1982 North American Soccer League season

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

North American Soccer League
Season1982
ChampionsNew York Cosmos
(5th title)
PremiersNew York Cosmos
(6th title)
Matches played224
Goals scored809 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardo 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 →

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
  • None

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
  • None

Name changes
  • None

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 Cosmos2397352203
Montreal Manic19136043159
Toronto Blizzard17156447151
Chicago Sting13195667129
Southern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Fort Lauderdale Strikers18146474163
Tulsa Roughnecks16166957151
Tampa Bay Rowdies12204777112
Jacksonville Tea Men11214171105
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Seattle Sounders18147248166
San Diego Sockers19137154162
Vancouver Whitecaps20125848160
Portland Timbers14184944122
San Jose Earthquakes13194762114
Edmonton Drillers1121386593

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

Playoffs

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

Quarterfinals
Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Attendance†
New York CosmosTulsa Roughnecks5–00–11–0August 25 • Giants Stadium • 23,917
August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 15,817
September 1 • Giants Stadium • 24,209
Seattle SoundersToronto Blizzard4–21–2 (OT)4–2August 25 • Kingdome • 13,005
August 27 • Exhibition Stadium • 5,099
September 1 • Kingdome • 17,332
Fort Lauderdale StrikersMontreal 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 SockersVancouver Whitecaps5–10–12–1August 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 seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Attendance†
New York CosmosSan Diego Sockers2–12–1 (OT)×September 5 • Giants Stadium • 34,653
September 8 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 13,074
Seattle SoundersFort Lauderdale Strikers2–03–4 (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
Main article: Soccer Bowl '82
New York Cosmos1–0Seattle Sounders
Chinaglia 30:17'
Attendance: 22,634[7]
Referee: David Socha (USA)[8]

1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos

Post season awards

References
  1. "The Year in American Soccer - 1982". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  2. "Four NASL teams fold". Gainesville Sun. New York. Associated Press. September 17, 1981.
  3. "Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". www.oocities.org.
  5. "Archived copy". home.att.net. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
  7. "Giorgio Chinaglia revived his one-man show as the Cosmos - 09.27.82 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  8. "NASL Soccer Bowl". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  9. "Also worth mentioning..." St. Petersburg Times. August 9, 1983.
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