1971 North American Soccer League season: Difference between revisions
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Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Division | New York Cosmos | Yankee Stadium (1923) | The Bronx, New York |
| Olympique de Montréal | Autostade | Montréal | |
| Rochester Lancers | Holleder Memorial Stadium | Rochester, New York | |
| Toronto Metros | Varsity Stadium (1911) | Old Toronto, Toronto | |
| Southern Division | Atlanta Chiefs | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta |
| Dallas Tornado | John McClamrock Field | Dallas | |
| St. Louis Stars | Busch Memorial Stadium | St. Louis | |
| Washington Darts | Brookland Stadium | Washington |
Changes
- Atlanta Chiefs relocate from Tara Stadium in unincorporated Clayton County, Georgia to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.
- Kansas City Spurs fold.
- New York Cosmos enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Yankee Stadium (1923) in The Bronx, New York.
- Olympique de Montréal enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Autostade in Montréal.
- St. Louis Spurs relocate from Francis Olympic Field in unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri to Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis and realigned from Northern Division to Southern Division.
- Toronto Metros enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Varsity Stadium (1911) in Old Toronto, Toronto.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Division | Rochester Lancers | 13 | 5 | 6 | 141 |
| New York Cosmos | 9 | 10 | 5 | 117 | |
| Toronto Metros | 5 | 10 | 9 | 89 | |
| Olympique de Montréal | 4 | 15 | 5 | 65 | |
| Southern Division | Atlanta Chiefs | 12 | 7 | 5 | 120 |
| Dallas Tornado | 10 | 6 | 8 | 119 | |
| Washington Darts | 8 | 6 | 10 | 111 | |
| St. Louis Stars | 6 | 13 | 5 | 86 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Three | Team (Best-of-Three) | Champions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Lancers | 1 | Dallas Tornado | 2 | Dallas Tornado |
| Dallas Tornado | 2 | |||
| Atlanta Chiefs | 2 | Atlanta Chiefs | 1 | |
| New York Cosmos | 0 | |||
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Área Metropolitana do Porto | Póvoa de Varzim, Região do Norte, Portugal | Traveling team | Varzim SC | ||||||
| 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 | Clayton County, Georgia | Unincorporated | Tara Stadium | Atlanta Chiefs | |||
| Fulton County, Georgia | Atlanta | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta Chiefs | ||||||
| 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) | NASL All-Star Match | |||
| Coventry Built-up Area | Coventry, West Midlands, England | Traveling team | Coventry City F.C. | ||||||
| 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 | Dallas | John McClamrock Field | Dallas Tornado | |||
| Gush Dan | Petah Tikva, Mehoz haMerkaz, Yisrāʾēl | Traveling team | Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. | ||||||
| Hauptstadtregion Berlin-Brandenburg | Berlin | Traveling team | Hertha BSC | ||||||
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area | Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | Jackson County, Missouri | Kansas City, Missouri | Robert L. Hicks Field | Kansas City Spurs | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Louis County, Missouri | Unincorporated | Francis Olympic Stadium | St. Louis Stars | ||||
| 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 | Brookland Stadium | Washington Darts | ||||
| Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Washington Darts | ||||||||
| Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Traveling team | C.F. Monterrey | ||||||
| Total | |||||||||
