1979–80 NASL indoor season

Indoor soccer league season August 2023 December 2022 article December 2022 North American Soccer League 1979–80 indoor season 1979–80 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies (2nd title) Atlanta Chiefs 60 RSA 1928 David Byrne (23 goals) 665 4,869 1979 1980–81The 1979–80 season was the North American Soccer League's first ever full indoor soccer season with playoffs. It began in November 1979, and the championship occurred in March 1980. Overview Only 10 of the 24 NASL member-teams chose to field a squad for the 12 game regular season and 6 team, 3 round playoffs. The league decided to make several rule modifications from the NASL indoor tournaments and indoor friendlies of previous years. The most obvious change was the goal. No longer 4 by 16 feet (h x w), the goals now measured a more proportionate 6.5 by 12, Indoor Returning, Officially This Time September 28, 1979 Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C2JQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7VgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6610,3441502&dq=rowdies+san+jose+indoor&hl=en 4-C January 4, 2017 with a board or plexiglass panel above the cross bar instead of netting. Rather than being divided into three 20-minute periods (like hockey) as was done previously, or the more recent three 15-minute periods, the game now featured four 15-minute quarters with an extended halftime (similar to American football) and short breaks and the end of the first and third quarters. These modifications were consistent with the rules of the competing Major Indoor Soccer League,Kids hurt playing with Arrows indoors December 23, 1978 The Ottawa Journal https://www.newspapers.com/image/50021241/?terms=Major%2BIndoor%2Bsoccer%2Brules 28 May 13, 2019 which had begun operation in December 1978.Tierney Mike Rowdies hope to hold onto goalie January 25, 1979 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19790125&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 4C January 3, 2017Rowdies roll 6-4 January 26, 1979 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=feST4K8J0scC&dat=19790126&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 1C January 3, 2017 Other changes included an extra referee at the bench to keep track of time penalties. Like most American sports, the clock would count down to 00:00 rather than up to "full time" as was done in association football. As before, (like ice hockey) there would be free substitutions, but players now had to touch the wall by their bench before a substitute player could come onto the playing floor. The floor dimensions remained, more or less 200 by 85 feet. Scheiber Dave Indoor soccer: just like hockey without a stick December 7, 1979 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PlBSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dnwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2214,6337949&dq=rowdies+bayfront&hl=en 2C August 1, 2016 Golden goal/sudden death overtime was used to settle games tied at the end of regulation. In the playoffs, 15-minute mini-games were used to decide series that were tied at one victory apiece. Indeed, two playoff series, including the Championship Final between Tampa Bay and Memphis, would need to be settled by means of a mini-game.Scheiber Dave Rowdies slam to No. 1 March 3, 1979 St. Petersburg Times https://www.newspapers.com/image/315086183/?terms=Rowdies&match=1 1-C January 3, 2017 Map of clubs left 10px Eastern Division 10px Western Division 1090 500 300 425 355 North America 870 North America 33.76 -84.40 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Chiefs North America 42.65 -83.26 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Express North America 26.72 -80.08 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Strikers North America 41.82 -71.42 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Tea Men North America 27.77 -82.63 Blue pog.svg 80 left Rowdies North America 33.80 -117.92 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Surf North America 33.96 -118.34 Red pog.svg 80 left Aztecs North America 35.12 -89.98 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Rogues North America 44.86 -93.24 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Kicks North America 36.15 -96.00 Red pog.svg 80 top Roughnecks Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Avg Att = Average Home Attendance Eastern DivisionWLGB%GFGAAvg Att Atlanta Chiefs 10 2 – .83370465,069 Tampa Bay Rowdies842.66775645,910 Detroit Express753.58370693,937Fort Lauderdale Strikers 39 7.25058651,724 New England Tea Men 2108.16752813,249 Western DivisionWLGB%GFGAAvg Att Memphis Rogues 93 – .750 65448,249Minnesota Kicks 8 