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{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[1979 North American Soccer League season|1979]]
|'''1980'''
|[[1981 North American Soccer League season|1981]]
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== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="12" |American Conference
| rowspan="4" |Central Division
|Chicago Sting
|Comiskey Park
|Chicago
|-
|Detroit Express
|Pontiac Silverdome
|Pontiac, Michigan
|-
|Houston Hurricane
|NRG Astrodome
|Houston
|-
|Memphis Rogues
|Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
|Memphis, Tennessee
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
|Lockhart Stadium
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|-
|New England Tea Men
|Foxboro Stadium
|Norfolk County, Massachusetts
|-
|Philadelphia Fury
|Veterans Stadium
|Philadelphia
|-
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|Tampa Stadium
|Tampa, Florida
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|California Surf
|Angel Stadium
|Anaheim, California
|-
|Edmonton Drillers
|Commonwealth Stadium
|Edmonton, Alberta
|-
|San Diego Sockers
|San Diego Stadium
|San Diego
|-
|San Jose Earthquakes
|CEFCU Stadium
|San José, California
|-
| rowspan="12" |National Conference
| rowspan="4" |Central Division
|Atlanta Chiefs
|Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
|Atlanta
|-
|Dallas Tornado
|Texas Stadium
|Irving, Texas
|-
|Minnesota Kicks
|Metropolitan Stadium
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|-
|Tulsa Roughnecks
|Skelly Field @ H.A. Chapman Stadium
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|New York Cosmos
|Giants Stadium
|East Rutherford, New Jersey
|-
|Rochester Lancers
|Holleder Memorial Stadium
|Rochester, New York
|-
|Toronto Blizzard
|Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|-
|Washington Diplomats
|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
|Washington
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|The Rose Bowl
|Pasadena, California
|-
|Portland Timbers
|Providence Park
|Portland, Oregon
|-
|Seattle Sounders
|The Kingdome
|Seattle
|-
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|Empire Stadium
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|}

=== Changes ===

* Chicago Sting relocate primary venue from Wrigley Field to Comiskey Park.
* Dallas Tornado relocate from Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas to Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.
* New England Tea Men relocate from Nickerson Field in Boston to Foxboro Stadium in unincorporated Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!Pts
|-
| rowspan="12" |American Conference
| rowspan="4" |Central Division
|'''Chicago Sting'''
|'''21'''
|'''11'''
|'''187'''
|-
|'''Houston Hurricane'''
|'''14'''
|'''18'''
|'''130'''
|-
|Detroit Express
|14
|18
|129
|-
|Memphis Rogues
|14
|18
|126
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Tampa Bay Rowdies'''
|'''19'''
|'''13'''
|'''168'''
|-
|'''Ft. Lauderdale Strikers'''
|'''18'''
|'''14'''
|'''163'''
|-
|'''New England Tea Men'''
|'''18'''
|'''14'''
|'''154'''
|-
|Philadelphia Fury
|10
|22
|98
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|'''Edmonton Drillers'''
|'''17'''
|'''15'''
|'''149'''
|-
|'''California Surf'''
|'''15'''
|'''17'''
|'''144'''
|-
|'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''16'''
|'''16'''
|'''140'''
|-
|San Jose Earthquakes
|9
|23
|95
|-
| rowspan="12" |National Conference
| rowspan="4" |Central Division
|'''Dallas Tornado'''
|'''18'''
|'''14'''
|'''157'''
|-
|'''Minnesota Kicks'''
|'''16'''
|'''16'''
|'''147'''
|-
|'''Tulsa Roughnecks'''
|'''15'''
|'''17'''
|'''139'''
|-
|Atlanta Chiefs
|7
|25
|74
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''New York Cosmos'''
|'''24'''
|'''8'''
|'''213'''
|-
|'''Washington Diplomats'''
|'''17'''
|'''15'''
|'''159'''
|-
|Toronto Blizzard
|14
|18
|128
|-
|Rochester Lancers
|12
|20
|109
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|'''Seattle Sounders'''
|'''25'''
|'''7'''
|'''207'''
|-
|'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
|'''20'''
|'''12'''
|'''174'''
|-
|'''Vancouver Whitecaps'''
|'''16'''
|'''16'''
|'''139'''
|-
|Portland Timbers
|15
|17
|133
|}

