1982 North American Soccer League season

North American Soccer League -1982 Season-
Season 1982
Champions New York Cosmos
(5th title)
Premiers New York Cosmos
(6th title)
Matches played 224
Goals scored 809 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Ricardo Alonso
(21 goals)
Highest attendance 52,436
Tampa Bay at New York
(April 18)
Lowest attendance 2,120
San Jose at Edmonton
(August 4)
Average attendance 13,155
← 1981
1983 →

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

Overview

The league comprised 14 teams. The New York Cosmos won the championship. The NASL no longer used the 35 yard line for offside, but retained its presence for use in tie-breaker shootouts.[1]

Changes from the Previous Season

Teams Folding

Atlanta, Calgary, California, Dallas and Washington folded in September 1981,[2] while Los Angeles and Minnesota folded in November–December 1981.

Regular season

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

6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.[3]

    -Premiers (most points).     -Other playoff teams.
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
New York Cosmos2397352203
Montreal Manic19136043159
Toronto Blizzard17156447151
Chicago Sting13195667129
Southern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Fort Lauderdale Strikers18146474163
Tulsa Roughnecks16166957151
Tampa Bay Rowdies12204777112
Jacksonville Tea Men11214171105
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Seattle Sounders18147248166
San Diego Sockers19137154162
Vancouver Whitecaps20125848160
Portland Timbers14184944122
San Jose Earthquakes13194762114
Edmonton Drillers1121386593

NASL All-Stars

First TeamPositionSecond Team[4]Honorable Mention[5]
Germany Hubert Birkenmeier, New York G Netherlands Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale Sweden Jan Möller, Toronto
Haiti Frantz Mathieu, Chicago D England Barry Wallace, Tulsa Canada Bruce Wilson, Toronto
South Korea Cho Young-Jeung, Portland D United States Jeff Durgan, New York South Africa Mike Connell, Tampa Bay
Germany Peter Nogly, Tampa Bay D Brazil Carlos Alberto, New York England John Wile, Vancouver
Iran Andranik Eskandarian, New York D England Ray Evans, Seattle Canada Bob Lenarduzzi, Vancouver
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladislav Bogićević, New York M England Steve Daley, Seattle England Vince Hilaire, San Jose
South Africa Ace Ntsoelengoe, Toronto M Netherlands Johan Neeskens, New York England Ray Hudson, Fort Lauderdale
Germany Arno Steffenhagen, Chicago M Peru Teófilo Cubillas, Ft. Lauderdale United States Juli Veee, San Diego
Italy Giorgio Chinaglia, New York F England Steve Hunt, New York Canada Branko Šegota, Fort Lauderdale
England Peter Ward, Seattle F Germany Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago South Africa David Byrne, Toronto
Argentina Ricardo Alonso, Jacksonville F Argentina Pato Margetic, Chicago England Laurie Abrahams, Tulsa • England Godfrey Ingram, San Jose • England Carl Valentine, Vancouver

Playoffs

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Soccer Bowl '83
                                   
  1 New York Cosmos 5 0 1  
8 Tulsa Roughnecks 0 1 0  
  1 New York Cosmos 2 2 –  
  4 San Diego Sockers 1 1 –  
4 San Diego Sockers 5 0 2
  5 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 1 1  
    1 New York Cosmos 1
  2 Seattle Sounders 0
  3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 1 4  
6 Montreal Manic 3 0 1  
  3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 4 0
  2 Seattle Sounders 2 3 1  
2 Seattle Sounders 4 1 4
  7 Toronto Blizzard 2 2 2  

Quarterfinals

Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 *(higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)
New York Cosmos-Tulsa Roughnecks5–00–11–0August 25 • Giants Stadium • 23,917
August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 15,817
September 1 • Giants Stadium • 24,209
Seattle Sounders-Toronto Blizzard4–21–2 (OT)4–2August 25 • Kingdome • 13,005
August 27 • Exhibition Stadium • 5,099
September 1 • Kingdome • 17,332
Fort Lauderdale Strikers-Montreal Manic*2–3 (OT)1–0 (OT)4–1*August 25 • Olympic Stadium • 15,232
August 29 • Lockhart Stadium • 10,696
September 1 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,897
San Diego Sockers-Vancouver Whitecaps5–10–12–1August 25 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 7,267
August 29 • Empire Stadium • 18,253
September 2 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 8,857

*Montreal Manic hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2) due to stadium conflicts with the Expos baseball club.

Semifinals

Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 (higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3)
New York Cosmos-San Diego Sockers2–12–1 (OT)xSeptember 5 • Giants Stadium • 34,653
September 8 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 13,074
Seattle Sounders-Fort Lauderdale Strikers2–03–4 (OT)1–0 (OT)September 4 • Kingdome • 17,338
September 8 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,196
September 10 • Kingdome • 28,986

Soccer Bowl '82

New York Cosmos 1–0 Seattle Sounders
Chinaglia  30:17'
Attendance: 22,634[7]
Referee: David Socha (USA)[8]

1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos

Post season awards

References

  1. ↑ http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5062,3124694&dq=dallas+tornado+folds&hl=en%7C Four NASL teams fold
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e3MfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6000,1141820&dq=nasl+record+shootout&hl=en
  4. ↑ http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm
  6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6863,1542601&dq=cosmos+defeat+sounders&hl=en
  7. ↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125959/1/index.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788
  9. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ELlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AV4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,265613&dq=north+american+player+of+year&hl=en
  10. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6863,1542601&dq=cosmos+defeat+sounders&hl=en
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