1974 North American Soccer League season: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 21:48, 16 July 2026
| 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | Dallas Tornado | Texas Stadium | Irving, Texas |
| Denver Dynamos | Mile High Stadium | Denver | |
| St. Louis Stars | Busch Memorial Stadium | St. Louis | |
| Eastern Division | Baltimore Comets | Memorial Stadium | Baltimore |
| Miami Toros | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami | |
| Philadelphia Atoms | Veterans Stadium | Philadelphia | |
| Washington Diplomats | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Washington | |
| Northern Division | Boston Minutemen | Alumni Stadium | Boston |
| New York Cosmos | Downing Stadium | Manhattan, New York | |
| Rochester Lancers | Holleder Memorial Stadium | Rochester, New York | |
| Toronto Metros | Varsity Stadium (1911) | Old Toronto, Toronto | |
| Western Division | Los Angeles Aztecs | Weingart Stadium | Monterey Park, California |
| San Jose Earthquakes | CEFCU Stadium | San José, California | |
| Seattle Sounders | Memorial Stadium | Seattle | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Empire Stadium | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Changes
- League realigned into Central Division, Eastern Division, Northern Division, and Western Division.
- Atlanta Apollos fold.
- Baltimore Comets enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
- Boston Minutemen enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Alumni Stadium in Boston.
- Dallas Tornado realigned from Southern Division to Central Division.
- Denver Dynamos enfranchised in Central Division, playing at Mile High Stadium in Denver.
- Los Angeles Aztecs enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Weingart Stadium in Monterey Park, California.
- New York Cosmos relocate from James M. Shuart Stadium in Uniondale, New York to Downing Stadium in Manhattan, New York and realigned from Eastern Division to Northern Division.
- Olympique de Montréal fold.
- San Jose Earthquakes enfranchised in Western Division, playing at CEFCU Stadium in San José, California.
- Seattle Sounders enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Memorial Stadium in Seattle.
- St. Louis Stars realigned from Southern Division to Central Division.
- Vancouver Whitecaps enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Washington Diplomats enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | TW | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | Dallas Tornado | 9 | 8 | 3 | 100 |
| St. Louis Stars | 4 | 15 | 1 | 54 | |
| Denver Dynamos | 5 | 15 | 0 | 49 | |
| Eastern Division | Miami Toros | 9 | 5 | 6 | 107 |
| Baltimore Comets | 10 | 8 | 2 | 105 | |
| Philadelphia Atoms | 8 | 11 | 1 | 74 | |
| Washington Diplomats | 7 | 12 | 1 | 70 | |
| Northern Division | Boston Minutemen | 10 | 9 | 1 | 94 |
| Toronto Metros | 9 | 10 | 1 | 87 | |
| Rochester Lancers | 8 | 10 | 2 | 77 | |
| New York Cosmos | 4 | 14 | 2 | 58 | |
| Western Division | Los Angeles Aztecs | 11 | 7 | 2 | 110 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 8 | 3 | 103 | |
| Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 101 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 11 | 4 | 70 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Single-Game) | Team (Single-Game) | Team (Single-Game) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 2 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 3 (5) | Los Angeles Aztecs | ||
| Boston Minutemen | 1 | Boston Minutemen | 0 | |||
| Baltimore Comets | 0 | |||||
| Miami Toros | 3 | Miami Toros | 3 (3) | |||
| Dallas Tornado | 3 | Dallas Tornado | 1 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASL All-Star Match | North American Soccer League | 4-8 | CSKA Moskva |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alumni Stadium | Boston Minutemen | 10 | One | 11 |
| 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 | 10 | One | 11 |
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Mile High Stadium | Denver Dynamos | 10 | 10 | ||
| 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 | Monterey Park, California | Weingart Stadium | Los Angeles Aztecs | 10 | One | 11 |
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Miami-Dade County, Florida | Miami | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami Toros | 10 | One | 11 |
| Westchester, Florida | Tamiami Stadium | Miami Toros | One | One | |||||
| 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 | New York County, New York | Manhattan, New York | Downing Stadium | New York Cosmos | 10 | 10 | |
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Veterans Stadium | Philadelphia Atoms | 10 | 10 | |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division | King County, Washington | Seattle | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 10 | |
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Louis | Busch Memorial Stadium | St. Louis Stars | 10 | 10 | |||
| Toronto Census Metropolitan Area | Old Toronto, Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | NASL All-Star Match | One | |||||
| Varsity Stadium (1911) | Toronto Metros | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area | Vancouver, British Columbia | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Baltimore | Memorial Stadium | Baltimore Comets | 10 | 10 | |||
| 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 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Total | 150 | Five | 156 | ||||||
