| 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 |
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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
New teams
- None
Teams folding
- Atlanta Chiefs
- Calgary Boomers
- California Surf
- Dallas Tornado
- Los Angeles Aztecs
- Minnesota Kicks
- Washington Diplomats
Atlanta, Calgary, California, Dallas and Washington folded in September 1981, [2] while Los Angeles and Minnesota folded in November–December 1981.
Teams moving
- None
Name changes
- None
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]
- Premiers (most points). Other playoff teams.
| 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, Fort 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, Fort Lauderdale
|
|
Arno Steffenhagen, Chicago
|
M |
Teófilo Cubillas, Ft. Lauderdale
|
Juli Veee, San Diego
|
Giorgio Chinaglia, New York
|
F |
Steve Hunt, New York
|
Branko Šegota, Fort 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
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) |
Soccer Bowl '82 (Single match) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 2 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego Sockers | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego Sockers | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Montreal Manic | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Toronto Blizzard | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Higher seed | Lower seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Attendance† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
† Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3
* 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 | Attendance† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | San Diego Sockers | 2–1 | 2–1 (OT) | × | 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 |
† Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3
Soccer Bowl '82
| New York Cosmos | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders |
|---|---|---|
Chinaglia  30:17' |
1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos
Post season awards
- Most Valuable Player: Peter Ward, Seattle
- Coach of the year: Johnny Giles, Vancouver
- Rookie of the year: Pedro DeBrito, Tampa Bay
- North American Player of the Year: Mark Peterson, Seattle [9]
- Soccer Bowl MVP: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York [6]
References
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- ^ "Four NASL teams fold". Gainesville Sun. New York. Associated Press. September 17, 1981.
- ^ "Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". www.oocities.org.
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- ^ "NASL Soccer Bowl". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Also worth mentioning..." St. Petersburg Times. August 9, 1983.