1979 American Soccer League

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American Soccer League
1979 season
Season1979
Champions Sacramento Gold
Premiers California Sunshine
1980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Sacramento Gold
Top goalscorer Joey Fink (15)
Poli Garcia
Highest scoring Ian Filby (14 goals; 17 assists) [1]
Longest winning run California Sunshine (13)
Longest unbeaten run California Sunshine (15)
1978
1980

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1979.

Contents

League standings

Eastern Division
TeamPldWDLGFGABPPts
Columbus Magic 281738554149140
New York Eagles 281477493546130
Pennsylvania Stoners 2813510503845120
New Jersey Americans 2812313363835101
Cleveland Cobras 28831729472975
New York Apollo 28641830452664
Source: [ citation needed ]
Western Division
TeamPldWDLGFGABPPts
California Sunshine 282233632957173
Sacramento Gold 2814212493442116
Los Angeles Skyhawks 2813411424441114
Indianapolis Daredevils 28831735583278
Las Vegas Seagulls 28731828542869
Source: [ citation needed ]

ASL All-Stars

First Team [2]   Position  
Tom Reynolds, California G
Ramon Moraldo, California D
Daniel Mammana, ColumbusD
Anđelko Tešan, New YorkD
Mickey Brown, SacramentoD
Don Tobin, California M
Clyde Watson, New YorkM
Norman Piper, ColumbusM
Poli Garcia, California F
Branko Samatovic, New YorkF
Ian Filby, SacramentoF

Playoffs

Bracket

Division semifinalsDivision finals
(2-match aggregate)
ASL Championship Final
                
California Sunshine 000
Sacramento Gold 011
Sacramento Gold 3
Los Angeles Skyhawks 2
Sacramento Gold 1
Columbus Magic 0
Columbus Magic 11(4)2
Pennsylvania Stoners 11(3)2
New York Eagles 1
Pennsylvania Stoners 2

Division semifinals

August 29 Sacramento Gold 3–2(OT) Los Angeles Skyhawks Hughes Stadium • 7,223 [3]

August 29 New York Eagles 1–2 Pennsylvania Stoners Bleecker Stadium • Att. ???

Division finals

Higher seedAggregateLower seedFirst legSecond legAttendance
Columbus Magic 2–2 Pennsylvania Stoners 1–11–1 (4–3)September 4 • ASD Stadium • 7,048 [4]
September 9 • Franklin County Stadium • 4,306 [5]
California Sunshine 0–1 Sacramento Gold 0–00–1September 2 • Hughes Stadium • 10,762 [6]
September 8 • Murdock Stadium • 2,200 [7]

Championship final

Columbus Magic (OH)0–1 Sacramento Gold (CA)
Report 1
Report 2
Ian Filby Soccerball shade.svg83:22'
Franklin County Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 9,378
Referee: (USA)

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