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	!Division		!Division
	!Team		!Team
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	\| rowspan="5" \|~~Central Division~~		\| rowspan="10" \|Atlantic Conference
	~~\|Chicago Sting~~
	~~\|Soldier Field (1924)~~
	~~\|Chicago~~
	\|-
	~~\|Dallas Tornado~~
	~~\|Texas Stadium~~
	~~\|Irving, Texas~~
	\|-
	~~\|Denver Dynamos~~
	~~\|Mile High Stadium~~
	~~\|Denver~~
	\|-
	~~\|San Antonio Stars~~
	~~\|Comalander Stadium~~
	~~\|San Antonio~~
	\|-
	~~\|St. Louis Stars~~
	~~\|Francis Olympic Field~~
	~~\|St. Louis County, Missouri~~
	\|-
	\| rowspan="5" \|Eastern Division		\| rowspan="5" \|Eastern Division
	\|~~Baltimore Comets~~		\|Miami Toros
	\|~~Burdick Field~~		\|Tamiami Stadium
	\|~~Towson~~, ~~Maryland~~		\|Westchester, Florida
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Miami Toros~~		\|New York Cosmos
	\|~~Miami Orange Bowl~~		\|Yankee Stadium (1923)
	\|~~Miami~~		\|The Bronx, New York
	\|-		\|-
	\|Philadelphia Atoms		\|Philadelphia Atoms
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	\| rowspan="5" \|Northern Division		\| rowspan="5" \|Northern Division
	\|Boston Minutemen		\|Boston Minutemen
	\|~~Nickerson~~ Field		\|Veteran's Memorial Stadium
	\|~~Boston~~		\|Quincy, Massachusetts
			\|-
			\|Chicago Sting
			\|Soldier Field (1924)
			\|Chicago
	\|-		\|-
	\|Hartford Bicentennials		\|Hartford Bicentennials
	\|Trinity Health Stadium		\|Trinity Health Stadium
	\|Hartford, Connecticut		\|Hartford, Connecticut
	\|-
	~~\|New York Cosmos~~
	~~\|Downing Stadium~~
	~~\|Manhattan, New York~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|Rochester Lancers		\|Rochester Lancers
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	\|Old Toronto, Toronto		\|Old Toronto, Toronto
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="5" \|~~Western~~ Division		\| rowspan="10" \|Pacific Conference
			\| rowspan="5" \|Southern Division
			\|Dallas Tornado
			\|Ownby Stadium
			\|University Park, Texas
			\|-
	\|Los Angeles Aztecs		\|Los Angeles Aztecs
	\|Featherstone Field		\|Featherstone Field
	\|Alondra Park, California		\|Alondra Park, California
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Portland Timbers~~		\|San Antonio Thunder
	\|~~Providence Park~~		\|Alamo Stadium
	\|~~Portland, Oregon~~		\|San Antonio
			\|-
			\|San Diego Jaws
			\|Aztec Bowl
			\|San Diego
	\|-		\|-
	\|San Jose Earthquakes		\|San Jose Earthquakes
	\|CEFCU Stadium		\|CEFCU Stadium
	\|San José, California		\|San José, California
			\|-
			\| rowspan="5" \|Western Division
			\|Minnesota Kicks
			\|Metropolitan Stadium
			\|Bloomington, Minnesota
			\|-
			\|Portland Timbers
			\|Providence Park
			\|Portland, Oregon
	\|-		\|-
	\|Seattle Sounders		\|Seattle Sounders
	\|~~Memorial Stadium~~		\|The Kingdome
	\|Seattle		\|Seattle
			\|-
			\|St. Louis Stars
			\|Francis Olympic Field
			\|St. Louis County, Missouri
	\|-		\|-
	\|Vancouver Whitecaps		\|Vancouver Whitecaps

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{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[1975 North American Soccer League season|1975]]
|'''1976'''
|[[1977 North American Soccer League season|1977]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="5" |Central Division
|Chicago Sting
|Soldier Field (1924)
|Chicago
|-
|Dallas Tornado
|Texas Stadium
|Irving, Texas
|-
|Denver Dynamos
|Mile High Stadium
|Denver
|-
|San Antonio Stars
|Comalander Stadium
|San Antonio
|-
|St. Louis Stars
|Francis Olympic Field
|St. Louis County, Missouri
|-
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
|Baltimore Comets
|Burdick Field
|Towson, Maryland
|-
|Miami Toros
|Miami Orange Bowl
|Miami
|-
|Philadelphia Atoms
|Veterans Stadium
|Philadelphia
|-
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|Tampa Stadium
|Tampa, Florida
|-
|Washington Diplomats
|Pat Cunningham Stadium
|Fairfax County, Virginia
|-
| rowspan="5" |Northern Division
|Boston Minutemen
|Nickerson Field
|Boston
|-
|Hartford Bicentennials
|Trinity Health Stadium
|Hartford, Connecticut
|-
|New York Cosmos
|Downing Stadium
|Manhattan, New York
|-
|Rochester Lancers
|Holleder Memorial Stadium
|Rochester, New York
|-
|Toronto Metros-Croatia
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|Featherstone Field
|Alondra Park, California
|-
|Portland Timbers
|Providence Park
|Portland, Oregon
|-
|San Jose Earthquakes
|CEFCU Stadium
|San José, California
|-
|Seattle Sounders
|Memorial Stadium
|Seattle
|-
