoffs 5 1 Bracket 5 2 First round 5 3 Conference semifinals 5 4 Conference Championships 5 5 Soccer Bowl 80 6 Post season awards 7 References 8 External linksOverview editThe league comprised 24 teams for the only time in NASL history the lineup of teams was identical to the year before with no clubs joining or dropping out franchise shifts or even name changes The New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the finals on September 21 to win the championship For the third time in league history the team with the most wins Seattle did not win the regular season due to the NASL s system of awarding bonus points for goals scored Changes from the previous season editThe 1980 season saw the regular season expand from 30 games to 32 games Three North Americans were required to be among the eleven playing in the match for each team up from two during the previous season 1 New teams edit NoneTeams folding edit NoneTeams moving edit NoneName changes edit NoneRegular season editW Wins L Losses GF Goals For GA Goals Against PT point system6 points for a win 0 points for a loss 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game Premiers most points Best record Other playoff teams American Conference edit Eastern Division W L GF GA PTTampa Bay Rowdies 2 19 13 61 50 168Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 18 14 61 55 163New England Tea Men 7 18 14 54 56 154Philadelphia Fury 10 22 42 68 98Central Division W L GF GA PTChicago Sting 1 21 11 80 50 187Houston Hurricane 6 14 18 56 69 130Detroit Express 14 18 51 52 129Memphis Rogues 14 18 49 57 126Western Division W L GF GA PTEdmonton Drillers 3 17 15 58 51 149California Surf 5 15 17 61 67 144San Diego Sockers 8 16 16 53 51 140San Jose Earthquakes 9 23 45 68 95 National Conference edit Eastern Division W L GF GA PTNew York Cosmos 1 24 8 87 41 213Washington Diplomats 5 17 15 72 61 159Toronto Blizzard 14 18 49 65 128Rochester Lancers 12 20 42 67 109Central Division W L GF GA PTDallas Tornado 3 18 14 57 58 157Minnesota Kicks 6 16 16 66 56 147Tulsa Roughnecks 8 15 17 56 62 139Atlanta Chiefs 7 25 34 84 74Western Division W L GF GA PTSeattle Sounders 2 25 7 74 31 207Los Angeles Aztecs 4 20 12 61 52 174Vancouver Whitecaps 7 16 16 52 47 139Portland Timbers 15 17 50 53 133NASL All Stars editFirst Team Position Second Team Honorable Mention 2 3 nbsp Phil Parkes Chicago G nbsp Jack Brand Seattle nbsp Jan van Beveren Fort Lauderdale nbsp Carlos Alberto New York D nbsp Mihalj Keri Los Angeles nbsp David Nish Seattle nbsp Mike Connell Tampa Bay D nbsp Wim Rijsbergen New York nbsp John Gorman Tampa Bay nbsp Rudi Krol Vancouver D nbsp Peter Nogly Edmonton nbsp Frantz Mathieu Chicago nbsp Bruce Rioch Seattle D nbsp John Ryan Seattle nbsp Andranik Eskandarian New York nbsp Franz Beckenbauer New York M nbsp Arno Steffenhagen Chicago nbsp Ray Hudson Ft Lauderdale nbsp Vladislav Bogicevic New York M nbsp Johan Neeskens New York nbsp Ace Ntsoelengoe Minnesota nbsp Teofilo Cubillas Fort Lauderdale M nbsp Alan Hudson Seattle nbsp Jomo Sono Toronto nbsp Giorgio Chinaglia New York F nbsp Steve Wegerle Tampa Bay nbsp Tommy Hutchison Seattle nbsp Johan Cruyff Washington F nbsp Karl Heinz Granitza Chicago nbsp Alan Green Washington nbsp Roger Davies Seattle F nbsp Luis Fernando Los Angeles nbsp Julio Cesar Romero New YorkPlayoffs editMain article 1980 North American Soccer League playoffs The top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs automatically The last two spots would go to the next best teams in the conference regardless of division The top three conference seeds went to the division winners seeds 4 6 went to the second place teams and the last two seeds were given wild card berths The winners of each successive round would be reseeded within the conference by regular season point total regardless of first round seeding 4 The Soccer Bowl remained a single game final In 1979 and 1980 if a playoff series was tied at one win apiece a full 30 minute mini game was played If there was no winner after the 30 minutes ended the teams would then move on to a shoot out to determine a series winner 5 Bracket edit Conference QuarterfinalsConference SemifinalsConference ChampionshipsSoccer Bowl 80 