1973 North American Soccer League season

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1972 1973 1974

Teams and Alignment

Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Division Miami Toros Miami Orange Bowl Miami
New York Cosmos James M. Shuart Stadium Uniondale, New York
Philadelphia Atoms Veterans Stadium Philadelphia
Northern Division Olympique de Montréal Autostade Montréal
Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium Rochester, New York
Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium (1911) Old Toronto, Toronto
Southern Division Atlanta Apollos Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field Atlanta
Dallas Tornado Texas Stadium Irving, Texas
St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis

Changes

  • League realigned into Eastern Division, Northern Division, and Southern Division.
  • Atlanta Chiefs relocate from Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium to Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field and renamed Atlanta Apollos.
  • Miami Gatos relocate from Nathaniel Traz Powell Stadium in Westview, Florida to Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, renamed Miami Toros, and realigned from Southern Division to Eastern Division.
  • New York Cosmos realigned from Northern Division to Eastern Division.
  • Olympique de Montréal relocate from Stade éxterieur to Autostade.
  • Philadelphia Atoms enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Regular Season Results

Division Team W L T Pts
Eastern Division Philadelphia Atoms 9 2 8 104
New York Cosmos 7 5 7 91
Miami Toros 8 5 6 88
Northern Division Toronto Metros 6 4 9 89
Olympique de Montréal 5 10 4 64
Rochester Lancers 4 9 6 59
Southern Division Dallas Tornado 11 4 4 111
St. Louis Stars 7 7 5 82
Atlanta Apollos 3 9 7 62

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Champions
Dallas Tornado 1 Dallas Tornado 0 Philadelphia Atoms
New York Cosmos 0
Philadelphia Atoms 3 Philadelphia Atoms 2
Toronto Metros 0

Special Event Results

Event Home Score Away
NASL All-Star Match North American Soccer League 1-3 FK Torpedo Moskva

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, Georgia Atlanta Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field Atlanta Apollos 10 10
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 Two 12
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium NASL All-Star Match One
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 10
Montréal Census Metropolitan Area Montréal Autostade Olympique de Montréal 10 10
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division Nassau County, New York Uniondale, New York James M. Shuart 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 One 11
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
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 Varsity Stadium (1911) Toronto Metros 10 10
Zona Metropolitana de Veracruz Boca del Río, Veracruz Traveling team C.D. Veracruz
Total 90 Three 94
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