1977 North American Soccer League season#NASL All-Stars

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = North American Soccer League 1977 season

| season = 1977

| num_teams = 18

| winners = Cosmos
(2nd Title)

| premiers = Ft. Lauderdale Strikers

| matches = 234

| league topscorer = Steve David (26)

| highest scoring =

| total goals = 752

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance = 77,691
(Ft Lauderdale @ Cosmos)

| lowest attendance = 1,100
(Washington @ Connecticut)

| average attendance = 13,558

| prevseason = 1976

| nextseason = 1978

}}

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1977. This was the 10th season of the NASL.

Overview

The league was made up of 18 teams. The schedule was expanded to 26 games and the playoffs to 12 teams. Team rosters consisted of 17 players, 6 of which had to be U.S. or Canadian citizens.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8Q0pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RtYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4211,645192&dq=earthquakes+indoor+season&hl=en|title=Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search|access-date=2014-01-23}} The NASL began using its own variation of the penalty shoot-out procedure for tied matches. Matches tied at the end of regulation would now go to a golden goal overtime period and, if still tied, on to a shoot-out. Instead of penalty kicks however, the shoot-out attempt started 35 yards from the goal and allowed the player 5 seconds to attempt a shot. The player could make as many moves as he wanted in a breakaway situation within the time frame. NASL procedure also called for the box score or score-line to show an additional "goal" given to the winning side of a shoot-out. This "victory goal" however was not credited in the "Goals For" column of the league table.{{cite web|title=This Day In 1981 : Soccer Bowl Edition | Chicago Fire Confidential |url=http://www.chicagonow.com/fire-confidential/2011/09/this-day-in-1981-soccer-bowl-edition/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920224347/http://www.chicagonow.com/fire-confidential/2011/09/this-day-in-1981-soccer-bowl-edition/ |archive-date=2013-09-20 |url-status=live |access-date=2013-06-29 }}{{cite web |title=The Year in American Soccer - 1977 |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1977.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713134953/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1977.html |archive-date=2013-07-13 |url-status=dead |access-date=2013-06-29 }} The Cosmos defeated the Seattle Sounders in the final on August 28 to win the championship.

Changes from the previous season

=New teams=

None

=Teams folding=

Boston Minutemen
Philadelphia Atoms

=Teams moving=

Miami Toros - Fort Lauderdale Strikers
San Antonio Thunder - Team Hawaii
San Diego Jaws - Las Vegas Quicksilvers

=Name changes=

Hartford Bicentennials to Connecticut Bicentennials
Cosmos drop "New York" from name

Map of clubs

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| lon_deg = -87.62

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| label = Sting}}

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| lat_deg = 41.31

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| label = Bicentennials}}

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| lat_deg = 43.19

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| label = Lancers}}

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| lat_deg = 38.64

| lon_deg = -90.31

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| label = Stars}}

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| lat_deg = 43.67

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| label = Metros-Croatia}}

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| lon_deg = -80.16

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| label = Strikers}}

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| label = Cosmos}}

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| lat_deg = 27.98

| lon_deg = -82.50

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| label = Rowdies}}

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| label = Kicks}}

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| lat_deg = 45.52

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| label = Sounders}}

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| label = Whitecaps}}

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| lat_deg = 33.88

| lon_deg = -118.33

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| label = Aztecs}}

{{Location map~ | North America

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Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= point system

6 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

:{{Color box|#B3B7FF|border=darkgray}}-Premiers (most points). {{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}}-Other playoff teams.

=Atlantic Conference=

style="width:40%;"\| Eastern Division ! style="width:7.5%;"\| W ! style="width:7.5%;"\| L ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GF ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GA ! style="width:7.5%;"\| BP ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Pts ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Home ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Road
class="wikitable" style="width:470px; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
style="background:#b3b7ff;" \|Fort Lauderdale Strikers	19	7	49	29	47	161	11-2	8-5
style="background:#cfc;" \| Cosmos	15	11	60	39	50	140	10-3	5-8
style="background:#cfc;" \|Tampa Bay Rowdies	14	12	55	45	47	131	11-2	3-10
Washington Diplomats	10	16	32	49	32	92	6-7	4-9

style="width:40%;"\| Northern Division ! style="width:7.5%;"\| W ! style="width:7.5%;"\| L ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GF ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GA ! style="width:7.5%;"\| BP ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Pts ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Home ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Road
class="wikitable" style="width:470px; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
style="background:#cfc;" \| Toronto Metros-Croatia	13	13	42	38	37	115	8-5	5-8
style="background:#cfc;" \| St. Louis Stars	12	14	33	35	32	104	7-6	5-8
style="background:#cfc;" \|Rochester Lancers	11	15	34	41	33	99	10-3	1-12
Chicago Sting	10	16	31	43	28	88	4-9	6-7
Connecticut Bicentennials	7	19	34	65	30	72	4-9	3-10

