1980 North American Soccer League season

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

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

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
  • None

Teams folding
  • None

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, 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
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Tampa Bay Rowdies19136150168
Fort Lauderdale Strikers18146155163
New England Tea Men18145456154
Philadelphia Fury1022426898
Central DivisionWLGFGAPT
Chicago Sting21118050187
Houston Hurricane14185669130
Detroit Express14185152129
Memphis Rogues14184957126
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Edmonton Drillers17155851149
California Surf15176167144
San Diego Sockers16165351140
San Jose Earthquakes923456895

National Conference
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
New York Cosmos2488741213
Washington Diplomats17157261159
Toronto Blizzard14184965128
Rochester Lancers12204267109
Central DivisionWLGFGAPT
Dallas Tornado18145758157
Minnesota Kicks16166656147
Tulsa Roughnecks15175662139
Atlanta Chiefs725348474
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Seattle Sounders2577431207
Los Angeles Aztecs20126152174
Vancouver Whitecaps16165247139
Portland Timbers15175053133

NASL All-Stars
First Team  Position  Second TeamHonorable 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

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 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
  Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '80
                                         
 Chicago 1 3 1(0)  
 San Diego 2 2 1(3)  
   San Diego 6 0 1(2)  
   Tampa Bay 3 6 1(0)  
 Tampa Bay 1 4 –
 New England 0 0 –  
   San Diego 1 4 0  
   Fort Lauderdale 2 2 3  
 Edmonton 2 0 1  
 Houston 1 1 0  
   Edmonton 0 2(2) 0
   Fort Lauderdale 1 2(1) 3  
 Fort Lauderdale 2 0 0(3)
 California 1 2 0(2)  
   Fort Lauderdale 0
   New York 3
 New York 3 8 –  
 Tulsa 1 1 –  
   New York 3 0 3
   Dallas 2 3 0  
 Dallas 1 2 –
 Minnesota 0 0 –  
   New York 2 3 –
   Los Angeles 1 1 –  
 Los Angeles 0 1(5) 2  
 Washington 1 1(4) 0  
   Los Angeles 3 0 1(2)
   Seattle 0 4 1(0)  
 Seattle 2 3 –
 Vancouver 1 1 –  

First round
Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
Minnesota Kicks-Dallas Tornado0–10–2xAugust 27 • Metropolitan Stadium • 17,461
August 31 • Texas Stadium • 8,674
San Diego Sockers-Chicago Sting2–12 - 32–1 (SO, 3–0)August 27 • San Diego Stadium • 12,125
August 30 • Comiskey Park • 12,267
New England Tea Men-Tampa Bay Rowdies0–10–4xAugust 27 • Schaefer Stadium • 17,121
August 30 • Tampa Stadium • 26,368
Vancouver Whitecaps-Seattle Sounders1–2 (OT)1 –3xAugust 27 • Empire Stadium • 27,231
August 30 • Kingdome • 35,254
Washington Diplomats-Los Angeles Aztecs1–01–2 (SO, 4–5)0–2August 27 • RFK Stadium • 20,231
August 30 • Rose Bowl • 14,163
Houston Hurricane-Edmonton Drillers1–21–00–1August 27 • Astrodome • 3,902
August 31 • Commonwealth Stadium • 22,059
California Surf-Fort Lauderdale Strikers1–22–00–1 (SO, 2–3)August 28 • Anaheim Stadium • 2,929
August 31 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,282
Tulsa Roughnecks-New York Cosmos1–31–8xAugust 28 • Skelly Stadium • 22,890
August 31 • Giants Stadium • 40,285

Conference Semifinals
Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
Los Angeles Aztecs-Seattle Sounders3–00–42–1 (SO, 2–0)September 3 • Rose Bowl • 13,466
September 5 • Kingdome • 32,564
Edmonton Drillers-Fort Lauderdale Strikers0–13–2 (SO, 2–1)0 - 3September 3 • Commonwealth Stadium • 18,029
September 6 • Lockhart Stadium • 17,380
Dallas Tornado-New York Cosmos2–33–00–3September 3 • Texas Stadium • 7,459
September 7 • Giants Stadium • 45,153
San Diego Sockers-Tampa Bay Rowdies6–30–62–1 (SO, 2–0)September 4 • San Diego Stadium • 20,109
September 7 • Tampa Stadium • 25,852

Conference Championships
Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game (lower seed hosts Game 1)
San Diego Sockers-Fort Lauderdale Strikers1–24–20–3September 11 • San Diego Stadium • 27,635
September 13 • Lockhart Stadium • 18,420
Los Angeles Aztecs-New York Cosmos1–21–3xSeptember 10 • Rose Bowl • 25,487
September 13 • Giants Stadium • 42,324

Soccer Bowl '80
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

References
  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19800112&id=z1pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v1gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3629,2943528
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm
  3. http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html
  4. 1980 Official North American Soccer League Guide. 1980. p. 276.
  5. "NASL Playoffs Open Tonight". The Hour. August 14, 1979. p. 49. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bX5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2472,5632997&dq=cosmos+gobble+up&hl=en
  7. http://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0923/092323.html
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JPBgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AG4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1241,2941687&dq=cosmos+strikers+soccer+bowl&hl=en
  9. http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788
  10. http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/virtualhalloffame/players/jackbrand.aspx

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

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