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1979 American Soccer League

FieldValue
competitionAmerican Soccer League
1979 season
season1979
num_teams11
winnersSacramento Gold
premiersCalifornia Sunshine
continentalcup11980 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiersSacramento Gold
league topscorerJoey Fink (15)
Poli Garcia
highest scoringIan Filby (14 goals; 17 assists)
longest winsCalifornia Sunshine (13)
longest unbeatenCalifornia Sunshine (15)
prevseason1978
nextseason1980

1979 season Poli Garcia

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1979.

League standings

ASL All-Stars

First TeamPosition
Tom Reynolds, CaliforniaG
Ramon Moraldo, CaliforniaD
Daniel Mammana, ColumbusD
Anđelko Tešan, New YorkD
Mickey Brown, SacramentoD
Don Tobin, CaliforniaM
Clyde Watson, New YorkM
Norman Piper, ColumbusM
Poli Garcia, CaliforniaF
Branko Samatovic, New YorkF
Ian Filby, SacramentoF

Playoffs

Bracket

|score-boxes = 3 (2-match aggregate) ||Sacramento Gold|3|||Los Angeles Skyhawks|2|| ||New York Eagles|1|||Pennsylvania Stoners|2|| ||California Sunshine|0|0|0|Sacramento Gold|0|1|1 ||Columbus Magic|1|1*(4)|2|Pennsylvania Stoners|1|1(3)*|2 ||Sacramento Gold|1|||Columbus Magic|0||

Division semifinals

Division finals

Higher seedAggregateLower seedFirst legSecond legAttendance
Columbus Magic2–2Pennsylvania Stoners1–11–1 (4–3)September 4 • ASD Stadium • 7,048
September 9 • Franklin County Stadium • 4,306
California Sunshine0–1Sacramento Gold0–00–1September 2 • Hughes Stadium • 10,762
September 8 • Murdock Stadium • 2,200

Championship final

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References

References

  1. Kamb, Susan. (August 29, 1979). "Gold In Showdown". The Sacramento Bee.
  2. (September 9, 1979). "Californians dominates All-Star Team". Spokesman-Review.
  3. Kamb, Susan. (August 30, 1979). "Gold Score In Overtime Earns 3-2 Triumph". Sacramento Bee.
  4. Markowitz, Marc. (September 5, 1979). "Stoners defense equal to challenge". The Morning Call.
  5. Markowitz, Marc. (September 10, 1979). "Stoners lose on penalties". The Morning Call.
  6. Strege, Dave. (September 3, 1979). "Sunshine and Gold Tie, 0-0". Los Angeles Times.
  7. Kamb, Susan. (September 9, 1979). "Gold Tops Sunshine 1-0 In Final". Sacramento Bee.
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