1977 in American soccer

National teams

League standings

National Challenge Cup

References

Men

North American Soccer League (Div. 1)

American Soccer League (Div. 2)

Senior

Atlantic Conference

Pacific Conference

The 1977 season was the 65th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

Wins	Losses	Draws
4	3	2

Further information: 1977 North American Soccer League season

Northern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Toronto Metros-Croatia	13	13	42	38	115
St. Louis Stars	12	14	33	35	104
Rochester Lancers	11	15	34	41	99
Chicago Sting	10	16	31	43	88
Connecticut Bicentennials	7	19	34	65	72

Eastern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	19	7	49	29	161
Cosmos	15	11	60	39	140
Tampa Bay Rowdies	14	12	55	45	131
Washington Diplomats	10	16	32	49	92

Western Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Minnesota Kicks	16	10	44	36	137
Vancouver Whitecaps	14	12	43	36	124
Seattle Sounders	14	12	43	34	123
Portland Timbers	10	16	39	42	98

Southern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Dallas Tornado	18	8	56	37	161
Los Angeles Aztecs	15	11	65	44	147
San Jose Earthquakes	14	12	37	44	119
Team Hawaii	11	15	45	59	106
Las Vegas Quicksilvers	11	15	38	44	103

Playoffs

First round

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

Soccer Bowl '77

Toronto Metros-Croatia

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St. Louis Stars

Rochester Lancers

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Rochester Lancers

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

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Cosmos

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Tampa Bay Rowdies

Minnesota Kicks

Vancouver Whitecaps

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders

Dallas Tornado

Los Angeles Aztecs

Los Angeles Aztecs

San Jose Earthquakes

Further information: 1977 American Soccer League

Main article: 1977 National Challenge Cup

Friendly September 15

El Salvador

United States

San Salvador, El Salvador

The Year in American Soccer - 1977

1977 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	North American Soccer League (Soccer Bowl, Playoffs) ASL NCAA (Division I, Division II, Division III)

Cups

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup

National teams

Team seasons

NASL

Chicago Sting
Connecticut Bicentennials
Dallas Tornado
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Las Vegas Quicksilvers
Los Angeles Aztecs
New York Cosmos
Portland Timbers
Rochester Lancers
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders
St. Louis Stars
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Team Hawaii
Toronto Metros-Croatia
Vancouver Whitecaps
Washington Diplomats

ASL

California Sunshine
Cleveland Cobras
Connecticut Yankees
Los Angeles Skyhawks
New England Oceaneers
New Jersey Americans
New York Apollo
Sacramento Spirits
Santa Barbara Condors

Years in American soccer

Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s

1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900

1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Outdoor leagues	MLS MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL W-League WPSL WLS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's competition	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13)