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|[[1976 North American Soccer League season|1976]]
|'''1977'''
|[[1978 North American Soccer League season|1978]]
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== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="9" |Atlantic Conference
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Cosmos
|Giants Stadium
|East Rutherford, New Jersey
|-
|Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
|Lockhart Stadium
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|-
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|Tampa Stadium
|Tampa, Florida
|-
|Washington Diplomats
|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
|Washington
|-
| rowspan="5" |Northern Division
|Chicago Sting
|Soldier Field (1924)
|Chicago
|-
|Connecticut Bicentennials
|Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field
|New Haven, Connecticut
|-
|Rochester Lancers
|Holleder Memorial Stadium
|Rochester, New York
|-
|St. Louis Stars
|Francis Olympic Field
|St. Louis County, Missouri
|-
|Toronto Metros-Croatia
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|-
| rowspan="9" |Pacific Conference
| rowspan="5" |Southern Division
|Dallas Tornado
|Ownby Stadium
|University Park, Texas
|-
|Las Vegas Quicksilvers
|Sam Boyd Stadium
|Whitney, Nevada
|-
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|Los Angeles
|-
|San Jose Earthquakes
|CEFCU Stadium
|San José, California
|-
|Team Hawaii
|Aloha Stadium (1975)
|Hālawa, Hawaiʻi
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Minnesota Kicks
|Metropolitan Stadium
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|-
|Portland Timbers
|Providence Park
|Portland, Oregon
|-
|Seattle Sounders
|The Kingdome
|Seattle
|-
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|Empire Stadium
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|}

=== Changes ===

* Boston Minutemen fold.
* Hartford Bicentennials relocate from Trinity Health Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut to Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field in New Haven, Connecticut and renamed Connecticut Bicentennials.
* Los Angeles Aztecs relocate from Featherstone Field in Alondra Park, California to United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
* Miami Toros relocate from Tamiami Stadium in Westchester, Florida to Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and renamed Ft. Lauderdale Strikers.
* New York Cosmos relocate from Yankee Stadium (1923) in The Bronx, New York to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and renamed Cosmos.
* Philadelphia Atoms fold.
* San Antonio Thunder relocate from Alamo Stadium in San Antonio to Aloha Stadium (1975) in Hālawa, Hawaiʻi and renamed Team Hawaii.
* San Diego Jaws relocate from Aztec Bowl in San Diego to Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada and renamed Las Vegas Quicksilvers.
* St. Louis Stars realigned from Pacific Conference Western Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
* Washington Diplomats relocate from Pat Cunningham Stadium in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!Pts
|-
| rowspan="9" |Atlantic Conference
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Ft. Lauderdale Strikers'''
|'''19'''
|'''7'''
|'''161'''
|-
|'''Cosmos'''
|'''15'''
|'''11'''
|'''140'''
|-
|'''Tampa Bay Rowdies'''
|'''14'''
|'''12'''
|'''131'''
|-
|Washington Diplomats
|10
|16
|92
|-
| rowspan="5" |Northern Division
|'''Toronto Metros-Croatia'''
|'''13'''
|'''13'''
|'''115'''
|-
|'''St. Louis Stars'''
|'''12'''
|'''14'''
|'''104'''
|-
|'''Rochester Lancers'''
|'''11'''
|'''15'''
|'''99'''
|-
|Chicago Sting
|10
|16
|88
|-
|Connecticut Bicentennials
|7
|19
|72
|-
| rowspan="9" |Pacific Conference
| rowspan="5" |Southern Division
|'''Dallas Tornado'''
|'''18'''
|'''8'''
|'''161'''
|-
|'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
|'''15'''
|'''11'''
|'''147'''
|-
|'''San Jose Earthquakes'''
|'''14'''
|'''12'''
|'''119'''
|-
|Team Hawaii
|11
|15
|106
|-
|Las Vegas Quicksilvers
|11
|15
|103
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|'''Minnesota Kicks'''
|'''16'''
|'''10'''
|'''137'''
|-
|'''Vancouver Whitecaps'''
|'''14'''
|'''12'''
|'''124'''
|-
|'''Seattle Sounders'''
|'''14'''
|'''12'''
|'''123'''
|-
|Portland Timbers
|10
|16
|98
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
|0
| rowspan="3" |'''Cosmos'''
| rowspan="3" |'''2'''
| rowspan="6" |'''Cosmos'''
| rowspan="6" |'''2'''
| rowspan="12" |'''Cosmos'''
|-
|'''Cosmos'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Cosmos'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|0
|-
| colspan="3" |Toronto Metros-Croatia
|0
| rowspan="3" |Rochester Lancers
| rowspan="3" |0
|-
|St. Louis Stars
|0 (2)
| rowspan="2" |'''Rochester Lancers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|'''Rochester Lancers'''
|'''1 (4)'''
|-
| colspan="3" |Dallas Tornado
|0
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles Aztecs
| rowspan="3" |0
| rowspan="6" |Seattle Sounders
| rowspan="6" |1
|-
|'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|San Jose Earthquakes
|1
|-
| colspan="3" |Minnesota Kicks
|0
| rowspan="3" |'''Seattle Sounders'''
| rowspan="3" |'''2'''
|-
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|0
| rowspan="2" |'''Seattle Sounders'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|'''Seattle Sounders'''
|'''2'''
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Soldier Field (1924)
|Chicago Sting
|13
|
|13
|-
|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
|13
|One
|14
|-
|Las Vegas-Henderson, NV Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Clark County, Nevada
|Whitney, Nevada
|Sam Boyd Stadium
|Las Vegas Quicksilvers
|13
|
|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
|Los Angeles
|United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|13
|Three
|16
|-
|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division
|Broward County, Florida
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|Lockhart Stadium
|Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
|13
|One
|14
|-
|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
|13
|One
|14
|-
|New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
|New Haven, Connecticut
|Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field
|Connecticut Bicentennials
|13
|
|13
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|Bergen County, New Jersey
|East Rutherford, New Jersey
|Giants Stadium
|Cosmos
|13
|Three
|16
|-
| rowspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Multnomah County, Oregon
| rowspan="2" |Portland, Oregon
| rowspan="2" |Providence Park
|Portland Timbers
|13
|
|13
|-
|Cosmos
|
|One
|One
|-
|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
|13
|Two
|15
|-
|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
|13
|
|13
|-
|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
|Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division
|King County, Washington
|Seattle
|The Kingdome
|Seattle Sounders
|13
|Two
|15
|-
|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
|13
|One
|14
|-
| colspan="2" |Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division
|Hillsborough County, Florida
|Tampa, Florida
|Tampa Stadium
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|13
|
|13
|-
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Toronto Metros-Croatia
|13
|One
|14
|-
| colspan="3" |Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi
|Hālawa, Hawaiʻi
|Aloha Stadium (1975)
|Team Hawaii
|13
|
|13
|-
| colspan="4" |Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|Empire Stadium
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|13
|One
|14
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
|Washington Diplomats
|13
|
|13
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''234'''
|'''17'''
|'''251'''
|}
[[Category:1977]]
[[Category:North American Soccer League seasons]]

1977 North American Soccer League season - Revision history