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|Empire Stadium
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|}

=== Changes ===

* League realigned into Atlantic Conference, divided into Eastern Division and Northern Division, and Pacific Conference, divided into Southern Division and Western Division.
* Baltimore Comets relocate from Burdick Field in Towson, Maryland to Aztec Bowl in San Diego, renamed San Diego Jaws, and realigned from Eastern Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
* Boston Minutemen relocate from Nickerson Field in Boston to Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Quincy, Massachusetts and realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
* Chicago Sting realigned from Central Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
* Dallas Tornado relocate from Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas to Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas and realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
* Denver Dynamos relocate from Mile High Stadium in Denver to Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, renamed Minnesota Kicks, and realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
* Hartford Bicentennials realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
* Los Angeles Aztecs realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
* Miami Toros relocate from Miami Orange Bowl in Miami to Tamiami Stadium in Westchester, Florida and realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
* New York Cosmos relocate from Downing Stadium in Manhattan, New York to Yankee Stadium (1923) in The Bronx, New York and realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
* Philadelphia Atoms relocate from Veterans Stadium to Franklin Field and realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
* Portland Timbers realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
* Rochester Lancers realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
* San Antonio Thunder relocate from Comalander Stadium to Alamo Stadium and realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
* San Jose Earthquakes realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
* Seattle Sounders relocate from Memorial Stadium to The Kingdome and realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
* St. Louis Stars realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
* Tampa Bay Rowdies realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
* Toronto Metros-Croatia realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
* Vancouver Whitecaps realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
* Washington Diplomats realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!Pts
|-
| rowspan="10" |Atlantic Conference
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
|'''Tampa Bay Rowdies'''
|'''18'''
|'''6'''
|'''154'''
|-
|'''New York Cosmos'''
|'''16'''
|'''8'''
|'''148'''
|-
|'''Washington Diplomats'''
|'''14'''
|'''10'''
|'''126'''
|-
|Philadelphia Atoms
|8
|16
|80
|-
|Miami Toros
|6
|18
|63
|-
| rowspan="5" |Northern Division
|'''Chicago Sting'''
|'''15'''
|'''9'''
|'''132'''
|-
|'''Toronto Metros-Croatia'''
|'''15'''
|'''9'''
|'''123'''
|-
|'''Rochester Lancers'''
|'''13'''
|'''11'''
|'''114'''
|-
|Hartford Bicentennials
|12
|12
|107
|-
|Boston Minutemen
|7
|17
|74
|-
| rowspan="10" |Pacific Conference
| rowspan="5" |Southern Division
|'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
|'''14'''
|'''10'''
|'''123'''
|-
|'''Dallas Tornado'''
|'''13'''
|'''11'''
|'''117'''
|-
|'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
|'''12'''
|'''12'''
|'''108'''
|-
|San Antonio Thunder
|12
|12
|107
|-
|San Diego Jaws
|9
|15
|82
|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
|'''Minnesota Kicks'''
|'''15'''
|'''9'''
|'''138'''
|-
|'''Seattle Sounders'''
|'''14'''
|'''10'''
|'''123'''
|-
|'''Vancouver Whitecaps'''
|'''14'''
|'''10'''
|'''120'''
|-
|Portland Timbers
|8
|16
|71
|-
|St. Louis Stars
|5
|19
|58
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Tampa Bay Rowdies'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="3" |Tampa Bay Rowdies
| rowspan="3" |0
| rowspan="6" |'''Toronto Metros-Croatia'''
| rowspan="6" |'''3'''
| rowspan="12" |'''Toronto Metros-Croatia'''
|-
|'''New York Cosmos'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |New York Cosmos
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|Washington Diplomats
|0
|-
| colspan="3" |Chicago Sting
|2 (1)
