1976 North American Soccer League season: Difference between revisions

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!Municipality
!Municipality
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| rowspan="5" |Central Division
| rowspan="10" |Atlantic Conference
|Chicago Sting
|Soldier Field (1924)
|Chicago
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|Dallas Tornado
|Texas Stadium
|Irving, Texas
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|Denver Dynamos
|Mile High Stadium
|Denver
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|San Antonio Stars
|Comalander Stadium
|San Antonio
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|St. Louis Stars
|Francis Olympic Field
|St. Louis County, Missouri
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| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
|Baltimore Comets
|Miami Toros
|Burdick Field
|Tamiami Stadium
|Towson, Maryland
|Westchester, Florida
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|Miami Toros
|New York Cosmos
|Miami Orange Bowl
|Yankee Stadium (1923)
|Miami
|The Bronx, New York
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|Philadelphia Atoms
|Philadelphia Atoms
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| rowspan="5" |Northern Division
| rowspan="5" |Northern Division
|Boston Minutemen
|Boston Minutemen
|Nickerson Field
|Veteran's Memorial Stadium
|Boston
|Quincy, Massachusetts
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|Chicago Sting
|Soldier Field (1924)
|Chicago
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|Hartford Bicentennials
|Hartford Bicentennials
|Trinity Health Stadium
|Trinity Health Stadium
|Hartford, Connecticut
|Hartford, Connecticut
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|New York Cosmos
|Downing Stadium
|Manhattan, New York
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|Rochester Lancers
|Rochester Lancers
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|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Old Toronto, Toronto
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| rowspan="5" |Western Division
| rowspan="10" |Pacific Conference
| rowspan="5" |Southern Division
|Dallas Tornado
|Ownby Stadium
|University Park, Texas
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|Los Angeles Aztecs
|Los Angeles Aztecs
|Featherstone Field
|Featherstone Field
|Alondra Park, California
|Alondra Park, California
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|Portland Timbers
|San Antonio Thunder
|Providence Park
|Alamo Stadium
|Portland, Oregon
|San Antonio
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|San Diego Jaws
|Aztec Bowl
|San Diego
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|San Jose Earthquakes
|San Jose Earthquakes
|CEFCU Stadium
|CEFCU Stadium
|San José, California
|San José, California
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| rowspan="5" |Western Division
|Minnesota Kicks
|Metropolitan Stadium
|Bloomington, Minnesota
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|Portland Timbers
|Providence Park
|Portland, Oregon
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|Seattle Sounders
|Seattle Sounders
|Memorial Stadium
|The Kingdome
|Seattle
|Seattle
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|St. Louis Stars
|Francis Olympic Field
|St. Louis County, Missouri
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|Vancouver Whitecaps
|Vancouver Whitecaps

Latest revision as of 03:49, 17 July 2026

1975 1976 1977

Teams and Alignment

Conference Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Atlantic Conference Eastern Division Miami Toros Tamiami Stadium Westchester, Florida
New York Cosmos Yankee Stadium (1923) The Bronx, New York
Philadelphia Atoms Veterans Stadium Philadelphia
Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida
Washington Diplomats Pat Cunningham Stadium Fairfax County, Virginia
Northern Division Boston Minutemen Veteran's Memorial Stadium Quincy, Massachusetts
Chicago Sting Soldier Field (1924) Chicago
Hartford Bicentennials Trinity Health Stadium Hartford, Connecticut
Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium Rochester, New York
Toronto Metros-Croatia Varsity Stadium (1911) Old Toronto, Toronto
Pacific Conference Southern Division Dallas Tornado Ownby Stadium University Park, Texas
Los Angeles Aztecs Featherstone Field Alondra Park, California
San Antonio Thunder Alamo Stadium San Antonio
San Diego Jaws Aztec Bowl San Diego
San Jose Earthquakes CEFCU Stadium San José, California
Western Division Minnesota Kicks Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota
Portland Timbers Providence Park Portland, Oregon
Seattle Sounders The Kingdome Seattle
St. Louis Stars Francis Olympic Field St. Louis County, Missouri
Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia

