1977 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League -1977 Season-
Season
1977
Champions
Cosmos
(2nd Title)
Premiers
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
Matches played
234
Goals scored
752 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer
Steve David (26)
Highest attendance
77,691
(Ft Lauderdale @ Cosmos)
Lowest attendance
1,100
(Washington @ Connecticut)
Average attendance
13,558

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Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1977. This was the 10th season of the NASL.




Contents





  • 1 Overview


  • 2 Changes from the previous season

    • 2.1 Teams folding


    • 2.2 Teams moving


    • 2.3 Name changes



  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Atlantic Conference


    • 3.2 Pacific Conference



  • 4 NASL All-Stars


  • 5 Playoffs

    • 5.1 Bracket


    • 5.2 First Round


    • 5.3 Division Championships


    • 5.4 Conference Championships


    • 5.5 Soccer Bowl '77



  • 6 Post season awards


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Overview


The league was made up of 18 teams. The schedule was expanded to 26 games and the playoffs to 12 teams. Team rosters consisted of 17 players, 6 of which had to be US or Canadian citizens.[1] The NASL began using its own variation of the penalty shoot-out procedure for tied matches. Matches tied at the end of regulation would now go to a golden goal overtime period and, if still tied, on to a shoot-out. Instead of penalty kicks however, the shoot-out attempt started 35 yards from the goal and allowed the player 5 seconds to attempt a shot. The player could make as many moves as he wanted in a breakaway situation within the time frame. NASL procedure also called for the box score or score-line to show an additional "goal" given to the winning side of a shoot-out. This "victory goal" however was not credited in the "Goals For" column of the league table.[2][3] The Cosmos defeated the Seattle Sounders in the finals on August 28 to win the championship.



Changes from the previous season



Teams folding


  • Boston Minutemen

  • Philadelphia Atoms


Teams moving


  • Miami Toros - Fort Lauderdale Strikers

  • San Antonio Thunder - Team Hawaii

  • San Diego Jaws - Las Vegas Quicksilvers


Name changes


  • Hartford Bicentennials - Connecticut Bicentennials

  • Cosmos drop "New York" from name


Regular season


W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= 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).     -Other playoff teams.


Atlantic Conference















































Eastern Division
W
L
GF
GA
BP
Pts
Home
Road
Fort Lauderdale Strikers19749294716111-28-5
Cosmos151160395014010-35-8
Tampa Bay Rowdies141255454713111-23-10
Washington Diplomats1016324932926-74-9






















































Northern Division
W
L
GF
GA
BP
Pts
Home
Road
Toronto Metros-Croatia13134238371158-55-8
St. Louis Stars12143335321047-65-8
Rochester Lancers11153441339910-31-12
Chicago Sting1016314328884-96-7
Connecticut Bicentennials719346530724-93-10


Pacific Conference
























































Southern Division
W
L
GF
GA
BP
Pts
Home
Road
Dallas Tornado18856375316111-27-6
Los Angeles Aztecs15116554571478-57-6
San Jose Earthquakes14123744351199-45-8
Team Hawaii11154559401067-64-9
Las Vegas Quicksilvers11153844371038-53-10













































Western Division
W
L
GF
GA
BP
Pts
Home
Road
Minnesota Kicks161044364113711-25-8
Vancouver Whitecaps141243364012410-34-9
Seattle Sounders14124334391239-45-8
Portland Timbers1016394238987-63-10


NASL All-Stars


















































First Team  Position  Second Team[4]Honorable Mention[5]

Gordon Banks, Ft. Lauderdale

G

Alan Mayer, Las Vegas

Tony Chursky, Seattle

Franz Beckenbauer, Cosmos

D

Ray Evans, St. Louis

Steve Litt, Minnesota

Mike England, Seattle
D

Steve Pecher, Dallas

Jim McAlister, Seattle

Bruce Wilson, Vancouver
D

Humberto Coelho, Las Vegas

Alan Merrick, Minnesota

Mel Machin, Seattle
D

George Ley, Dallas • Arsène Auguste Tampa Bay[6]
Graham Day, Portland

George Best, Los Angeles

M

Charlie Cooke, Los Angeles

Tony Simões, San Jose

Wolfgang Sühnholz, Las Vegas
M

Vito Dimitrijević, Cosmos

Ace Ntsoelengoe, Minnesota

Alan West, Minnesota
M

Rodney Marsh, Tampa Bay

Al Trost, St. Louis

Steve David, Los Angeles

F

Mike Stojanović, Rochester

Willie Morgan, Chicago

Pelé, Cosmos
F

Steve Wegerle, Tampa Bay

Giorgio Chinaglia, Cosmos

Derek Smethurst, Tampa Bay
F

Buzz Parsons, Vancouver

Jimmy Robertson, Seattle


Playoffs


Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League playoffs

The first round and the Soccer Bowl were single game match ups, while the conference semifinals and championships were all two-game series.[7]



