1978 in American soccer

The 1977 season was the 66th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

Men

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
0	2	1

Friendly September 3	Iceland	0–0	United States	Reykjavík, Iceland

Friendly September 6	Switzerland	2–0	United States	Zurich, Switzerland

Friendly September 20	Portugal	1–0	United States	Lisbon, Portugal

League standings

North American Soccer League (Div. 1)

Further information: 1978 North American Soccer League season

National Conference

Eastern Division

Pos.	Club	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.	Qualification
1	Cosmos	30	24	6	88	39	+49	212	1978 NASL Playoffs
2	Washington Diplomats	30	16	14	55	47	+8	145	1978 NASL Playoffs

American Soccer League (Div. 2)

Further information: 1978 American Soccer League

National Challenge Cup

Main article: 1978 National Challenge Cup

References

The Year in American Soccer - 1978

1978 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

California Surf
Chicago Sting
Colorado Caribous
Dallas Tornado
Detroit Express
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Houston Hurricane
Los Angeles Aztecs
Memphis Rogues
Minnesota Kicks
New England Tea Men
New York Cosmos
Oakland Stompers
Philadelphia Fury
Portland Timbers
Rochester Lancers
San Diego Sockers
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Toronto Metros-Croatia
Tulsa Roughnecks
Vancouver Whitecaps
Washington Diplomats

California Sunshine
Cleveland Cobras
Connecticut Yankees
Indianapolis Daredevils
Los Angeles Skyliners
New Jersey Americans
New York Apollo
New York Eagles
Sacramento Gold
Southern California Lazers

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)