1979 American Soccer League

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1979.

American Soccer League
1979 season
Season1979
ChampionsSacramento Gold
PremiersCalifornia Sunshine
Top goalscorerJoey Fink (15)
Poli Garcia
Highest scoringIan Filby (14 goals; 17 assists)[1]
Longest winning runCalifornia Sunshine (13)
Longest unbeaten runCalifornia Sunshine (15)
← 1978
1980 →

League standings
Eastern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
Columbus Magic 28 17 3 8 55 41 49 140
New York Eagles 28 14 7 7 49 35 46 130
Pennsylvania Stoners 28 13 5 10 50 38 45 120
New Jersey Americans 28 12 3 13 36 38 35 101
Cleveland Cobras 28 8 3 17 29 47 29 75
New York Apollo 28 6 4 18 30 45 26 64
Source:
Western Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
California Sunshine 28 22 3 3 63 29 57 173
Sacramento Gold 28 14 2 12 49 34 42 116
Los Angeles Skyhawks 28 13 4 11 42 44 41 114
Indianapolis Daredevils 28 8 3 17 35 58 32 78
Las Vegas Seagulls 28 7 3 18 28 54 28 69
Source:

Playoffs

Division semifinals
August 28 Sacramento Gold 3–2 (OT) Los Angeles Skyhawks Hughes Stadium • Att. ???
August 29 New York Eagles 1–2 Pennsylvania Stoners Bleecker Stadium • Att. ???

Division finals
Higher Seed Aggregate Lower Seed First leg Second leg Attendance
Columbus Magic2–2Pennsylvania Stoners1–11–1 (4–3)September 4 • ASD Stadium • 7,048[2]
September 9 • Franklin County Stadium • 4,306[3]
California Sunshine0–1Sacramento Gold0–00–1September 2 • Hughes Stadium • 10,762[4]
September 8 • Murdock Stadium • ???[5]

Championship final
Columbus Magic (OH)0–1Sacramento Gold (CA)
Report 1
Report 2		 Ian Filby  83:22'
Attendance: 9,378
Referee: (USA)

References
  1. Kamb, Susan (August 29, 1979). "Gold In Showdown". The Sacramento Bee. p. D3. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  2. Markowitz, Marc (September 5, 1979). "Stoners defense equal to challenge". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. Markowitz, Marc (September 10, 1979). "Stoners lose on penalties". The Morning Call. p. C1. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  4. Strege, Dave (September 3, 1979). "Sunshine and Gold Tie, 0-0". Los Angeles Times. p. III-2. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  5. Wallace, Greg (September 9, 1979). "Gold Knocks Sunshine From ASL Playoffs, 1-0". Los Angeles Times. p. III-11. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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