1982 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League
Season1982
Champions New York Cosmos
(5th title)
Premiers New York Cosmos
(6th title)
Matches played224
Goals scored809 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Ricardo Alonso
(21 goals)
Highest attendance52,436
Tampa Bay at New York
(April 18)
Lowest attendance2,120
San Jose at Edmonton
(August 4)
Average attendance13,155
← 1981
1983 →

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

Contents

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

New teams

Teams folding

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

Teams moving

Name changes

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 Cosmos 2397352203
Montreal Manic 19136043159
Toronto Blizzard 17156447151
Chicago Sting 13195667129
Southern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18146474163
Tulsa Roughnecks 16166957151
Tampa Bay Rowdies 12204777112
Jacksonville Tea Men 11214171105
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Seattle Sounders 18147248166
San Diego Sockers 19137154162
Vancouver Whitecaps 20125848160
Portland Timbers 14184944122
San Jose Earthquakes 13194762114
Edmonton Drillers 1121386593

NASL All-Stars

First TeamPositionSecond Team [4] Honorable Mention [5]
Flag of Germany.svg Hubert Birkenmeier, New York G Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Möller, Toronto
Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg Frantz Mathieu, Chicago D Flag of England.svg Barry Wallace, Tulsa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruce Wilson, Toronto
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Young-Jeung, PortlandD Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Durgan, New York Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mike Connell, Tampa Bay
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Nogly, Tampa BayD Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Alberto, New York Flag of England.svg John Wile, Vancouver
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Andranik Eskandarian, New YorkD Flag of England.svg Ray Evans, Seattle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Lenarduzzi, Vancouver
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vladislav Bogićević, New York M Flag of England.svg Steve Daley, Seattle Flag of England.svg Vince Hilaire, San Jose
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ace Ntsoelengoe, TorontoM Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Neeskens, New York Flag of England.svg Ray Hudson, Fort Lauderdale
Flag of Germany.svg Arno Steffenhagen, ChicagoM Flag of Peru.svg Teófilo Cubillas, Ft. Lauderdale Flag of the United States.svg Juli Veee, San Diego
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Chinaglia, New York F Flag of England.svg Steve Hunt, New York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Branko Šegota, Fort Lauderdale
Flag of England.svg Peter Ward, SeattleF Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Byrne, Toronto
Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Alonso, JacksonvilleF Flag of Argentina.svg Pato Margetic, Chicago Flag of England.svg Laurie Abrahams, Tulsa • Flag of England.svg Godfrey Ingram, San Jose • Flag of England.svg Carl Valentine, Vancouver

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		Semifinals
(Best-of-3)		 Soccer Bowl '82
(Single match)
             
1 New York Cosmos 50 1
8 Tulsa Roughnecks 0 10
1 New York Cosmos 22–
4 San Diego Sockers 1 1 –
4 San Diego Sockers 50 2
5 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 11
1 New York Cosmos 1
2 Seattle Sounders 0
3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 14
6 Montreal Manic 30 1
3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 40
2 Seattle Sounders 23 1
2 Seattle Sounders 41 4
7 Toronto Blizzard 2 22

Quarterfinals

Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Game 3Attendance†
New York Cosmos Tulsa Roughnecks 5–00–11–0August 25 • Giants Stadium • 23,917
August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 15,817
September 1 • Giants Stadium • 24,209
Seattle Sounders Toronto Blizzard 4–21–2 (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 Whitecaps 5–10–12–1August 25 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 7,267
August 29 • Empire Stadium • 18,253
September 2 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 8,857

† Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3

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

Semifinals

Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Game 3Attendance†
New York Cosmos San Diego Sockers 2–12–1 (OT)×September 5 • Giants Stadium • 34,653
September 8 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 13,074
Seattle Sounders Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–03–4 (OT)1–0 (OT)September 4 • Kingdome • 17,338
September 8 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,196
September 10 • Kingdome • 28,986

† Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3

Soccer Bowl '82

New York Cosmos 1–0 Seattle Sounders
Chinaglia Soccerball shade.svg30:17'
Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
Attendance: 22,634 [7]
Referee: David Socha (USA) [8]

1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos

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References

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