1975 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League 1975 season 1975 20 Tampa Bay Rowdies Portland Timbers 220 TRI Steve David (23) 750 35,620 (NY @ Washington) 1,146 (Seattle @ Hartford) 7,642 1974 1976 Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1975. This was the 8th season of the NASL. Overview The league comprised 20 teams with the Tampa Bay Rowdies winning the championship. Pelé joined the New York Cosmos in 1975. 1975 was the first year the league used the term Soccer Bowl for their championship game. Changes from the previous season Rules changes The 1975 season saw the removal of tie games. Matches that were level after 90 minutes would go to 15 minutes of sudden death overtime, and then onto penalty kicks if needed.Risolo, Donn (2010). Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats. Lincoln, NE. University of Nebraska Press. 978-0-8032-3014-9https://books.google.com/books?id=sEh7A0arS8kC&q=no+tie+games+NASL+1975&pg=PA194 Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats 978-0803233959 Risolo Donn 2010 It would not be until 2000 that a top-tier American soccer league would again allow matches to end in a draw. New teams Chicago Sting Hartford Bicentennials Portland Timbers San Antonio Thunder Tampa Bay Rowdies Teams folding None Teams moving None Name changes Toronto Metros to Toronto Metros-Croatia* *after merger with Toronto Croatia of National Soccer League Map of clubs left 10px Northern Division 10px Eastern Division 10px Central Division 10px Western Division 1075 500 300 425 380 North America 870 North America 42.34 -71.17 Blue pog.svg 80 top Minutemen North America 41.75 -72.66 Blue pog.svg 80 right Bicentennials North America 40.79 -73.92 Blue pog.svg 80 right Cosmos North America 43.19 -77.66 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Lancers North America 43.67 -79.40 Blue pog.svg 80 top Metros-Croatia North America 39.33 -76.60 Red pog.svg 80 left Comets North America 25.78 -80.22 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Toros North America 39.91 -75.17 Red pog.svg 80 right Atoms North America 27.98 -82.50 Red pog.svg 80 left Rowdies North America 38.89 -76.97 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Diplomats North America 41.86 -87.62 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Sting North America 32.84 -96.91 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Tornado North America 39.75 -105.02 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Dynamos North America 29.55 -98.47 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Thunder North America 38.62 -90.19 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Stars North America 33.88 -118.33 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Aztecs North America 45.52 -122.69 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Timbers North America 37.32 -121.87 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Earthquakes North America 47.62 -122.35 Green pog.svg 80 right Sounders North America 49.28 -123.03 Green pog.svg 80 left Whitecaps Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system 6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game. #B3B7FF darkgray-Premiers (most points). #ccffcc darkgray-Other playoff teams. Northern DivisionWLGFGAPTBoston Minutemen 13 9 41 29 116Toronto Metros-Croatia 13 9 39 28 114New York Cosmos 10 12 39 38 91Rochester Lancers 6 16 29 49 64Hartford Bicentennials 6 16 27 51 61 Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPTTampa Bay Rowdies 16 6 46 27 135Miami Toros 14 8 47 30 123Washington Diplomats 12 10 42 47 112Philadelphia Atoms 10 12 33 42 90Baltimore Comets 9 13 34 52 87 Central DivisionWLGFGAPTSt. Louis Stars13 93834115Chicago Sting12103933106Denver Dynamos 913374285Dallas Tornado 913333883San Antonio Thunder 616244659 Western DivisionWLGFGAPTPortland Timbers16 64327138Seattle Sounders15 74228129Los Angeles Aztecs12104233107Vancouver Whitecaps1111382899San Jose Earthquakes 814374883 NASL League Leaders Scoring *(2 points per goal, 1 per assist) PlayerTeamAppsGlsAstPtsTRI Steve DavidMiami2123652RSA 1928 Derek SmethurstTampa Bay2218339ENG Gordon HillChicago2116739ENG Peter WithePortland2216638URU Uri BanhofferLos Angeles2014937ENG Tommy OrdRochester/NY2116335USA Ilija MiticDallas/SJ1915333USA Ade CokerBoston1510626RSA 1928 Ace NtsoelengoeDenver2110525AUS John CoyneToronto2271125 Goalkeeping *(1,260 minutes minimum) PlayerTeamMinSVGASHGAAUSA Shep MessingBoston16391401760.93ENG Barry WatlingSeattle20321402661.15ENG Graham BrownPortland19481442651.20CAN Željko BileckiToronto19491232781.25CAN Greg WeberVancouver1273951951.34ENG Mervyn CawstonChicago1586942441.36ENG Peter BonettiSt. Louis18291892851.38BER Sam NusumNew York15541312531.45ENG Ken CooperDallas18561303241.55USA Bob