41.667 75529,562Tulsa Roughnecks752.58363644,657California Surf485.33371833,181 Los Angeles Aztecs 2108.16756872,768 Regular season statistics Scoring leaders GP = Games played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Pointshttp://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html The Year in American Soccer - 1980 2013-02-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121122/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html 2015-11-05 dead Player Team GP G A Pts RSA 1928 David Byrne Atlanta 12 23 11 57 ENG Keith Furphy Detroit 12 21 13 55 ENG Laurie Abrahams California 12 18 17 53 YUG Peter Baralić Tampa Bay 12 21 10 52 IRN Iraj Danaifard Tulsa 12 19 10 48 ENG Chris Dangerfield Los Angeles 12 15 9 39 ENG Mark Lindsay California 12 13 12 38 CAN Wes McLeod Tampa Bay 12 13 12 38 ENG Steve Earle Tulsa 12 10 18 38 ENG Alan Willey Minnesota 12 15 6 36 Leading goalkeepers Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins Player Team Min Svs GA GAA W USA John Houska Memphis 721 172 43 3.58 9 USA Victor Nogueira Atlanta 637 164 39 3.67 10 CAN Tino Lettieri Minnesota 658 165 41 3.74 8 USA Nick Owcharuk Tulsa 441 134 33 4.49 7 CAN Željko Bilecki Tampa Bay 684 173 54 4.74 8 Playoffs Bracket 3 y 25 First roundSingle game Division finalsBest-of-3 Championship seriesBest-of-3 E2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 x x E3 Detroit Express 1 x x W2 Minnesota Kicks 3 x x W3 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 x x E1 Atlanta Chiefs 3 5 – E2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7 6(OT) – W1 Memphis Rogues 3 4(OT) 1 W2 Minnesota Kicks 6 3 0 E2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 4 10 1 W1 Memphis Rogues 5 4 0 1st round February 19Tampa Bay Rowdies12–1Detroit ExpressBayfront Center • 4,880 February 20Minnesota Kicks3–2Tulsa RoughnecksMet Center • 3,170 Division finals If a playoff series is tied after two games, a 15 minute, tie breaker mini-game is played. Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Mini-gameAttendanceAtlanta Chiefs – Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–7 5–6 (OT) x February 23 • Bayfront Center • 5,545February 25 • The Omni • 6,141Memphis Rogues – Minnesota Kicks 3–6 4–3 (OT) 1–0 February 23 • Met Center • 3,701February 26 • Mid-South Coliseum • 7,130 Championship finals Higher seedLower seedGame 1Game 2Mini-gameAttendanceMemphis Rogues – Tampa Bay Rowdies *5–4 4–10 0–1 *February 29 • Mid-South Coliseum • 9,081March 2 • Bayfront Center • 5,545 *Memphis Rogues hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2 and Mini-game) due to scheduling conflicts at the Mid-South Coliseum. Scheiber Dave Rogues lose star for title go with Rowdies February 29, 1980 St. Petersburg Times https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19800229&id=HBsmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dloDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4432,5038729&hl=en 1, sec. C August 1, 2016 Championship match reports Game 1 February 29, 1980 7:30 P.M. (CST) Memphis Rogues 5–4 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19800301&id=ZQMMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I1oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6199,232817&hl=en Tampa Bay Rowdies Cooke 5:16 Berrio, HouskaVazquez 18:19 HasanbegovićVazquez 44:26 CarbognaniVazquez 49:27 Berrio, HusbandField 52:21 Rosul, Husband Fabbiani 34:02Wegerle 34:54 GormanFabbiani 54:44 AndersonVan der Beck 56:06 Fabbiani Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 9,081 Game 2 March 2, 1980 2:00 P.M. (EST) Tampa Bay Rowdies 10–4 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19800303&id=t3FQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I1oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4715,2996499&hl=en Memphis Rogues Van der Beck 8:05 FabbianiWegerle 9:20 Van der BeckConnell 12:36 BaralićVan der Beck 13:16 WegerleFabbiani 14:54 GormanMcLeod 38:00 BaralićFabbiani 41:07 GormanAnderson 41:38 Fabbiani, McLeodConnell 50:54 McLeodAnderson 56:04 McLeod Carbognani 27:10 penField 45:53 HusbandRosul 48:38Rosul 49:50 Carbognani Bayfront Center St. Petersburg, Florida 5,545 John Davies (USA) Mini-game March 2, 1980 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19800303&id=t3FQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I1oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4715,2996499&hl=en Memphis Rogues Anderson 4:48 McLeod Bayfront Center St. Petersburg, Florida 5,545 John Davies (USA) 1979–80 NASL Indoor Champions: Tampa Bay Rowdies References 2 NASL Indoor Season, 1979-80 NASL Indoor Season, 1979-80 Category:1980 in American soccer Category:NASL Indoor seasons 1980 Category:Soccer competitions in Florida