1975 North American Soccer League season

North American Soccer League -1975 Season-
Season 1975
Champions Tampa Bay Rowdies
Premiers Portland Timbers
Matches played 220
Goals scored 750 (3.41 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve David (23)
Highest attendance 35,620 (NY @ Washington)
Lowest attendance 1,146 (Seattle @ Hartford)
Average attendance 7,642
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1976 →

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1975. This was the 8th season of the NASL.

Overview

The league comprised 20 teams with the Tampa Bay Rowdies winning the championship.

Pelé joined the New York Cosmos in 1975.

1975 was the first year the league used the term Soccer Bowl for their championship game.

Changes from the Previous Season

New Teams

  • Chicago Sting
  • Hartford Bicentennials
  • Portland Timbers
  • San Antonio Thunder
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies

Points/Draws

The 1975 season saw the removal of tie games. Matches that were level after 90 minutes would go to 15 minutes of sudden death overtime, and then onto penalty kicks if needed.[1][2] It would not be until 2000 that a top-tier American soccer league would again allow matches to end in a draw.

Name Changes

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= 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.

    -Premiers (most points).     -Other playoff teams.
Northern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Boston Minutemen1394129116
Toronto Metros-Croatia1393928114
New York Cosmos1012393891
Rochester Lancers616294964
Hartford Bicentennials616275161
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Tampa Bay Rowdies1664627135
Miami Toros1484730123
Washington Diplomats12104247112
Philadelphia Atoms1012334290
Baltimore Comets913345287
Central DivisionWLGFGAPT
St. Louis Stars1393834115
Chicago Sting12103933106
Denver Dynamos913374285
Dallas Tornado913333883
San Antonio Thunder616244659
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Portland Timbers1664327138
Seattle Sounders1574228129
Los Angeles Aztecs12104233107
Vancouver Whitecaps1111382899
San Jose Earthquakes814374883

NASL League Leaders

Scoring

*(2 points per goal, 1 per assist)

PlayerTeamAppsGlsAstPts
Steve DavidMiami2123652
Derek SmethurstTampa Bay2218339
Gordon HillChicago2116739
Peter WithePortland2216638
Uri BanhofferLos Angeles2014937
Tommy OrdRochester/NY2116335
Ilija MiticDallas/SJ1915333
Ade CokerBoston1510626
Ace NtsoelengoeDenver2110525
John CoyneToronto2271125

Goalkeeping

*(1,260 minutes minimum)

PlayerTeamMinSVGASHGAA
Shep MessingBoston16391401760.93
Barry WatlingSeattle20321402661.15
Graham BrownPortland19481442651.20
Željko BileckiToronto19491232781.25
Greg WeberVancouver1273951951.34
Mervyn CawstonChicago1586942441.36
Peter BonettiSt. Louis18291892851.38
Sam NusumNew York15541312531.45
Ken CooperDallas18561303241.55
Bob RigbyPhiladelphia18021443241.60

NASL All-Stars

First Team  Position  Second TeamHonorable Mention[3]
Peter Bonetti, St. Louis G Ken Cooper, Dallas Barry Watling, Seattle
Bob Smith, Philadelphia D Tony Want, Philadelphia Tom McConville, Washington
Mike England, Seattle D Stewart Jump, Tampa Bay Dave Gillett, Seattle
Werner Roth, New York D Ralph Wright, Miami Graham Day, Portland
Farrukh Quraishi, Tampa Bay D Charlie Mitchell, Rochester Brian Rowan, Toronto
Arfon Griffiths, Seattle M Barry Powell, Portland John Sissons, Tampa Bay
Ronnie Sharp, Miami M John Boyle, Tampa Bay Hugh Fisher, Denver
António Simões, Boston M Bobby Hope, Philadelphia Wolfgang Sühnholz, Boston
Steve David, Miami F Peter Withe, Portland Clyde Best, Tampa Bay
Pelé, New York F Tommy Ord, Roch & NY Derek Smethurst, Tampa Bay
Gordon Hill, Chicago F Stewart Scullion, Tampa Bay Uri Banhoffer, Los Angeles

Playoffs

All playoff games in all rounds including Soccer Bowl '75 were single game elimination match ups.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Soccer Bowl '75
         
W1 Portland Timbers 2
W2 Seattle Sounders 1
W1 Portland Timbers 1
C1 St. Louis Stars 0
C1 St. Louis Stars 1(5)
W3 Los Angeles Aztecs 1(4)
W1 Portland Timbers 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
E2 Miami Toros 2
N1 Boston Minutemen 1
E2 Miami Toros 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
N2 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1

Quarterfinals

August 12 Seattle Sounders 1–2 (OT) Portland Timbers Civic Stadium • Att. 31,523
August 13 Miami Toros 2–1 (OT) Boston Minutemen Nickerson Field • Att. 2,187
August 13 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 – 2 (PK, 4–5) St. Louis Stars Francis Field • Att. 6,119
August 13 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium • Att. 16,111

Semifinals

August 16 Miami Toros 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium • Att. 22,710
August 17 St. Louis Stars 0–1 Portland Timbers Civic Stadium • Att. 33,503

Soccer Bowl '75

Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Portland Timbers
Auguste  66:00' (Smethurst)
Best  87:40'
Attendance: 17,483
Referee: Henry Landauer (USA)[4][5][6]

1975 NASL Champions: Tampa Bay Rowdies

Post season awards

References

  1. ↑ Risolo, Donn (2010). Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats. Lincoln, NE. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3014-9
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=sEh7A0arS8kC&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=no+tie+games+NASL+1975&source=bl&ots=MTF1i2zTvA&sig=MmexyHRlXK0U3E8JsUAKiktgUtA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4lJvDn8fRAhWBRSYKHdrKAxcQ6AEISjAI#v=onepage&q=no%20tie%20games%20NASL%201975&f=false
  3. ↑ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  4. ↑ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  5. ↑ "-CoqWWZryDfU/Tk-SyjDtXOI/AAAAAAAALNs/QprEBSLeOSg/s1600/1975-8-24+Soccer+Bowl+Report+2". 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  6. ↑ "_axffduAi2BA/TTVkBYFN2BI/AAAAAAAAKgM/fGOuEI7O-Io/s640/Soccer%2BBowl%2B%252775%2BTicket". 2.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  7. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Homepages.sover.net. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
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