1982 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League 1982 14 New York Cosmos (5th title) New York Cosmos (6th title) 224 Ricardo Alonso (21 goals) 809 52,436 Tampa Bay at New York (April 18) 2,120 San Jose at Edmonton (August 4) 13,155 1981 1983 Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1982. This was the 15th season of the NASL. 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.http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html The Year in American Soccer - 1982 2013-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20151128063727/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html 2015-11-28 dead Changes from the previous season New teams None Teams folding Atlanta Chiefs Calgary Boomers California Surf Dallas Tornado Los Angeles Aztecs Minnesota Kicks Washington Diplomats Atlanta, Calgary, California, Dallas and Washington folded in September 1981,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5062,3124694&dq=dallas+tornado+folds&hl=en Four NASL teams fold Associated Press New York September 17, 1981 Gainesville Sun while Los Angeles and Minnesota were dissolved in November–December 1981. Teams moving None Name changes None Map of clubs left 10px Eastern Division 10px Southern Division 10px Western Division 1090 500 300 425 355 North America 870 North America 41.86 -87.62 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Sting North America 45.56 -73.55 Blue pog.svg 80 top Manic North America 40.81 -74.08 Blue pog.svg 80 right Cosmos North America 43.63 -79.41 Blue pog.svg 80 top Blizzard North America 26.19 -80.16 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Strikers North America 30.32 -81.64 Red pog.svg 80 right Tea Men North America 27.98 -82.50 Red pog.svg 80 left Rowdies North America 36.15 -95.94 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Roughnecks North America 53.56 -113.48 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Drillers North America 45.52 -122.69 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Timbers North America 32.78 -117.12 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Sockers North America 37.32 -121.87 Green pog.svg 80 left Earthquakes North America 47.60 -122.33 Green pog.svg 80 left Sounders North America 49.28 -123.03 Green pog.svg 80 right Whitecaps 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 penalty shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e3MfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6000,1141820&dq=nasl+record+shootout&hl=en Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search news.google.com #B3B7FF darkgray Premiers (most points). #ccffcc darkgray Other playoff teams. Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPTNew York Cosmos23 97352203Montreal Manic19136043159Toronto Blizzard17156447151Chicago Sting13195667129 Southern DivisionWLGFGAPTFort Lauderdale Strikers18146474163Tulsa Roughnecks16166957151Tampa Bay Rowdies12204777112Jacksonville Tea Men11214171105 Western DivisionWLGFGAPTSeattle Sounders18147248166San Diego Sockers19137154162Vancouver Whitecaps20125848160Portland Timbers14184944122San Jose Earthquakes13194762114Edmonton Drillers1121386593 NASL All-Stars First Team Position Second Teamhttp://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page www.oocities.org Honorable Mentionhttp://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm The history of the NASL (North American Soccer League) home.att.net 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm 1 May 2008 deadGER Hubert Birkenmeier, New York GNED Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale SWE Jan Möller, TorontoHAI 1964 Frantz Mathieu, Chicago DENG Barry Wallace, TulsaCAN Bruce Wilson, TorontoKOR Cho Young-Jeung, Portland DUSA Jeff Durgan, New YorkRSA 1928 Mike Connell, Tampa BayGER Peter Nogly, Tampa Bay DBRA Carlos Alberto, New YorkENG John Wile, VancouverIRN 1964 Andranik Eskandarian, New York DENG Ray Evans, SeattleCAN Bob Lenarduzzi, VancouverYUG 1945 Vladislav Bogićević, New York MENG Steve Daley, SeattleENG Vince Hilaire, San JoseRSA 1928 Ace Ntsoelengoe, Toronto MNED Johan Neeskens, New YorkENG Ray Hudson, Fort LauderdaleGER Arno Steffenhagen, Chicago MPER Teófilo Cubillas, Ft. LauderdaleUSA Juli Veee, San DiegoITA Giorgio Chinaglia, New York FENG Steve Hunt, New YorkCAN Branko Šegota, Fort LauderdaleENG Peter Ward, Seattle FGER Karl-Heinz Granitza, ChicagoRSA 1928 David Byrne, TorontoARG Ricardo Alonso, Jacksonville FARG Pato