1982 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1982. This was the 15th season of the NASL.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Changes from the Previous Season 2.1 Teams Folding 2.2 Teams Moving 3 Regular season 3.1 Eastern Division 3.2 Southern Division 3.3 Western Division 4 Playoffs 4.1 Quarter-finals 4.2 Semi-finals 4.3 Soccer Bowl '82 5 Post season awards 6 References

Overview

The league comprised 14 teams. The New York Cosmos won the championship. The NASL drop the blueline.

Changes from the Previous Season

Teams Folding

Atlanta Chiefs Calgary Boomers California Surf Dallas Tornado

Los Angeles Aztecs Minnesota Kicks Washington Diplomats

Teams Moving

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system

6 points for a win 1 point for a shootout win 0 points for a loss 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game

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

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

			Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
New York Cosmos	-	Tulsa Roughnecks	5 - 0	0 - 1	1 - 0	August 25 , 28, September 1
Seattle Sounders	-	Toronto Blizzard	4 - 2	1 - 2	4 - 2	August 25 , 28, September 1
Montreal Manic	-	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3 - 2	0 - 1	1 - 4	August 25 , 28, September 1
San Diego Sockers	-	Vancouver Whitecaps	5 - 1	0 - 1	2 - 1	August 25 , 28, September 1

Semi-finals

			Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
New York Cosmos	-	San Diego Sockers	2 - 1	2 - 1		September 5 , 8
Seattle Sounders	-	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	2 - 0	3 - 4	1 - 0	September 4 , 8 , 10

Soccer Bowl '82

September 18	New York Cosmos	1 – 0	Seattle Sounders	San Diego, Jack Murphy Stadium

Post season awards

• Most Valuable Player: Peter Ward, Seattle
• Coach of the year: Johnny Giles, Vancouver
• Rookie of the year: Pedro DeBrito, Tampa Bay

References

North American Soccer League seasons NPSL 1967 · USA 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1979-80 Indoor · 1980 · 1980-81 Indoor · 1981 · 1981-82 Indoor · 1982 · 1983 · 1983-84 Indoor · 1984

New York Cosmos Founded in 1971 • Based in New York City & East Rutherford, New Jersey Original Club Team • Seasons • Players (All-stars) • All articles New Club Team • U-23 team Stadiums Yankee Stadium • Hofstra Stadium • Downing Stadium • Giants Stadium Major Honors (12) NASL Regular Season (7) 1972 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 NASL Championship (5) 1972 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 Website: nycosmos.com