RigbyPhiladelphia18021443241.60 NASL All-Stars First Team   Position   Second Team Honorable Mentionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C3VIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3060,3364929&dq=rowdies+seven+all+star&hl=en St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search 2014-01-23ENG Peter Bonetti, St. Louis GENG Ken Cooper, DallasENG Barry Watling, SeattleUSA Bob Smith, Philadelphia DENG Tony Want, PhiladelphiaIRL Tom McConville, WashingtonWAL Mike England, Seattle DENG Stewart Jump, Tampa BaySCO Dave Gillett, SeattleUSA Werner Roth, New York DENG Ralph Wright, MiamiENG Graham Day, PortlandIRN Farrukh Quraishi, Tampa Bay DSCO Charlie Mitchell, RochesterSCO Brian Rowan, TorontoWAL Arfon Griffiths, Seattle MENG Barry Powell, PortlandENG John Sissons, Tampa BaySCO Ronnie Sharp, Miami MSCO John Boyle, Tampa BaySCO Hugh Fisher, DenverPOR António Simões, Boston MSCO Bobby Hope, PhiladelphiaGER Wolfgang Sühnholz, BostonTRI Steve David, Miami FENG Peter Withe, PortlandBER Clyde Best, Tampa BayBRA Pelé, New York FENG Tommy Ord, Roch & NYRSA 1928 Derek Smethurst, Tampa BayENG Gordon Hill, Chicago FSCO Stewart Scullion, Tampa BayURU Uri Banhoffer, Los Angeles Playoffs All playoff games in all rounds including Soccer Bowl '75 were single game elimination match ups. Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Soccer Bowl '75 25 150px W1 Portland Timbers 2 W2 Seattle Sounders 1 C1 St. Louis Stars 1(5) W3 Los Angeles Aztecs 1(4) E2 Miami Toros 2 N1 Boston Minutemen 1 N2 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0 E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 W1 Portland Timbers 1 C1 St. Louis Stars 0 E2 Miami Toros 0 E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 W1 Portland Timbers 0 E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Quarterfinals August 12Seattle Sounders1–2 (OT)Portland TimbersCivic Stadium • Att. 31,523 August 13Miami Toros2–1 (OT)Boston MinutemenNickerson Field • Att. 2,187 August 13Los Angeles Aztecs1 – 2 (PK, 4–5)St. Louis StarsFrancis Field • Att. 6,119 August 13Toronto Metros-Croatia0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa Stadium • Att. 16,111 Semifinals August 16Miami Toros0–3Tampa Bay RowdiesTampa Stadium • Att. 22,710 August 17St. Louis Stars0–1Portland TimbersCivic Stadium • Att. 33,503 Soccer Bowl '75 Soccer Bowl '75 August 24 12:30 pm PDT Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–0 Portland Timbers Auguste 66:00 Smethurst Best 87:40 Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California 17,483 Henry Landauer (USA)https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19750825&id=AXVIAAAAIBAJ&pg=6302,1696141 St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search 2014-07-14https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CoqWWZryDfU/Tk-SyjDtXOI/AAAAAAAALNs/QprEBSLeOSg/s1600/1975-8-24+Soccer+Bowl+Report+2.jpg -CoqWWZryDfU/Tk-SyjDtXOI/AAAAAAAALNs/QprEBSLeOSg/s1600/1975-8-24+Soccer+Bowl+Report+2 3.bp.blogspot.com 2014-01-23https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_axffduAi2BA/TTVkBYFN2BI/AAAAAAAAKgM/fGOuEI7O-Io/s640/Soccer%2BBowl%2B%252775%2BTicket.jpg _axffduAi2BA/TTVkBYFN2BI/AAAAAAAAKgM/fGOuEI7O-Io/s640/Soccer%2BBowl%2B%252775%2BTicket 2.bp.blogspot.com 2014-01-23 1975 NASL Champions: Tampa Bay Rowdies Post season awards Most Valuable Player: TRI Steve David, Miami Coach of the year: ENG John Sewell, St. Louis Rookie of the year: USA Chris Bahr, Philadelphiahttp://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html The Year in American Soccer - 1975 Homepages.sover.net 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121106/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1975.html 2015-11-05 dead Attendances Club Games Total Average San Jose Earthquakes 11 197,194 17,927 Seattle Sounders 11 185,000 16,818 Portland Timbers 11 159,536 14,503 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 118,005 10,728 New York Cosmos 11 114,949 10,450 Washington Diplomats 11 97,320 8,847 Los Angeles Aztecs 11 91,372 8,307 Vancouver Whitecaps 11 83,369 7,579 Philadelphia Atoms 11 80,047 7,277 Toronto Metros 11 68,985 6,271 St. Louis Stars 11 66,777 6,071 Rochester Lancers 11 58,661 5,333 Miami Toros 11 54,127 4,921 Dallas Tornado 11 50,932 4,630 Boston Minutemen 11 48,643 4,422 San Antonio Thunder 11 48,528 4,412 Chicago Sting 11 47,542 4,322 Hartford Bicentennials 11 40,920 3,720 Denver Dynamos 11 40,194 3,654 Baltimore Comets 11 29,049 2,641 Source:All-Time NASL Attendance – kenn.com blog https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/ 2026-07-07 en-US References External links Complete Results and Standings Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons Category:1975 in American soccer leagues Category:1975 in Canadian soccer