1974 American Soccer League

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American Soccer League
1974 season
Season1974
Champions Rhode Island Oceaneers
Premiers Rhode Island Oceaneers
Top goalscorer Mohammad Attiah (11)
Longest unbeaten run Rhode Island Oceaneers (18)
1973
1975

Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1974 season.

Contents

League standings

East Conference
TeamPldWDLGFGAPts
New York Apollo 181332341629
Boston Astros 18936332021
New Jersey Brewers 18855323221
Connecticut Wildcats 18648273116
Delaware Wings 18221422486
Source: [1]
Midwest Conference
TeamPldWDLGFGAPts
Rhode Island Oceaneers 18162047934
Cincinnati Comets 18855363121
Cleveland Cobras 18837333119
Indiana Tigers 185310213513
Syracuse Suns [lower-alpha 1] 1800182330
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. Syracuse folded after going winless in their first five matches, and forfeited the remaining games.

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals
(Single match)
ASL Championship Series
(Aggregate + playoff replay)
        
M1 Rhode Island Oceaneers 2
E2 Boston Astros* 2
M1 Rhode Island Oceaneers 1 2#3
E1 New York Apollo 2 1#2
E1 New York Apollo 2
M2 Cincinnati Comets 1

#Play suspended after extra time because of weather.

Semifinals

September 11 Rhode Island Oceaneers 2–2* Boston Astros Pierce Memorial Field • Att. ???

September 11 New York Apollo 2–1 Cincinnati Comets Metropolitan Oval • Att. ???

*Boston Astros forfeit for refusing to play overtime. [2]

ASL Championship Series

The ASL championship was set as a two-match aggregate, with overtime to be played after the second leg to break a tie. Game 2 finished regulation with the teams tied on aggregate, 3–3. With the first overtime completed, a violent thunderstorm flooded the field and knocked out the stadium lights, effectively ending the match. [3] A week later the match was replayed. After the Oceaneers' Rich Kratzer tied it late in regulation, the teams again went to extra time. In the second half of extra time Rhode Island got goals from Mohammad Attiah and Charlie McCully for the win, before New York added a final tally late. [4]

Higher seedAggregateLower seedGame 1#Game 2PlayoffAttendance
Rhode Island Oceaneers 7–6 New York Apollo 1–22–1(AET)3–2(AET)September 17 • Metropolitan Oval ??? [5]
September 21 • Pierce Memorial Field ??? [6]
September 28 • Pierce Memorial Field • 10,506

#Play suspended after first overtime because of weather.

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References

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  2. "Astros forfeit playoff game". Boston Globe. September 12, 1974. p. 6D. Retrieved November 10, 2018 via newspapers.com.
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