1980 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League 1980 season 1980 24 New York Cosmos (4th title) New York Cosmos (4th title) most total points Seattle Sounders best Won/Loss record 384 ITA Giorgio Chinaglia (32 goals) 1371 70,312 (Ft. Lauderdale @ NY) 254 (Memphis at New England) 14,440 1979 1981 Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1980. This was the 13th season of the NASL. Overview The league comprised 24 teams; for the only time in NASL history, the lineup of teams was identical to the year before, with no clubs joining or dropping out, franchise shifts or even name changes. The New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the finals on September 21 to win the championship. For the third time in league history the team with the most wins (Seattle) did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding bonus points for goals scored. Changes from the previous season The 1980 season saw the regular season expand from 30 games to 32 games. Three North Americans were required to be among the eleven playing in the match for each team, up from two during the previous season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19800112&id=z1pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v1gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3629,2943528 The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search news.google.com New teams None Teams folding None Teams moving None Name changes None Map of clubs left 10px American East Division 10px American Central Division 10px American West Division 10px National East Division 10px National Central Division 10px National West Division 1090 500 300 425 355 North America 870 North America 26.19 -80.16 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Strikers North America 42.09 -71.27 Blue pog.svg 80 top Tea Men North America 39.91 -75.17 Blue pog.svg 80 right Fury North America 27.98 -82.50 Blue pog.svg 80 left Rowdies North America 41.86 -87.62 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Sting North America 42.65 -83.26 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Express North America 29.69 -95.41 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Hurricane North America 35.12 -89.98 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Rogues North America 33.81 -117.88 Black pog.svg 80 right Surf North America 53.56 -113.48 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Drillers North America 32.78 -117.12 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Sockers North America 37.32 -121.87 Black pog.svg 80 left Earthquakes North America 40.81 -74.08 Green pog.svg 80 right Cosmos North America 43.19 -77.66 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Lancers North America 43.63 -79.41 Green pog.svg 80 top Blizzard North America 38.89 -76.97 Green pog.svg 80 bottom Diplomats North America 33.74 -84.39 Purple pog.svg 80 bottom Chiefs North America 32.84 -96.91 Purple pog.svg 80 bottom Tornado North America 44.85 -93.24 Purple pog.svg 80 bottom Kicks North America 36.15 -95.94 Purple pog.svg 80 top Roughnecks North America 34.16 -118.17 Orange pog.svg 80 left Aztecs North America 45.52 -122.69 Orange pog.svg 80 bottom Timbers North America 47.60 -122.33 Orange pog.svg 80 right Sounders North America 49.28 -123.03 Orange 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, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game. #B3B7FF darkgray-Premiers (most points). #BBEBFF darkgray-Best record. #ccffcc darkgray-Other playoff teams. American Conference Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPTTampa Bay Rowdies (2)19136150168Fort Lauderdale Strikers (4)18146155163New England Tea Men (7)18145456154Philadelphia Fury1022426898 Central DivisionWLGFGAPTChicago Sting (1)21118050187Houston Hurricane (6)14185669130Detroit Express14185152129Memphis Rogues14184957126 Western DivisionWLGFGAPTEdmonton Drillers (3)17155851149California Surf (5)15176167144San Diego Sockers (8)16165351140San Jose Earthquakes 9234568 95 National Conference Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPTNew York Cosmos (1)24 88741213Washington Diplomats (5)17157261159Toronto Blizzard14184965128Rochester Lancers12204267109 Central DivisionWLGFGAPTDallas Tornado (3)18145758157Minnesota Kicks (6)16166656147Tulsa Roughnecks (8)15175662139Atlanta Chiefs 725348474 Western DivisionWLGFGAPTSeattle Sounders (2)25 77431207Los Angeles Aztecs (4)20126152174Vancouver Whitecaps (7)16165247139Portland Timbers15175053133 NASL All-Stars First Team   Position   Second Team Honorable Mentionhttp://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm Archived copy home.att.net 11 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm 1 May 2008 deadhttp://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page www.oocities.orgENG Phil Parkes, Chicago GCAN Jack Brand, SeattleNED Jan van Beveren, Fort LauderdaleBRA Carlos Alberto, New York DYUG 1945 Mihalj Keri, Los AngelesENG David Nish, Seattle RSA 1928 Mike Connell, Tampa Bay DNED Wim Rijsbergen, New YorkSCO John Gorman, Tampa BayNED Rudi Krol, Vancouver DGER Peter Nogly, EdmontonHAI 1964 Frantz Mathieu, ChicagoSCO Bruce Rioch, Seattle DENG John Ryan, SeattleIRN Andranik Eskandarian, New YorkGER Franz Beckenbauer, New York MGER Arno Steffenhagen, ChicagoENG Ray Hudson, Ft. Lauderdale YUG 1945 Vladislav Bogićević, New York MNED Johan Neeskens, New YorkRSA 1928 Ace Ntsoelengoe, Minnesota PER Teófilo Cubillas, Fort Lauderdale MENG Alan Hudson, SeattleRSA 1928 Jomo Sono, Toronto ITA Giorgio Chinaglia, New York FRSA 1928 Steve Wegerle, Tampa BaySCO Tommy Hutchison, Seattle NED Johan Cruyff, Washington FGER Karl-Heinz Granitza, ChicagoENG Alan Green, WashingtonENG Roger Davies, Seattle FBRA Luis Fernando, Los AngelesPAR Julio César Romero, New York Playoffs The top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs automatically. The last two spots would go to the next best teams in the conference, regardless of division. The top three conference seeds went to the division winners, seeds 4-6 went to the second place teams and the last two seeds were given wild-card berths. The winners of each successive round would be reseeded within the conference by regular season point total, regardless of first-round seeding.1980 Official North American Soccer League Guide 1980 276 The Soccer Bowl remained a single game final. In 1979 and 1980, if a playoff series was tied at one win apiece, a full 30 minute mini-game was played. If there was no winner after the 30 minutes ended, the teams would then move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner.NASL Playoffs Open Tonight August 14, 1979 The Hour https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0rg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=B24FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4566,2362302&dq=nasl+playoffs&hl=en 49 2013-07-06 Bracket 2/2/2/1 y Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Championships Soccer Bowl '80 25 150px AC1 Chicago 1 3 1(0) AC8 San Diego 2 2 1(3) AC2 Tampa Bay 1 4 – AC7 New England 0 0 – AC3 Edmonton 2 0 1 AC6 Houston 1 1 0 AC4 Fort Lauderdale 2 0 0(3) AC5 California 1 2 0(2) NC1 New York 3 8 – NC8 Tulsa 1 1 – NC3 Dallas 1 2 – NC6 Minnesota 0 0 – NC4 Los Angeles 0 1(5) 2 NC5 Washington 1 1(4) 0 NC2 Seattle 2 3 – NC7 Vancouver 1 1 – San Diego 6 0 1(2) Tampa Bay 3 6 1(0) Edmonton 0 2(2) 0 Fort Lauderdale 1 2(1) 3 New York 3 0 3 Dallas 2 3 0 Los Angeles 3 0 1(2) Seattle 0 4 1(0) San Diego 1 4 0 Fort Lauderdale 2 2 2 New York 2 3 – Los Angeles 1 1 – Fort Lauderdale 0 New York 3 First round Lower seedHigher seedGame 1Game 2Mini-game(lower seed hosts Game 1)Minnesota Kicks - Dallas Tornado 0–1 0–2 x August 27 • Metropolitan Stadium • 17,461August 31 • Texas Stadium • 8,674San Diego Sockers - Chicago Sting 2–1 2 - 3 2–1 (SO, 3–0) August 27 • San Diego Stadium • 12,125August 30 • Comiskey Park • 12,267New England Tea Men - Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 0–4 x August 27 • Schaefer Stadium • 17,121August 30 • Tampa Stadium • 26,368Vancouver Whitecaps - Seattle Sounders 1–2 (OT) 1 –3 x August 27 • Empire Stadium • 27,231August 30 • Kingdome • 35,254Washington Diplomats - Los Angeles Aztecs 1–0 1–2 (SO, 4–5) 0–2 August 27 • RFK Stadium • 20,231August 30 • Rose Bowl • 14,163Houston Hurricane - Edmonton Drillers 1–2 1–0 0–1 August 27 • Astrodome • 3,902August 31 • Commonwealth Stadium • 22,059California Surf - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 2–0 0–1 (SO, 2–3) August 28 • Anaheim Stadium • 2,929August 31 • Lockhart Stadium • 15,282Tulsa Roughnecks - New York Cosmos 1–3 1–8 x August 28 • Skelly Stadium • 22,890August 31 • Giants Stadium • 40,285 Conference semifinals Lower seedHigher seedGame 1Game 2Mini-game(lower seed hosts Game 1)Los Angeles Aztecs - Seattle Sounders 3–0 0–4 2–1 (SO, 2–0) September 3 • Rose Bowl • 13,466September 5 • Kingdome • 32,564Edmonton Drillers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–1 3–2 (SO, 2–1) 0 - 3 September 3 • Commonwealth Stadium • 18,029September 6 • Lockhart Stadium • 17,380Dallas Tornado - New York Cosmos 2–3 3–0 0–3 September 3 • Texas Stadium • 7,459September 7 • Giants Stadium • 45,153San Diego Sockers - Tampa Bay Rowdies 6–3 0–6 2–1 (SO, 2–0) September 4 • San Diego Stadium • 20,109September 7 • Tampa Stadium • 25,852 Conference Championships Lower seedHigher seedGame 1Game 2Mini-game(lower seed hosts Game 1)San Diego Sockers - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1–2 4–2 0–2 September 11 • San Diego Stadium • 27,635September 13 • Lockhart Stadium • 18,420Los Angeles Aztecs - New York Cosmos 1–2 1–3 x September 10 • Rose Bowl • 25,487September 13 • Giants Stadium • 42,324 Soccer Bowl '80 Soccer Bowl '80 September 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bX5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2472,5632997&dq=cosmos+gobble+up&hl=en St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search 12:44 pm EDThttps://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0923/092323.html Cosmos regain soccer title Christian Science Monitor 23 September 1980 New York Cosmos 3–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Romero 47:55 Chinaglia, Bogićević Chinaglia 70:06 Davis, Rijsbergen Chinaglia 87:07 Cabañas RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 50,768https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JPBgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AG4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1241,2941687&dq=cosmos+strikers+soccer+bowl&hl=en The Evening News - Google News Archive Search Paul Avis (Canada)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 1980 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos Post season awards Most Valuable Player: ENG Roger Davies, Seattle Coach of the year: ENG Alan Hinton, Seattle Rookie of the year: USA Jeff Durgan, New York North American Player of the Year: CAN Jack Brand, Seattlehttp://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/virtualhalloffame/players/jackbrand.aspx Jack Brand 2013-05-08 2012-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120518101743/http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/en-us/halloffame/virtualhalloffame/players/jackbrand.aspx dead Average home attendance TeamAverageAll-Time NASL Attendance – kenn.com blog kenn.com https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/ kenn.com 2026-08-30New York Cosmos 42,754Tampa Bay Rowdies 28,345Vancouver Whitecaps 26,834Seattle Sounders 24,246Tulsa Roughnecks 19,787Washington Diplomats 19,205Minnesota Kicks 18,279Toronto Blizzard 15,043Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14,279San Jose Earthquakes 13,169San Diego Sockers 12,753Los Angeles Aztecs 12,057Chicago Sting 11,672Detroit Express 11,198Edmonton Drillers 10,920Portland Timbers 10,210Memphis Rogues 9,864New England Tea Men 8,748Rochester Lancers 7,757California Surf 7,593Dallas Tornado 6,752Houston Hurricane 5,818Atlanta Chiefs 4,884Philadelphia Fury 4,465 References 1980 Official North American Soccer League Guide North American Soccer League 1980 New York, NY External links Video of 1980 goals of the year Complete Results and Standings Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons Category:1980 in American soccer leagues Category:1980 in Canadian soccer