Changes

  • League realigned into Atlantic Conference, divided into Eastern Division and Northern Division, and Pacific Conference, divided into Southern Division and Western Division.
  • Baltimore Comets relocate from Burdick Field in Towson, Maryland to Aztec Bowl in San Diego, renamed San Diego Jaws, and realigned from Eastern Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
  • Boston Minutemen relocate from Nickerson Field in Boston to Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Quincy, Massachusetts and realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
  • Chicago Sting realigned from Central Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
  • Dallas Tornado relocate from Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas to Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas and realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
  • Denver Dynamos relocate from Mile High Stadium in Denver to Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota, renamed Minnesota Kicks, and realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
  • Hartford Bicentennials realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
  • Los Angeles Aztecs realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
  • Miami Toros relocate from Miami Orange Bowl in Miami to Tamiami Stadium in Westchester, Florida and realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
  • New York Cosmos relocate from Downing Stadium in Manhattan, New York to Yankee Stadium (1923) in The Bronx, New York and realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
  • Philadelphia Atoms relocate from Veterans Stadium to Franklin Field and realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
  • Portland Timbers realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
  • Rochester Lancers realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
  • San Antonio Thunder relocate from Comalander Stadium to Alamo Stadium and realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
  • San Jose Earthquakes realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Southern Division.
  • Seattle Sounders relocate from Memorial Stadium to The Kingdome and realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
  • St. Louis Stars realigned from Central Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.
  • Toronto Metros-Croatia realigned from Northern Division to Atlantic Conference Northern Division.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps realigned from Western Division to Pacific Conference Western Division.
  • Washington Diplomats realigned from Eastern Division to Atlantic Conference Eastern Division.

Regular Season Results

Conference Division Team W L Pts
Atlantic Conference Eastern Division Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 6 154
New York Cosmos 16 8 148
Washington Diplomats 14 10 126
Philadelphia Atoms 8 16 80
Miami Toros 6 18 63
Northern Division Chicago Sting 15 9 132
Toronto Metros-Croatia 15 9 123
Rochester Lancers 13 11 114
Hartford Bicentennials 12 12 107
Boston Minutemen 7 17 74
Pacific Conference Southern Division San Jose Earthquakes 14 10 123
Dallas Tornado 13 11 117
Los Angeles Aztecs 12 12 108
San Antonio Thunder 12 12 107
San Diego Jaws 9 15 82
Western Division Minnesota Kicks 15 9 138
Seattle Sounders 14 10 123
Vancouver Whitecaps 14 10 120
Portland Timbers 8 16 71
St. Louis Stars 5 19 58

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Champions
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 Toronto Metros-Croatia 3 Toronto Metros-Croatia
New York Cosmos 2 New York Cosmos 1
Washington Diplomats 0
Chicago Sting 2 (1) Toronto Metros-Croatia 2
Toronto Metros-Croatia 2 Toronto Metros-Croatia 2 (3)
Rochester Lancers 1
San Jose Earthquakes 2 San Jose Earthquakes 1 Minnesota Kicks 0
Dallas Tornado 2 Dallas Tornado 0
Los Angeles Aztecs 0
Minnesota Kicks 3 Minnesota Kicks 3
Seattle Sounders 1 Seattle Sounders 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 0

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 Norfolk County, Massachusetts Quincy, Massachusetts Veteran's Memorial Stadium Boston Minutemen Nine Nine
Unincorporated Foxboro Stadium Boston Minutemen One One
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Bristol County, Massachusetts New Bedford, Massachusetts Sargent Field Boston Minutemen Two Two
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 One One
Soldier Field (1924) Chicago Sting 11 One 12
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 12 One 13
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 Alondra Park, California Featherstone Field Los Angeles Aztecs 12 12
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 Westchester, Florida Tamiami Stadium Miami Toros 12 12
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 12 Two 14
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut Trinity Health Stadium Hartford Bicentennials 12 12
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 Bronx County, New York The Bronx, New York Yankee Stadium (1923) New York Cosmos 12 12
Queens County, New York Queens, New York Shea Stadium New York Cosmos One One
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 Franklin Field Philadelphia Atoms 12 12
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 12 12
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 12 12
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Bexar County, Texas San Antonio Alamo Stadium San Antonio Thunder 12 12
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego County, California San Diego Aztec Bowl San Diego Jaws 12 12
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 12 One 13
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 12 One 13
Minnesota Kicks One One
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis County, Missouri Unincorporated Francis Olympic Field St. Louis Stars 12 12
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division Hillsborough County, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa Stadium Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 Two 14
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area Old Toronto, Toronto Varsity Stadium (1911) Toronto Metros-Croatia 12 One 13
Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium Vancouver Whitecaps 12 12
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division Fairfax County, Virginia Unincorporated Pat Cunningham Stadium Washington Diplomats 12 12
Total 240 11 251
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