1979 North American Soccer League season: Difference between revisions
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| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
Teams and Alignment
| Conference | Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Conference | Central Division | Chicago Sting | Wrigley Field | 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 | Nickerson Field | Boston | ||
| 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 | Ownby Stadium | University Park, 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
- Caribous of Colorado relocate from Mile High Stadium in Denver to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta and renamed Atlanta Chiefs.
- Cosmos renamed New York Cosmos.
- New England Tea Men relocate from Foxboro Stadium in unincorporated Norfolk County, Massachusetts to Nickerson Field in Boston.
- Oakland Stompers relocate from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California to Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta and renamed Edmonton Drillers.
- Toronto Metros-Croatia relocate from Varsity Stadium (1911) to Canadian National Exhibition Stadium and renamed Toronto Blizzard.
Regular Season Results
| Conference | Division | Team | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Conference | Central Division | Houston Hurricane | 22 | 8 | 187 |
| Chicago Sting | 16 | 14 | 159 | ||
| Detroit Express | 14 | 16 | 132 | ||
| Memphis Rogues | 6 | 24 | 73 | ||
| Eastern Division | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 19 | 11 | 169 | |
| Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | 17 | 13 | 165 | ||
| Philadelphia Fury | 10 | 20 | 111 | ||
| New England Tea Men | 12 | 18 | 110 | ||
| Western Division | San Diego Sockers | 15 | 15 | 140 | |
| California Surf | 15 | 15 | 140 | ||
| Edmonton Drillers | 8 | 22 | 88 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | 22 | 86 | ||
| National Conference | Central Division | Minnesota Kicks | 21 | 9 | 184 |
| Dallas Tornado | 17 | 13 | 152 | ||
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 14 | 16 | 139 | ||
| Atlanta Chiefs | 12 | 18 | 121 | ||
| Eastern Division | New York Cosmos | 24 | 6 | 216 | |
| Washington Diplomats | 19 | 11 | 172 | ||
| Toronto Blizzard | 14 | 16 | 133 | ||
| Rochester Lancers | 15 | 15 | 132 | ||
| Western Division | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 10 | 172 | |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 18 | 12 | 162 | ||
| Seattle Sounders | 13 | 17 | 125 | ||
| Portland Timbers | 11 | 19 | 122 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame) | Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame) | Team (Best-of-Two-Plus-Minigame) | Team (Single-Game) | Champions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Hurricane | 0 | Philadelphia Fury | 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Philadelphia Fury | 2 | |||||||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | |||||
| Detroit Express | 0 | |||||||
| San Diego Sockers | 2 | San Diego Sockers | 2 | San Diego Sockers | 1 | |||
| California Surf | 0 | |||||||
| Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | 0 | Chicago Sting | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Sting | 2 | |||||||
| New York Cosmos | 2 | New York Cosmos | 2 | New York Cosmos | 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | |
| Toronto Blizzard | 0 | |||||||
| Minnesota Kicks | 0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1 | |||||
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 2 | |||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | |||
| Dallas Tornado | 0 | |||||||
| Washington Diplomats | 0 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1 | |||||
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 2 | |||||||
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 | 15 | 15 | |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Boston, MA Metropolitan Division | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Boston | Nickerson Field | New England Tea Men | 15 | 15 | |
| 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 | Seven | One | Eight |
| Wrigley Field | Chicago Sting | Eight | One | Nine | |||||
| 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 | 15 | One | 16 |
| 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 | 15 | One | 16 |
| Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area | Edmonton, Alberta | Commonwealth Stadium | Edmonton Drillers | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Harris County, Texas | Houston | NRG Astrodome | Houston Hurricane | 15 | One | 16 | |
| 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 | 15 | One | 16 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Pasadena, California | The Rose Bowl | Los Angeles Aztecs | 15 | Two | 17 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 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 | 15 | One | 16 |
| 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 | 15 | One | 16 | |
| 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 | 15 | Five | 20 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | One | One | |||||||
| 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 | One | 16 | |||||
| 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 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 15 | ||
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | San Diego County, California | San Diego | San Diego Stadium | San Diego Sockers | 15 | Three | 18 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 15 | |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division | Hillsborough County, Florida | Tampa, Florida | Tampa Stadium | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 15 | Four | 19 | |
| Toronto Census Metropolitan Area | Old Toronto, Toronto | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium | Toronto Blizzard | 15 | One | 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 | 15 | Two | 17 | |
| Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area | Vancouver, British Columbia | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | Four | 19 | |||
| 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 | 15 | One | 16 | |
| Total | 360 | 33 | 393 | ||||||