Margetic, ChicagoENG Laurie Abrahams, Tulsa • ENG Godfrey Ingram, San Jose • ENG Carl Valentine, Vancouver Playoffs Bracket 3/3/1 Quarterfinals(Best-of-3) Semifinals(Best-of-3) Soccer Bowl '82(Single match) 30px 160px 1 New York Cosmos 5 0 1 8 Tulsa Roughnecks 0 1 0 4 San Diego Sockers 5 0 2 5 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 1 1 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 1 4 6 Montreal Manic 3 0 1 2 Seattle Sounders 4 1 4 7 Toronto Blizzard 2 2 2 1 New York Cosmos 2 2 – 4 San Diego Sockers 1 1 – 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 4 0 2 Seattle Sounders 2 3 1 1 New York Cosmos 1 2 Seattle Sounders 0 Quarterfinals Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Game 3Attendance†New York CosmosTulsa Roughnecks 5–0 0–1 1–0 August 25 • Giants Stadium • 23,917August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 15,817September 1 • Giants Stadium • 24,209Seattle SoundersToronto Blizzard 4–2 1–2 (OT) 4–2 August 25 • Kingdome • 13,005August 27 • Exhibition Stadium • 5,099September 1 • Kingdome • 17,332Fort Lauderdale StrikersMontreal Manic *2–3 (OT) 1–0 (OT) 4–1 *August 25 • Olympic Stadium • 15,232August 29 • Lockhart Stadium • 10,696September 1 • Lockhart Stadium • 11,897San Diego SockersVancouver Whitecaps 5–1 0–1 2–1 August 25 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 7,267August 29 • Empire Stadium • 18,253September 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 CosmosSan Diego Sockers 2–1 2–1 (OT) × September 5 • Giants Stadium • 34,653September 8 • Jack Murphy Stadium • 13,074Seattle SoundersFort Lauderdale Strikers 2–0 3–4 (OT) 1–0 (OT) September 4 • Kingdome • 17,338September 8 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,196September 10 • Kingdome • 28,986 † Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3 Soccer Bowl '82 Soccer Bowl '82 September 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oa0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PGgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6863,1542601&dq=cosmos+defeat+sounders&hl=en Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search New York Cosmos 1–0 Seattle Sounders Chinaglia 30:17 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego 22,634http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125959/1/index.htm Giorgio Chinaglia revived his one-man show as the Cosmos - 09.27.82 - SI Vault 2013-06-22 2013-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20131014163829/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125959/1/index.htm dead mdy-all David Socha (USA)http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 NASL Soccer Bowl October 17, 2013 November 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045420/http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 dead 1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos Post season awards Most Valuable Player: ENG Peter Ward, Seattle Coach of the year: IRL Johnny Giles, Vancouver Rookie of the year: USA Pedro DeBrito, Tampa Bay North American Player of the Year: USA Mark Peterson, Seattlehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ELlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AV4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,265613&dq=north+american+player+of+year&hl=en Also worth mentioning... St. Petersburg Times August 9, 1983 Soccer Bowl MVP: ITA Giorgio Chinaglia, New York Attendances Club Games Total Average New York Cosmos 16 459,888 28,743 Montreal Manic 16 341,573 21,348 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 296,048 18,503 Vancouver Whitecaps 16 292,011 18,251 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 232,862 14,554 Seattle Sounders 16 200,630 12,539 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 16 197,525 12,345 San Jose Earthquakes 16 176,187 11,012 Chicago Sting 16 150,033 9,377 Portland Timbers 16 140,583 8,786 San Diego Sockers 16 136,504 8,532 Toronto Blizzard 16 129,674 8,105 Jacksonville Tea Men 16 114,564 7,160 Edmonton Drillers 16 78,745 4,922 Source:All-Time NASL Attendance – kenn.com blog https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240713184439/http://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/ 2026-08-29 2024-07-13 References External links Video of 1982 NASL goals of the year Complete Results and Standings Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons Category:1982 in American soccer leagues Category:1982 in Canadian soccer