North American Soccer League 1978

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Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1978.

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[edit] Overview

It was fought in 24 teams, and New York Cosmos won in Tampa Bay Rowdies in the finals of August 27 and won the championship.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] NATIONAL CONFERENCE

[edit] Eastern Division

V P GF GS PT
New York Cosmos 24 6 88 39 212
Washington Diplomats 16 14 55 47 145
Toronto Metros-Croatia 16 14 58 47 144
Rochester Lancers 14 16 47 52 131

[edit] Central Division

V P GF GS PT
Minnesota Kicks 17 13 58 43 156
Tulsa Roughnecks 15 15 49 46 132
Dallas Tornado 14 16 51 53 131
Colorado Caribous 8 22 34 66 81

[edit] Western Division

V P GF GS PT
Vancouver Whitecaps 24 6 68 29 199
Portland Timbers 20 10 50 36 167
Seattle Sounders 15 15 50 45 138
Los Angeles Aztecs 9 21 36 69 88

[edit] AMERICAN CONFERENCE

[edit] Eastern Division

V P GF GS PT
Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 12 63 48 165
New England Tea Men 19 11 62 39 165
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 14 50 59 143
Philadelphia Fury 12 18 40 58 111

[edit] Central Division

V P GF GS PT
Detroit Express 20 10 68 36 176
Chicago Sting 12 18 57 64 123
Memphis Rogues 10 20 43 58 101
Houston Hurricane 10 20 37 61 96

[edit] Western Division

V P GF GS PT
San Diego Sockers 18 12 63 56 164
California Surf 13 17 43 49 115
Oakland Stompers 12 18 34 59 103
San Jose Earthquakes 8 22 36 81 83

[edit] Knockout stage

[edit] First round

August 8 Detroit Express 1 – 0 Philadelphia Fury Pontiac (MI), Silverdome

August 8 San Diego Sockers 2 – 1 California Surf San Diego, San Diego Sports Arena

August 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 – 1 Chicago Sting Tampa, Tampa Stadium

August 9 New England Tea Men 1 – 3 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Foxborough (MA), Foxboro Stadium

August 9 New York Cosmos 5 – 2 Seattle Sounders East Rutherford (NJ), Giants Stadium

August 9 Portland Timbers 2 – 1 Washington Diplomats Portland (OR), PGE Stadium

August 9 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 – 0 Toronto Metros-Croatia Burnaby (BC), Swangard Stadium

August 10 Minnesota Kicks 3 – 1 Tulsa Roughnecks Bloomington (MN), Metropolitan Stadium

[edit] Quarter-finals

And. Rit. Shootout
Portland Timbers - Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 0 2 - 1 August 12 , 16
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers - Detroit Express 4 - 3 0 - 1 1 - 0 August 13 , 16
Minnesota Kicks - New York Cosmos 9 - 2 0 - 4 0 - 1 August 14 , 16
San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 - 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 August 14 , 17

[edit] Semi-finals

And. Rit. Shootout
Portland Timbers - New York Cosmos 0 - 1 0 - 5 August 18 , 23
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 - 2 1 - 3 0 - 1 August 20 , 23

[edit] Final

August 27 New York Cosmos 3 – 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies East Rutherford (NJ), Giants Stadium

[edit] References

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