1977 North American Soccer League playoffs

August 2023 1977 North American Soccer League season North American Soccer League Playoffs 1977 United StatesCanada 12 Cosmos Seattle Sounders 17 54 Italy Giorgio Chinaglia (9 goals) 1976 1978 The 1977 North American Soccer League playoffs began on August 10 and ended on August 28 with Soccer Bowl '77 at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon. 12 out of 18 teams qualified after a 26-match regular season, six from each conference. Playoff format The top three teams in each division would quality for the playoffs, similar to the 1976 playoffs.NASL Makes Changes In Schedule, Playoff October 15, 1976 Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19761015&id=ZllQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TFgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3988,3335488&hl=en 5-C 2015-04-08 The first round and the Soccer Bowl were single games, but the division championships and conference championships were two-game series. If teams were tied at one win apiece at the conclusion of Game 2, there would be a 30-minute sudden death mini-game and a shootout if necessary.Saunders Jack Some NASL Playoff Victories Worth More August 17, 1977 Sarasota Herald-Tribune https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19770817&id=wnMjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3952,549656&hl=en 5C 2015-04-08 Playoff seeds Atlantic Conference Eastern Division Fort Lauderdale Strikers – Eastern Division champions, 161 points Cosmos – 140 points Tampa Bay Rowdies – 131 points Northern Division Toronto Metros-Croatia – Northern Division champions, 111 points St. Louis Stars – 104 points Rochester Lancers – 99 points Pacific Conference Southern Division Dallas Tornado – Southern Division champions, 161 points Los Angeles Aztecs – 147 points San Jose Earthquakes – 119 points Western Division Minnesota Kicks – Western Division champions, 137 points Vancouver Whitecaps – 124 points Seattle Sounders – 119 points Bracket 1/2/2/1 no First Round Division Championships Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '77 180px 30px 20px Cosmos 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 St. Louis Stars 0(2) Rochester Lancers 1(4) Los Angeles Aztecs 2 San Jose Earthquakes 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Seattle Sounders 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 2(0) Cosmos 8 3(3) Toronto Metros-Croatia 0(2) 0 Rochester Lancers 1(3) 1 Dallas Tornado 1 1 Los Angeles Aztecs 3 5 Minnesota Kicks 1 0 Seattle Sounders 2 1 Cosmos 2 4 Rochester Lancers 1 1 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 0 Seattle Sounders 3 1 Cosmos 2 Seattle Sounders 1 First round Atlantic Conference (E2) Cosmos vs. (E3) Tampa Bay Rowdies August 10 Cosmos https://www.newspapers.com/image/334960998/?terms=Pele's%2Bmagic 3–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Pelé 58:16 Hunt Chinaglia 70:24 Hunt, Field Pelé 89:51 Hunt, Chinaglia Giants Stadium, East Rutherford 57,828 (N2) St. Louis Stars vs. (N3) Rochester Lancers August 10 St. Louis Stars 0–1(SO) Rochester Lancers Francis Field, St. Louis 7,137 Burnett Matteson Evans Binney 2–4 Silva Pollihan Reynolds Pedro Stojanovic Pacific Conference (S2) Los Angeles Aztecs vs. (S3) San Jose Earthquakes August 10 Los Angeles Aztecs 2–1(OT) San Jose Earthquakes Best 85:06Mihailovich 92:28 Mitic 60:57 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 4,038 (W2) Vancouver Whitecaps vs. (W3) Seattle Sounders August 10 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–2 Seattle Sounders Machin 