| rowspan="3" |'''Toronto Metros-Croatia'''
| rowspan="3" |'''2'''
|-
|'''Toronto Metros-Croatia'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Toronto Metros-Croatia'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2 (3)'''
|-
|Rochester Lancers
|1
|-
| colspan="3" |'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="3" |San Jose Earthquakes
| rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="6" |Minnesota Kicks
| rowspan="6" |0
|-
|'''Dallas Tornado'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Dallas Tornado
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|0
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Minnesota Kicks'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Minnesota Kicks'''
| rowspan="3" |'''3'''
|-
|'''Seattle Sounders'''
|'''1'''
| rowspan="2" |Seattle Sounders
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|0
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
| rowspan="3" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Norfolk County, Massachusetts
|Quincy, Massachusetts
|Veteran's Memorial Stadium
|Boston Minutemen
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|Unincorporated
|Foxboro Stadium
|Boston Minutemen
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Bristol County, Massachusetts
|New Bedford, Massachusetts
|Sargent Field
|Boston Minutemen
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Cook County, Illinois
| rowspan="2" |Chicago
|Comiskey Park
|Chicago Sting
|One
|
|One
|-
|Soldier Field (1924)
|Chicago Sting
|11
|One
|12
|-
|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
|University Park, Texas
|Ownby Stadium
|Dallas Tornado
|12
|One
|13
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Alondra Park, California
|Featherstone Field
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|12
|
|12
|-
|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
|Westchester, Florida
|Tamiami Stadium
|Miami Toros
|12
|
|12
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hennepin County, Minnesota
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|Metropolitan Stadium
|Minnesota Kicks
|12
|Two
|14
|-
|New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut
|Hartford, Connecticut
|Trinity Health Stadium
|Hartford Bicentennials
|12
|
|12
|-
| rowspan="2" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|Bronx County, New York
|The Bronx, New York
|Yankee Stadium (1923)
|New York Cosmos
|12
|
|12
|-
|Queens County, New York
|Queens, New York
|Shea Stadium
|New York Cosmos
|
|One
|One
|-
|Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
|Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia
|Franklin Field
|Philadelphia Atoms
|12
|
|12
|-
|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Multnomah County, Oregon
|Portland, Oregon
|Providence Park
|Portland Timbers
|12
|
|12
|-
|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
|12
|
|12
|-
|San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Bexar County, Texas
|San Antonio
|Alamo Stadium
|San Antonio Thunder
|12
|
|12
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Aztec Bowl
|San Diego Jaws
|12
|
|12
|-
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Santa Clara County, California
|San José, California
|CEFCU Stadium
|San Jose Earthquakes
|12
|One
|13
|-
| rowspan="2" |Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |King County, Washington
| rowspan="2" |Seattle
| rowspan="2" |The Kingdome
|Seattle Sounders
|12
|One
|13
|-
|Minnesota Kicks
|
|One
|One
|-
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|St. Louis County, Missouri
|Unincorporated
|Francis Olympic Field
|St. Louis Stars
|12
|
|12
|-
| colspan="2" |Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division
|Hillsborough County, Florida
|Tampa, Florida
|Tampa Stadium
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|12
|Two
|14
|-
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Toronto Metros-Croatia
|12
|One
|13
|-
| colspan="4" |Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|Empire Stadium
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|12
|
|12
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division
|Fairfax County, Virginia
|Unincorporated
|Pat Cunningham Stadium
|Washington Diplomats
|12
|
|12
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''240'''
|'''11'''
|'''251'''
|}
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[[Category:North American Soccer League seasons]]

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