1982 North American Soccer League season

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.

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,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLQRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5062,3124694&dq=dallas+tornado+folds&hl=en|title=Four NASL teams fold|agency=Associated Press

Teams moving

• None

Name changes

• None

Map of clubs

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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. :* Premiers (most points). Other playoff teams.*

NASL All-Stars

Playoffs

Bracket

(Best-of-3) (Best-of-3) (Single match) | score-width=30px | team-width=160px | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=New York Cosmos | RD1-score1-1=5 | RD1-score1-2=0 | RD1-score1-3=1 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Tulsa Roughnecks | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score2-2=1 | RD1-score2-3=0 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=San Diego Sockers | RD1-score3-1=5 | RD1-score3-2=0 | RD1-score3-3=2 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Vancouver Whitecaps | RD1-score4-1=1 | RD1-score4-2=1 | RD1-score4-3=1 | RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5=Fort Lauderdale Strikers | RD1-score5-1=2 | RD1-score5-2=1 | RD1-score5-3=4 | RD1-seed6=6 | RD1-team6=Montreal Manic | RD1-score6-1=3 | RD1-score6-2=0 | RD1-score6-3=1 | RD1-seed7=2 | RD1-team7=Seattle Sounders | RD1-score7-1=4 | RD1-score7-2=1 | RD1-score7-3=4 | RD1-seed8=7 | RD1-team8=Toronto Blizzard | RD1-score8-1=2 | RD1-score8-2=2 | RD1-score8-3=2 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=New York Cosmos | RD2-score1-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=2 | RD2-score1-3=– | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=San Diego Sockers | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=1 | RD2-score2-3=– | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3=Fort Lauderdale Strikers | RD2-score3-1=0 | RD2-score3-2=4 | RD2-score3-3=0 | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-team4=Seattle Sounders | RD2-score4-1=2 | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD2-score4-3=1 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=New York Cosmos | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2=Seattle Sounders | RD3-score2=0

Quarterfinals

† 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 seed hosts Games 1 and 3

Soccer Bowl '82

Main article: Soccer Bowl '82

1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos

Post season awards

• Most Valuable Player: Peter Ward, Seattle
• Coach of the year: Johnny Giles, Vancouver
• Rookie of the year: Pedro DeBrito, Tampa Bay
• North American Player of the Year: Mark Peterson, Seattle
• Soccer Bowl MVP: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York

Attendances

Source:

References

References

1. "The Year in American Soccer - 1982".
2. "Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search".
3. "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page".
4. "Archived copy".
5. "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
6. "Giorgio Chinaglia revived his one-man show as the Cosmos - 09.27.82 - SI Vault".
7. "NASL Soccer Bowl".
8. (August 9, 1983). "Also worth mentioning...". St. Petersburg Times.
9. https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/