1981–82 NASL Indoor season

North American Soccer League -1981–82 Indoor Season-
Season 1981–82
Champions San Diego Sockers
(2nd Title)
Premiers Edmonton Drillers
Matches played 117
Goals scored 1392 (11.9 per match)
Top goalscorer United States Juli Veee
(51 goals)
Highest attendance 19,398[1]
(Tampa Bay @ Chicago)
Average attendance 6,202
1983 →

1981–82 North American Soccer League's third indoor soccer season.

Overview

A total of 13 of a possible 14 NASL teams participated. Fort Lauderdale was the only non-participant in the 18 game regular season. The Los Angeles Aztecs and the Minnesota Kicks had been schedule to participated but were unable, do to mounting financial issues. By early December both teams had folded. Other changes in the indoor structure included the separating of the teams into two conferences, each with two divisions. The Atlantic Conference contained the East and Central Divisions, while the Pacific Conference held the West and Northwest Divisions. During the regular season teams played eighteen matches within their conference only. Four teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. They included the two division winners, along with the two non-division winners with the best won-loss record. The San Diego Sockers won the championship with a two game finals-sweep of the Tampa Bay Rowdies. This was the Sockers' first ever NASL title.

Regular Season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Atlantic Conference

East DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Montreal Manic9 9--.5009397
Toronto Blizzard8101.4448696
Jacksonville Tea Men7112.38986 106
New York Cosmos 6123.333102123
Central DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Chicago Sting 126--.667139 117
Tampa Bay Rowdies 117 1.611121113
Tulsa Roughnecks1082 .556128 103

Pacific Conference

West DivisionWLGB%GFGA
San Diego Sockers 108 --.556 147 110
Portland Timbers 711 3 .38986 103
San Jose Earthquakes 5135 .27883 141
Northwest DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Edmonton Drillers135-- .72213391
Vancouver Whitecaps1083.5569394
Seattle Sounders994.5009597

NASL All-Stars

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Pacific Conference   Position   Atlantic Conference
Volkmar Gross, San Diego G Jürgen Stars, Tampa Bay
Alan Hudson, Seattle D Barry Wallace, Tulsa
Martin Donnelly, San Diego D Mike Connell, Tampa Bay
Jan Goossens, Edmonton F Tatu, Tampa Bay
Kai Haaskivi, Edmonton F Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago
Juli Veee, San Diego F Gordon Hill, Montreal

Playoffs

First Round Semifinals Championship Series
         
P1 Edmonton Drillers 2
P4 Seattle Sounders 0
P1 Edmonton Drillers 0
P2 San Diego Sockers 2
P2 San Diego Sockers 2
P3 Vancouver Whitecaps 0
P2 San Diego Sockers 2
A3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0
A1 Chicago Sting 1
A4 Tulsa Roughnecks 2
A4 Tulsa Roughnecks 1
A3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
A2 Montreal Manic 1
A3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2

1st Round

If a playoff series is tied after two games, a 15 minute, tie breaker mini-game is played.

Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game Attendance
Edmonton Drillers - Seattle Sounders 8 - 6 12 - 4 x February 17 -4,112 • February 20 -6,027
San Diego Sockers - Vancouver Whitecaps 4 - 3 8 - 4 x February 19 -5,128 • February 21 -9,728
Montreal Manic - Tampa Bay Rowdies 7 - 8 (OT) 3 - 2 (OT) 1 - 2 (3OT) February 18 -5,043 • February 21 -15,855
Chicago Sting - Tulsa Roughnecks 4 - 5 7 - 6 (OT) 1 - 3 February 16 -5,482 • February 18 -16,077

Semi-Finals

Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game Attendance
Tampa Bay Rowdies - Tulsa Roughnecks 5 - 4 3 - 4 1 - 0[3] February 25 -7,021 • March 1 -5,545
Edmonton Drillers - San Diego Sockers 8 - 2 12 - 3[4] x February 25 -8,435 • March 1 -12,840

Championship Finals

Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game Attendance
Tampa Bay Rowdies - San Diego Sockers 6 - 9 4 - 5 x March 3 -12,840 • March 8 -6,325

Post season awards

References

  1. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dxEuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6460,1506784&dq=san+jose+indoor+soccer&hl=en
  2. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19820331&id=fYBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tjsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6819,8303699
  3. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19820302&id=GE9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U3sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6470,869813
  4. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19820303&id=dREuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6722,879569
  5. ↑ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8eJW4aQrW3Y/UGMnXE8HXDI/AAAAAAAAQnI/XW6IOSWL2vc/s1600/1982-3-08+Rowdies+vs+Sockers+id+Final+Report.jpg