1980 North American Soccer League season

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1979 1980 1981

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
American Conference 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
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
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
National Conference 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
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
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

Conference Division Team W L Pts
American Conference Central Division Chicago Sting 21 11 187
Houston Hurricane 14 18 130
Detroit Express 14 18 129
Memphis Rogues 14 18 126
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
Western Division Edmonton Drillers 17 15 149
California Surf 15 17 144
San Diego Sockers 16 16 140
San Jose Earthquakes 9 23 95
National Conference Central Division Dallas Tornado 18 14 157
Minnesota Kicks 16 16 147
Tulsa Roughnecks 15 17 139
Atlanta Chiefs 7 25 74
Eastern Division New York Cosmos 24 8 213
Washington Diplomats 17 15 159
Toronto Blizzard 14 18 128
Rochester Lancers 12 20 109
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

Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame) Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame) Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame) Team (Single-Game) Champions
Chicago Sting 1 San Diego Sockers 2 San Diego Sockers 1 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 0 New York Cosmos
San Diego Sockers 2
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
New England Tea Men 0
Edmonton Drillers 2 Edmonton Drillers 1 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2
Houston Hurricane 1
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2
California Surf 1
New York Cosmos 2 New York Cosmos 2 New York Cosmos 2 New York Cosmos 3
Tulsa Roughnecks 0
Dallas Tornado 2 Dallas Tornado 1
Minnesota Kicks 0
Los Angeles Aztecs 2 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 Los Angeles Aztecs 0
Washington Diplomats 1
Seattle Sounders 2 Seattle Sounders 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 0

Markets and Venues

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
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 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
Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area Edmonton, Alberta Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton Drillers 16 Three 19
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston NRG Astrodome Houston Hurricane 16 One 17
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area 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 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 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
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Phiadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Franklin Field Philadelphia Fury One One
Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Fury 15 15
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area 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 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Monroe County, New York Rochester, New York Holleder Memorial Stadium Rochester Lancers 16 16
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 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
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
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
Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium Vancouver Whitecaps 16 One 17
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 District of Columbia Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington Diplomats 16 One 17
New York Cosmos One One
Total 384 38 422