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{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[1979-80 North American Soccer League season|1979-80]]
|'''1980-81'''
|[[1981-82 North American Soccer League season|1981-82]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="3" |Central Division
|Chicago Sting
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago
|-
|Detroit Express
|Pontiac Silverdome
|Pontiac, Michigan
|-
|Minnesota Kicks
|Met Center
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Atlanta Chiefs
|Omni Coliseum
|Atlanta
|-
|Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
|Hollywood Sportatorium
|Pembroke Pines, Florida
|-
|Jacksonville Tea Men (''began season as New England Tea Men'')
|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Jacksonville, Florida
|-
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|Bayfront Center
|St. Petersburg, Florida
|-
| rowspan="4" |Northern Division
|Calgary Boomers
|Stampede Corral
|Calgary, Alberta
|-
|Edmonton Drillers
|Northlands Coliseum
|Edmonton, Alberta
|-
|Toronto Blizzard
|Maple Leaf Gardens
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|-
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|Pacific Coliseum
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|-
| rowspan="4" |Southern Division
|California Surf
|Long Beach Arena at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
|Long Beach, California
|-
|Dallas Tornado
|Reunion Arena
|Dallas
|-
|San Diego Sockers
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego
|-
|Tulsa Roughnecks
|Expo Square Pavilion
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles
|-
|Portland Timbers
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Portland, Oregon
|-
|San Jose Earthquakes
|Oakland Arena
|Oakland, California
|-
|Seattle Sounders
|The Kingdome
|Seattle
|}

=== Changes ===

* League realigned into Central Division, Eastern Division, Northern Division, Southern Division, and Western Division.
* California Surf relocate from Anaheim Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California to Long Beach Arena at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California and realigned from Western Division to Southern Division.
* Chicago Sting enter indoor competition in Central Division, playing at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
* Dallas Tornado enter indoor competition in Southern Division, playing at Reunion Arena in Dallas.
* Detroit Express realigned from Eastern Division to Central Division.
* Edmonton Drillers enter indoor competition in Northern Division, playing at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.
* Ft. Lauderdale Strikers relocate from West Palm Beach Auditorium in West Palm Beach, Florida to Hollywood Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
* Los Angeles Aztecs relocate from Kia Forum in Inglewood, California to Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles.
* Memphis Rogues relocate from Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee to Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta, renamed Calgary Boomers, and realigned from Western Division to Northern Division.
* Minnesota Kicks realigned from Western Division to Central Division.
* Portland Timbers enter indoor competition in Western Division, playing at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.
* San Diego Sockers enter indoor competition in Southern Division, playing at Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego.
* San Jose Earthquakes enter indoor competition in Western Division, playing at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California.
* Seattle Sounders enter indoor competition in Western Division, playing at The Kingdome in Seattle, sharing venue with outdoor team.
* Toronto Blizzard enter indoor competition in Northern Division, playing at Maple Leaf Gardens in Old Toronto, Toronto.
* Tulsa Roughnecks realigned from Western Division to Southern Division.
* Vancouver Whitecaps enter indoor competition in Northern Division, playing at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia.
* New England Tea Men relocate during season from Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island to Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida and renamed Jacksonville Tea Men.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="3" |Central Division
|'''Chicago Sting'''
|'''13'''
|'''5'''
|
|-
|'''Minnesota Kicks'''
|'''12'''
|'''6'''
|'''1'''
|-
|Detroit Express
|7
|11
|6
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Atlanta Chiefs'''
|'''13'''
|'''5'''
|
|-
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|9
|9
|4
|-
|Jacksonville Tea Men*
|8
|10
|5
|-
|Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
|1
|17
|12
|-
| rowspan="4" |Northern Division
|'''Vancouver Whitecaps'''
|'''11'''
|'''7'''
|
|-
|'''Edmonton Drillers'''
|'''10'''
|'''8'''
|'''1'''
|-
|Calgary Boomers
|10
|8
|1
|-
|Toronto Blizzard
|5
|13
|6
|-
| rowspan="4" |Southern Division
|'''California Surf'''
|'''10'''
|'''8'''
|
|-
|Tulsa Roughnecks
|9
|9
|1
|-
|Dallas Tornado
|7
|11
|3
|-
|San Diego Sockers
|6
|12
|4
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
|'''11'''
|'''7'''
|
|-
|'''Portland Timbers'''
|'''10'''
|'''8'''
|'''1'''
|-
|San Jose Earthquakes
|10
|8
|1
|-
|Seattle Sounders
|9
|9
|2
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>0-1 as New England Tea Men, 7-10 as New England Tea Men.

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame)
!Champions
|-
|'''Chicago Sting'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Chicago Sting'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |Chicago Sting
| rowspan="4" |0
| rowspan="8" |'''Edmonton Drillers'''
|-
|Portland Timbers
|0
|-
|'''Atlanta Chiefs'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Atlanta Chiefs
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|Minnesota Kicks
|0
|-
|'''Edmonton Drillers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Edmonton Drillers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Edmonton Drillers'''
| rowspan="4" |'''2'''
|-
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|0
|-
|'''Vancouver Whitecaps'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Vancouver Whitecaps
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|California Surf
|1
|}

== 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
|Omni Coliseum
|Atlanta Chiefs
|Nine
|Two
|11
|-
|Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Providence County, Rhode Island
|Providence, Rhode Island
|Amica Mutual Pavilion
|New England Tea Men
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="4" |Calgary Census Metropolitan Area
|Calgary, Alberta
|Stampede Corral
|Calgary Boomers
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|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
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago Sting
|Nine
|Five
|14
|-
|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
|Dallas
|Reunion Arena
|Dallas Tornado
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
|Oakland County, Michigan
|Pontiac, Michigan
|Pontiac Silverdome
|Detroit Express
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" |Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area
| rowspan="2" |Edmonton, Alberta
|Edmonton Gardens
|Edmonton Drillers
|
|One
|One
|-
|Northlands Coliseum
|Edmonton Drillers
|Nine
|Two
|11
|-
|Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Duval County, Florida
|Jacksonville, Florida
|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Jacksonville Tea Men
|Eight
|
|Eight
|-
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles County, California
|Long Beach, California
|Long Beach Arena at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
|California Surf
|Nine
|One
|10
|-
|Los Angeles
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|Nine
|One
|10
|-
|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
|Pembroke Pines, Florida
|Hollywood Sportatorium
|Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hennepin County, Minnesota
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|Met Center
|Minnesota Kicks
|Nine
|One
|10
|-
|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Multnomah County, Oregon
|Portland, Oregon
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Portland Timbers
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego Sockers
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
|San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
|Alameda County, Calfiornia
|Oakland, California
|Oakland Arena
|San Jose Earthquakes
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|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
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
| colspan="2" |Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division
|Pinellas County, Florida
|St. Petersburg, Florida
|Bayfront Center
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Maple Leaf Gardens
|Toronto Blizzard
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tulsa County, Oklahoma
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|Expo Square Pavilion
|Tulsa Roughnecks
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
| colspan="4" |Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|Pacific Coliseum
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|Nine
|Three
|12
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''171'''
|'''16'''
|'''187'''
|}
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[[Category:North American Soccer League seasons]]

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