== 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)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
|Chicago Sting
|1
| rowspan="2" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |San Diego Sockers
| rowspan="4" |1
| rowspan="8" |Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
| rowspan="8" |0
| rowspan="16" |'''New York Cosmos'''
|-
|'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''2'''
|-
|'''Tampa Bay Rowdies'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Tampa Bay Rowdies
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|New England Tea Men
|0
|-
|'''Edmonton Drillers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Edmonton Drillers
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="4" |'''Ft. Lauderdale Strikers'''
| rowspan="4" |'''2'''
|-
|Houston Hurricane
|1
|-
|'''Ft. Lauderdale Strikers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Ft. Lauderdale Strikers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|California Surf
|1
|-
|'''New York Cosmos'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''New York Cosmos'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |'''New York Cosmos'''
| rowspan="4" |'''2'''
| rowspan="8" |'''New York Cosmos'''
| rowspan="8" |'''3'''
|-
|Tulsa Roughnecks
|0
|-
|'''Dallas Tornado'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Dallas Tornado
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|Minnesota Kicks
|0
|-
|'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Los Angeles Aztecs'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |Los Angeles Aztecs
| rowspan="4" |0
|-
|Washington Diplomats
|1
|-
|'''Seattle Sounders'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Seattle Sounders
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|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
|-
|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, Massachusetts
|Atlanta
|Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
|Atlanta Chiefs
|16
|
|16
|-
|Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
|Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
|Norfolk County, Massachusetts
|Unincorporated
|Foxboro Stadium
|New England Tea Men
|16
|One
|17
|-
| 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
|11
|Two
|13
|-
|Wrigley Field
|Chicago Sting
|Five
|
|Five
|-
|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
|16
|Two
|18
|-
|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
|16
|
|16
|-
| colspan="4" |Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area
|Edmonton, Alberta
|Commonwealth Stadium
|Edmonton Drillers
|16
|Three
|19
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|NRG Astrodome
|Houston Hurricane
|16
|One
|17
|-
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division
|Orange County, California
|Anaheim, California
|Angel Stadium
|California Surf
|16
|One
|17
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Pasadena, California
|The Rose Bowl
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|16
|Four
|20
|-
|Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Shelby County, Tennessee
|Memphis, Tennessee
|Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
|Memphis Rogues
|16
|
|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
|16
|Six
|22
|-
|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
|16
|One
|17
|-
|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
|New York Cosmos
|16
|Four
|20
|-
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Phiadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia
|Franklin Field
|Philadelphia Fury
|One
|
|One
|-
|Veterans Stadium
|Philadelphia Fury
|15
|
|15
|-
|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
|16
|
|16
|-
|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
|16
|
|16
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|San Diego Stadium
|San Diego Sockers
|16
|Three
|19
|-
|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
|16
|
|16
|-
|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
|16
|Three
|19
|-
| colspan="2" |Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division
|Hillsborough County, Florida
|Tampa, Florida
|Tampa Stadium
|Tampa Bay Rowdies
|16
|Three
|19
|-
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
|Toronto Blizzard
|16
|
|16
|-
|Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area
|Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
|Tulsa County, Oklahoma
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|Skelly Field @ H.A. Chapman Stadium
|Tulsa Roughnecks
|16
|One
|17
|-
| colspan="4" |Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|Empire Stadium
|Vancouver Whitecaps
|16
|One
|17
|-
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |District of Columbia
| rowspan="2" |Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
|Washington Diplomats
|16
|One
|17
|-
|New York Cosmos
|
|One
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''384'''
|'''38'''
|'''422'''
|}
[[Category:1980]]
[[Category:North American Soccer League seasons]]

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