Bracket














































































































































































































 First RoundDivision ChampionshipsConference ChampionshipsSoccer Bowl '77
                   
E2Cosmos3 
E3Tampa Bay Rowdies0 
 E1Fort Lauderdale Strikers0 
  E2Cosmos2 
   
    
 E2Cosmos2 
 N3Rochester Lancers0 
N2St. Louis Stars0(2)
 
N3Rochester Lancers0(4)
 
 N1Toronto Metros-Croatia0
  N3Rochester Lancers2 
   
    

 E2Cosmos2

 W3Seattle Sounders1
S2Los Angeles Aztecs2 
S3San Jose Earthquakes1 
 S1Dallas Tornado0
  S2Los Angeles Aztecs2 
   
    

 S2Los Angeles Aztecs0
 W3Seattle Sounders2 
W2Vancouver Whitecaps0 
W3Seattle Sounders2 
 W1Minnesota Kicks0
  W3Seattle Sounders2 
   



First Round










August 10

San Jose Earthquakes

1–2 (OT)

Los Angeles Aztecs

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Att. 4,038











August 10

Tampa Bay Rowdies

0–3

Cosmos

Giants Stadium • Att. 57,828











August 10

Rochester Lancers

1–0 (SO, 4–2)

St. Louis Stars

Francis Field • Att. 7,137











August 10

Seattle Sounders

2–0

Vancouver Whitecaps

Empire Stadium • Att. 21,915





Division Championships
































Higher seed

Lower seed
Game 1
Game 2

(lower seed hosts Game 1)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers-Cosmos3–82–3 (SO, 0–3)

August 14 • Giants Stadium • 77,691
August 17 • Lockhart Stadium 14,152
Dallas Tornado-Los Angeles Aztecs1–31–5
August 14 • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • 5,201
August 17 • Ownby Stadium • 18,489
Minnesota Kicks-Seattle Sounders*1–2 (OT)
0–1*August 14 • Metropolitan Stadium • 35,889
August 17 • Kingdome • 42,091
Toronto Metros-Croatia-Rochester Lancers0–1 (SO, 2–3)
0–1
August 13 • Holleder Memorial Stadium • 10,556
August 16 • Varsity Stadium • 8,062

*Minnesota Kicks hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2) due to a scheduling conflict with the Twins baseball club.



Conference Championships




















Higher seed

Lower seed
Game 1
Game 2

(lower seed hosts Game 1)
Los Angeles Aztecs-Seattle Sounders1–3
#0–1
August 21 • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • 9,115
#August 25 • Kingdome • 56,256
Cosmos-Rochester Lancers2–14–1
August 21 • Holleder Memorial Stadium • 20,005
August 24 • Giants Stadium • 73,669

#Seattle Sounders hosted Game 2 (instead of Game 1) due to a scheduling conflict with the Mariners baseball club.



Soccer Bowl '77


Main article: Soccer Bowl '77


August 284 pm EDT








Cosmos
2–1

Seattle Sounders

Hunt Goal 19:05'
Chinaglia Goal (Hunt) 77:19'


Ord Goal (Cave) 23:13'

Civic Stadium, Portland

Attendance: 35,548

Referee: Toros Kibritjan (USA)



1977 NASL Champions: Cosmos



Post season awards



  • Most Valuable Player: Franz Beckenbauer, Cosmos


  • Coach of the year: Ron Newman, Fort Lauderdale


  • Rookie of the year: Jim McAlister, Seattle


References




  1. ^ "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 


  2. ^ "This Day In 1981 : Soccer Bowl Edition | Chicago Fire Confidential". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-29. 


  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1977". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-29. 


  4. ^ "Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 


  5. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23. 


  6. ^ "Banks, Pele, Smethurst on star team". St. Petersburg Times. August 12, 1977. p. 5C. 


  7. ^ 1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide. 1979. p. 367. 



1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide. New York, NY: North American Soccer League. 1979. 


Jose, Colin (1989). NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League. Derby, England: Breedon Books. 


Jose, Colin (2003). North American Soccer League Encyclopedia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press. 


Wangerin, David (2008). Soccer In A Football World. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. 



External links


  • The Year in American Soccer – 1977

  • Chris Page's NASL Archive

  • Complete Results and Standings






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