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|[[1971 North American Soccer League season|1971]]
|'''1972'''
|[[1973 North American Soccer League season|1973]]
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== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Northern Division
|New York Cosmos
|James M. Shuart Stadium
|Uniondale, New York
|-
|Olympique de Montréal
|Stade éxterieur
|Montréal
|-
|Rochester Lancers
|Holleder Memorial Stadium
|Rochester, New York
|-
|Toronto Metros
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|-
| rowspan="4" |Southern Division
|Atlanta Chiefs
|Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
|Atlanta
|-
|Dallas Tornado
|Texas Stadium
|Irving, Texas
|-
|Miami Gatos
|Nathaniel Traz Powell Stadium
|Westview, Florida
|-
|St. Louis Stars
|Busch Memorial Stadium
|St. Louis
|}

=== Changes ===

* Dallas Tornado relocate from John McClamrock Field in Dallas to Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.
* New York Cosmos relocate from Yankee Stadium (1923) in The Bronx, New York to James M. Shuart Stadium in Uniondale, New York.
* Olympique de Montréal relocate from Autostade to Stade éxterieur.
* Washington Darts relocate from Brookland Stadium in Washington to Nathaniel Traz Powell Stadium in Westview, Florida and renamed Miami Gatos.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!T
!Pts
|-
| rowspan="4" |Northern Division
|'''New York Cosmos'''
|'''7'''
|'''3'''
|'''4'''
|'''77'''
|-
|'''Rochester Lancers'''
|'''6'''
|'''5'''
|'''3'''
|'''64'''
|-
|Olympique de Montréal
|4
|5
|5
|57
|-
|Toronto Metros
|4
|6
|4
|53
|-
| rowspan="4" |Southern Division
|'''St. Louis Stars'''
|'''7'''
|'''4'''
|'''3'''
|'''69'''
|-
|'''Dallas Tornado'''
|'''6'''
|'''5'''
|'''3'''
|'''60'''
|-
|Atlanta Chiefs
|5
|6
|3
|56
|-
|Miami Gatos
|3
|8
|3
|44
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
|'''New York Cosmos'''
|'''1'''
| rowspan="2" |'''New York Cosmos'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |'''New York Cosmos'''
|-
|Dallas Tornado
|0
|-
|'''St. Louis Stars'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis Stars
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|Rochester Lancers
|0
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division
|Fulton County, Georgia
|Atlanta
|Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
|Atlanta Chiefs
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
|Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area
|Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
|Dallas County, Texas
|Irving, Texas
|Texas Stadium
|Dallas Tornado
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
|Miami-Dade County, Florida
|Westview, Florida
|Nathaniel Traz Powell Stadium
|Miami Gatos
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
| colspan="4" |Montréal Census Metropolitan Area
|Montréal
|Stade éxterieur
|Olympique de Montréal
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division
|Nassau County, New York
|Uniondale, New York
|James M. Shuart Stadium
|New York Cosmos
|Seven
|Two
|Nine
|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Holleder Memorial Stadium
|Rochester Lancers
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis
|Busch Memorial Stadium
|St. Louis Stars
|Seven
|One
|Eight
|-
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Toronto Metros
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''56'''
|'''Three'''
|'''59'''
|}
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[[Category:North American Soccer League seasons]]

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