=Pacific Conference=

style="width:40%;"\| Southern Division ! style="width:7.5%;"\| W ! style="width:7.5%;"\| L ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GF ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GA ! style="width:7.5%;"\| BP ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Pts ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Home ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Road
class="wikitable" style="width:470px; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
style="background:#cfc;" \| Dallas Tornado	18	8	56	37	53	161	11-2	7-6
style="background:#cfc;" \| Los Angeles Aztecs	15	11	65	54	57	147	8-5	7-6
style="background:#cfc;" \| San Jose Earthquakes	14	12	37	44	35	119	9-4	5-8
Team Hawaii	11	15	45	59	40	106	7-6	4-9
Las Vegas Quicksilvers	11	15	38	44	37	103	8-5	3-10

style="width:40%;"\| Western Division ! style="width:7.5%;"\| W ! style="width:7.5%;"\| L ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GF ! style="width:7.5%;"\| GA ! style="width:7.5%;"\| BP ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Pts ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Home ! style="width:7.5%;"\| Road
class="wikitable" style="width:470px; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
style="background:#cfc;" \| Minnesota Kicks	16	10	44	36	41	137	11-2	5-8
style="background:#cfc;" \| Vancouver Whitecaps	14	12	43	36	40	124	10-3	4-9
style="background:#cfc;" \| Seattle Sounders	14	12	43	34	39	123	9-4	5-8
Portland Timbers	10	16	39	42	38	98	7-6	3-10

NASL All-Stars

class="wikitable"
First Team	Position	Second Team{{cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ov1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3998,3891044&dq=1977+nasl+all-stars&hl=en\|title=Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search\|access-date=2014-01-23}}	Honorable Mention{{cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770812&id=emxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634,2324371\|title=St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search\|access-date=2014-01-23}}
Gordon Banks, Ft. Lauderdale \| align=center \| G \|Alan Mayer, Las Vegas \|Tony Chursky, Seattle
style="background:#faf8f0;" \|Franz Beckenbauer, Cosmos \| align=center \| D \|Ray Evans, St. Louis \|Steve Litt, Minnesota
Mike England, Seattle \| align=center \| D \|Steve Pecher, Dallas \|Jim McAlister, Seattle
style="background:#faf8f0;" \|Bruce Wilson, Vancouver \| align=center \| D \|Humberto Coelho, Las Vegas \|Alan Merrick, Minnesota
Mel Machin, Seattle \| align=center \| D \|George Ley, Dallas • Arsène Auguste Tampa Bay{{cite news \|title=Banks, Pele, Smethurst on star team \|date=August 12, 1977\|publisher=St. Petersburg Times\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770812&id=emxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634,2324371 \|page=5C}} \|Graham Day, Portland
style="background:#faf8f0;"	George Best, Los Angeles \| align=center \| M \|Charlie Cooke, Los Angeles	Tony Simões, San Jose
Wolfgang Sühnholz, Las Vegas \| align=center \| M \|Vito Dimitrijević, Cosmos \|Ace Ntsoelengoe, Minnesota
style="background:#faf8f0;" \|Alan West, Minnesota \| align=center \| M \|Rodney Marsh, Tampa Bay \|Al Trost, St. Louis
Steve David, Los Angeles \| align=center \| F \|Mike Stojanović, Rochester \|Willie Morgan, Chicago
style="background:#faf8f0;" \|Pelé, Cosmos \| align=center \| F \|Steve Wegerle, Tampa Bay \|Giorgio Chinaglia, Cosmos
Derek Smethurst, Tampa Bay \| align=center \| F \|Buzz Parsons, Vancouver \|Jimmy Robertson, Seattle

class="wikitable"

First Team

Position

Second Team{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ov1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iTQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3998,3891044&dq=1977+nasl+all-stars&hl=en|title=Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search|access-date=2014-01-23}}

Honorable Mention{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770812&id=emxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634,2324371|title=St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search|access-date=2014-01-23}}

Gordon Banks, Ft. Lauderdale

| align=center | G

|Alan Mayer, Las Vegas

|Tony Chursky, Seattle

style="background:#faf8f0;"

|Franz Beckenbauer, Cosmos

| align=center | D

|Ray Evans, St. Louis

|Steve Litt, Minnesota

Mike England, Seattle

| align=center | D

|Steve Pecher, Dallas

|Jim McAlister, Seattle

style="background:#faf8f0;"

|Bruce Wilson, Vancouver

| align=center | D

|Humberto Coelho, Las Vegas

|Alan Merrick, Minnesota

Mel Machin, Seattle

| align=center | D

|George Ley, Dallas • Arsène Auguste Tampa Bay{{cite news |title=Banks, Pele, Smethurst on star team |date=August 12, 1977|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770812&id=emxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6634,2324371 |page=5C}}

|Graham Day, Portland

style="background:#faf8f0;"

