1982 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League -1982 Season-
Season 1982
Champions New York Cosmos
(5th title)
Premiers New York Cosmos
(6th title)
Matches played 224
Goals scored 809 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Ricardo Alonso
(21 goals)
Highest attendance 52,436
Tampa Bay at New York
(April 18)
Lowest attendance 2,120
San Jose at Edmonton
(August 4)
Average attendance 13,155
← 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 [1] 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.[2]

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[3] Honorable Mention[4]
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

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
New York Cosmos - Tulsa Roughnecks 5 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 August 25 -23,917 • August 28 -15,817 • September 1–24,209
Seattle Sounders - Toronto Blizzard 4 - 2 1 - 2 (OT) 4 - 2 August 25 -13,005 • August 27 -5,099 • September 1–17,332
Montreal Manic - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 - 2 (OT) 0 - 1 (OT) 1 - 4 August 25 -15,232 • August 29 -10,696 • September 1–11,897
San Diego Sockers - Vancouver Whitecaps 5 - 1 0 - 1 2 - 1 August 25 -7,267 • August 29 -18,253 • September 2–8,857

Semifinals

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
New York Cosmos - San Diego Sockers 2 - 1 2 - 1 (OT) x September 5–34,653 • September 8–13,074
Seattle Sounders - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 - 0 3 - 4 (OT) 1 - 0 (OT) September 4–17,338 • September 8–15,196 • September 10–28,986

Soccer Bowl '82

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September 18[5]
New York Cosmos 1–0 Seattle Sounders
Chinaglia Goal 30:17'
Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 22,634[6]
Referee: David Socha[7]

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=e3MfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6000,1141820&dq=nasl+record+shootout&hl=en
  3. ↑ http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html
  4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6863,1542601&dq=cosmos+defeat+sounders&hl=en
  6. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125959/1/index.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788
  8. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ELlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AV4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,265613&dq=north+american+player+of+year&hl=en
  9. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6863,1542601&dq=cosmos+defeat+sounders&hl=en

External links

  1. REDIRECT Template:North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
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