1976 American Soccer League

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American Soccer League
1976 season
Season1976
Champions Los Angeles Skyhawks
Premiers Los Angeles Skyhawks
Top goalscorer Jim Hinch (13)
José Neto
1975
1977

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1976.

Contents

League standings

Scoring system is as follows: Teams are awarded five points for a win and two points for a draw. Teams earn a bonus point for each goal scored up to three.

Eastern Division
TeamPldWDLGFGABPPts
New York Apollo 21103829252985
Rhode Island Oceaneers 2193931233182
Chicago Cats [a] 21103825222480
Cleveland Cobras [a] 2194827322780
Connecticut Yankees 21901235403075
New Jersey Americans 21641126382563
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Chicago Cats were declared by ASL commissioner Bob Cousy to have forfeited an unplayed, season-ending match against Cleveland. The forfeit leveled the two teams with 80 points. At the same time Commissioner Cousy controversially gave the final playoff spot to Cleveland, even though Chicago held the first two tiebreakers; wins and goal-differential. [1] [2] [3]
Western Division
TeamPldWDLGFGABPPts
Los Angeles Skyhawks 211362411535112
Tacoma Tides 21106540233193
Utah Golden Spikers/Pioneers [a] 20103728222884
Oakland Buccaneers 18621029392559
Sacramento Spirits 21431425522551
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. Golden Spikers expelled from league during the season and replaced by Pioneers franchise. [4]

ASL All-Stars

Player [5]   Position  
Brian Parkinson, Los Angeles G
Ron Yeats, Los Angeles D
Peter Christoforides, New YorkD
Ken Fogarty, Los AngelesD
Zygmunt Anczok, ChicagoD
Daniel Mammana, UtahD
Frantz St. Lot, Rhode IslandD
Juan Cano, New Jersey M
David Chadwick, TacomaM
Jimmy Rolland, Los Angeles F
Gerald Hylkema, OaklandF
Jose Neto, Rhode IslandF
Jimmy Hinch, Los AngelesF
Vic Calabrese, ConnecticutF

Playoffs

Bracket

Division semifinalsDivision finalsASL Championship
W1 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2
W2 Tacoma Tides 2W2 Tacoma Tides 1
W3 Utah Pioneers 1 W1 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2
E1 New York Apollo 1
E1 New York Apollo 2
E2 Rhode Island Oceaneers 2E2 Rhode Island Oceaneers 1
E3 Cleveland Cobras 1

Division semifinals

August 19 Tacoma Tides 2–1 Utah Pioneers Cheney Stadium • Att. 1,080 [6]

August 20 Rhode Island Oceaneers 2–1 Cleveland Cobras Pierce Memorial Field • Att. ???

Division finals

August 21 New York Apollo 2–1 Rhode Island Oceaneers Hofstra Stadium • Att. 600 (est.) [7]

August 21 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2–1(OT) Tacoma Tides Birmingham Stadium • Att. 7,778

Championship final

Los Angeles Skyhawks (CA)2–1 New York Apollo (NY)
Alty McKenzie Red card.svg (1st Half)'
Jimmy Hinch Soccerball shade.svg70' (Rolland)
Ane Mihailovich Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Report Danny Doran Soccerball shade.svg38'
Birmingham Stadium , Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 9,379
Referee: (USA)

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