AC1Chicago131 0 AC8San Diego221 3 San Diego601 2 Tampa Bay361 0 AC2Tampa Bay14 AC7New England00 San Diego140Fort Lauderdale222AC3Edmonton201AC6Houston110Edmonton02 2 0Fort Lauderdale12 1 3AC4Fort Lauderdale200 3 AC5California120 2 Fort Lauderdale0New York3NC1New York38 NC8Tulsa11 New York303Dallas230NC3Dallas12 NC6Minnesota00 New York23 Los Angeles11 NC4Los Angeles01 5 2NC5Washington11 4 0Los Angeles301 2 Seattle041 0 NC2Seattle23 NC7Vancouver11 First round edit Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini game lower seed hosts Game 1 Minnesota Kicks Dallas Tornado 0 1 0 2 x August 27 Metropolitan Stadium 17 461August 31 Texas Stadium 8 674San Diego Sockers Chicago Sting 2 1 2 3 2 1 SO 3 0 August 27 San Diego Stadium 12 125August 30 Comiskey Park 12 267New England Tea Men Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 1 0 4 x August 27 Schaefer Stadium 17 121August 30 Tampa Stadium 26 368Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle Sounders 1 2 OT 1 3 x August 27 Empire Stadium 27 231August 30 Kingdome 35 254Washington Diplomats Los Angeles Aztecs 1 0 1 2 SO 4 5 0 2 August 27 RFK Stadium 20 231August 30 Rose Bowl 14 163Houston Hurricane Edmonton Drillers 1 2 1 0 0 1 August 27 Astrodome 3 902August 31 Commonwealth Stadium 22 059California Surf Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 2 2 0 0 1 SO 2 3 August 28 Anaheim Stadium 2 929August 31 Lockhart Stadium 15 282Tulsa Roughnecks New York Cosmos 1 3 1 8 x August 28 Skelly Stadium 22 890August 31 Giants Stadium 40 285 Conference semifinals edit Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini game lower seed hosts Game 1 Los Angeles Aztecs Seattle Sounders 3 0 0 4 2 1 SO 2 0 September 3 Rose Bowl 13 466September 5 Kingdome 32 564Edmonton Drillers Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 1 3 2 SO 2 1 0 3 September 3 Commonwealth Stadium 18 029September 6 Lockhart Stadium 17 380Dallas Tornado New York Cosmos 2 3 3 0 0 3 September 3 Texas Stadium 7 459September 7 Giants Stadium 45 153San Diego Sockers Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 3 0 6 2 1 SO 2 0 September 4 San Diego Stadium 20 109September 7 Tampa Stadium 25 852 Conference Championships edit Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini game lower seed hosts Game 1 San Diego Sockers Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 2 4 2 0 2 September 11 San Diego Stadium 27 635September 13 Lockhart Stadium 18 420Los Angeles Aztecs New York Cosmos 1 2 1 3 x September 10 Rose Bowl 25 487September 13 Giants Stadium 42 324 Soccer Bowl 80 edit Main article Soccer Bowl 80 September 21 6 12 44 pm EDT 7 New York Cosmos3 0Fort Lauderdale StrikersRomero nbsp 47 55 Chinaglia Bogicevic Chinaglia nbsp 70 06 Davis Rijsbergen Chinaglia nbsp 87 07 Cabanas RFK Stadium Washington D C Attendance 50 768 8 Referee Paul Avis Canada 9 1980 NASL Champions New York CosmosPost season awards editMost Valuable Player Roger Davies Seattle Coach of the year Alan Hinton Seattle Rookie of the year Jeff Durgan New York North American Player of the Year Jack Brand Seattle 10 References edit The Evening Independent Google News Archive Search news google com Archived copy home att net Archived from the original on May 1 2008 Retrieved January 11 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Steve Dimitry s NASL Web Page www oocities org 1980 Official North American Soccer League Guide 1980 p 276 NASL Playoffs Open Tonight The Hour August 14 1979 p 49 Retrieved July 6 2013 St Petersburg Times Google News Archive Search Cosmos regain soccer title Christian Science Monitor September 23 1980 The Evening News Google News Archive Search NASL Soccer Bowl Archived from the original on November 5 2013 Retrieved October 17 2013 Jack Brand Archived from the original on May 18 2012 Retrieved May 8 2013 1980 Official North American Soccer League Guide New York NY North American Soccer League 1980 External links editVideo of 1980 goals of the year Complete Results and Standings Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 North American Soccer League season amp oldid 1202062603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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