18:17 OrdOrd 83:34 Robertson Empire Stadium, Vancouver 21,925 Division Finals Atlantic Conference (E1) Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. (E2) Cosmos August 14Game 1 Cosmos 8–3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Hunt 1:37 ChinagliaBeckenbauer 11:37 Hunt, Field Chinaglia 16:19 Beckenbauer Hunt 25:14Field 55:29 Alberto, Roth Chinaglia 56:23 Alberto Chinaglia 62:29 Field Etherington 67:49 Morais Whittle 17:25Piper 63:06 Aguirre Whittle 68:17 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford 77,691 August 17Game 2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–3(SO) Cosmos Irving 12:45 HudsonWhittle 62:15 Pelé 61:09Chinaglia 84:17 Alberto Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale 14,152 Piper Nanchoff Proctor 0–3 Hunt Sono Mifflin Garbett Cosmos win series 2–0 (N1) Toronto Metros-Croatia vs. (N3) Rochester Lancers August 13Game 1 Rochester Lancers 1–0(SO) (3-2) Toronto Metros-Croatia Holleder Memorial Stadium, Rochester 10,556 August 16Game 2 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0–1 report Rochester Lancers Bilecki 0 78:35 Costa 0 19:32Fazlić 0 43:56Silva 78:35 Varsity Stadium, Toronto 8,362 John Davies (England) Rochester wins series 2–0 Pacific Conference (S1) Dallas Tornado vs. (S2) Los Angeles Aztecs August 14Game 1 Los Angeles Aztecs 2–1 Dallas Tornado Mihailovich 23:12 Best Cohen 77:05 Mihailovich Pecher 43:24 Ryan Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 5,295 August 17Game 2 Dallas Tornado 1–5 Los Angeles Aztecs O'Hare 72:13 Cohen 40:30 BestBest 66:55 MihailovichRys 78:04Backos 80:46Cooke 81:33 Best Ownby Stadium, Dallas 18,489 Los Angeles wins series 2–0 (W1) Minnesota Kicks vs. (W3) Seattle Sounders August 14Game 1 Minnesota Kicks 1–2(OT) Seattle Sounders Futcher 81:31 Price, West Ord 86:24 Butler Butler 90:21 Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis 35,889 August 17Game 2 Seattle Sounders 1–0 Minnesota Kicks Ord 58:28 pen. Kingdome, Seattle 42,091 Seattle wins series 2–0 Conference Finals Atlantic Conference (E2) Cosmos vs. (N3) Rochester Lancers August 21Game 1 Rochester Lancers 1–2 Cosmos Stojanovic 16:50 Costa, Escos Chinaglia 39:50 Pelé, Field Hunt 42:45 Pelé Holleder Memorial Stadium, Rochester 20,005 August 24Game 2 Cosmos 4–1 Rochester Lancers Chinaglia 16:05 Hunt Chinaglia 22:59 HuntDimitrijević 47:33 Pelé Pelé 59:11 Silva 53:41 Pedro Giants Stadium, East Rutherford 73,669 Cosmos win series 2–0 Pacific Conference (S2) Los Angeles Aztecs vs. (W3) Seattle Sounders August 21Game 1 Los Angeles Aztecs 1–3 Seattle Sounders McAlinden 15:33 Cooke Robertson 38:45 Buttle 62:47 McAlisterCave 66:23 Robertson Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 9,115 August 25Game 2 Seattle Sounders 1–0 Los Angeles Aztecs Scott 13:29 Robertson Kingdome, Seattle 56,256 Seattle wins series 2–0 Soccer Bowl '77 Soccer Bowl '77 August 28 4 pm EDT Cosmos 2–1 Seattle Sounders Hunt 19:05 Chinaglia 77:19 Hunt Ord 23:13 Cave Civic Stadium, Portland 35,548 Toros Kibritjan (USA) References 30em Henderson Jim Volkswagen 1978 Pro Soccer Guide Snibbe Publications 1978 Tampa, Florida 1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide North American Soccer League 1979 New York NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League Jose Colin Breedon Books 1989 Derby, England North American Soccer League Encyclopedia Jose Colin St. Johann Press 2003 Haworth, New Jersey External links The Year in American Soccer – 1977 Chris Page's NASL Archive Complete NASL Results and StandingsJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) playoffs