George Best, Los Angeles

| align=center | M

|Charlie Cooke, Los Angeles

Tony Simões, San Jose

Wolfgang Sühnholz, Las Vegas

| align=center | M

|Vito Dimitrijević, Cosmos

|Ace Ntsoelengoe, Minnesota

style="background:#faf8f0;"

|Alan West, Minnesota

| align=center | M

|Rodney Marsh, Tampa Bay

|Al Trost, St. Louis

Steve David, Los Angeles

| align=center | F

|Mike Stojanović, Rochester

|Willie Morgan, Chicago

style="background:#faf8f0;"

|Pelé, Cosmos

| align=center | F

|Steve Wegerle, Tampa Bay

|Giorgio Chinaglia, Cosmos

Derek Smethurst, Tampa Bay

| align=center | F

|Buzz Parsons, Vancouver

|Jimmy Robertson, Seattle

Playoffs

The first round and the Soccer Bowl were single game match ups, while the conference semifinals and championships were all two-game series.{{cite book |title=1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide | year=1979 | page=367 }}

=Bracket=

{{#section-h:1977 North American Soccer League playoffs|bracket}}

=First round=

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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; width:15%;"|August 10

| style="width:20%; text-align:right;"|San Jose Earthquakes

| style="text-align:center; width:13%;"|1–2 (OT)

|width=24%|Los Angeles Aztecs

| rowspan="3" style="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top;"|Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Att. 4,038

style=font-size:85%

|align=right valign=top|

|valign=top|

|align=left valign=top|

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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; width:15%;"|August 10

| style="width:20%; text-align:right;"|Tampa Bay Rowdies

| style="text-align:center; width:13%;"|0–3

|width=24%|Cosmos

| rowspan="3" style="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top;"|Giants Stadium • Att. 57,828

style=font-size:85%

|align=right valign=top|

|valign=top|

|align=left valign=top|

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style="width:87%; background:#eee;" cellspacing="0"

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; width:15%;"|August 10

| style="width:20%; text-align:right;"|Rochester Lancers

| style="text-align:center; width:13%;"|1–0 (SO, 4–2)

|width=24%|St. Louis Stars

| rowspan="3" style="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top;"|Francis Field • Att. 7,137

style=font-size:85%

|align=right valign=top|

|valign=top|

|align=left valign=top|

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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; width:15%;"|August 10

| style="width:20%; text-align:right;"|Seattle Sounders

| style="text-align:center; width:13%;"|2–0

|width=24%|Vancouver Whitecaps

| rowspan="3" style="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top;"|Empire Stadium • Att. 21,915

style=font-size:85%

|align=right valign=top|

|valign=top|

|align=left valign=top|

=Division Championships=

style=border-collapse:collapse border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;" !width=180\|Higher seed !width=5\| !width=180\|Lower seed !width=80\|Game 1 !width=80\|Game 2 \|width=280\| (lower seed hosts Game 1)
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=right\|Fort Lauderdale Strikers	-	align=left\|Cosmos	3–8	2–3 (SO, 0–3)	August 14 • Giants Stadium • 77,691 August 17 • Lockhart Stadium 14,152
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=right\|Dallas Tornado	-	align=left\|Los Angeles Aztecs	1–3	1–5	August 14 • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • 5,201 August 17 • Ownby Stadium • 18,489
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=right\|Minnesota Kicks	-	align=left\|Seattle Sounders	1–2 (OT)*	0–1	*August 14 • Metropolitan Stadium • 35,889 August 17 • Kingdome • 42,091
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=right\|Toronto Metros-Croatia	-	align=left\|Rochester Lancers	0–1 (SO, 2–3)	0–1	August 13 • Holleder Memorial Stadium • 10,556 August 16 • Varsity Stadium • 8,062

{{-}}*Minnesota Kicks hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2) due to a scheduling conflict with the Twins baseball club.

=Conference Championships=

style=border-collapse:collapse border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;" !width=180\|Higher seed !width=5\| !width=180\|Lower seed !width=80\|Game 1 !width=80\|Game 2 \|width=280\| (lower seed hosts Game 1)
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=right\|Los Angeles Aztecs	-	align=left\|Seattle Sounders	1–3	#0–1	August 21 • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • 9,115 #August 25 • Kingdome • 56,256
style="text-align:center; background:snow;" \|align=right\|Cosmos	-	align=left\|Rochester Lancers	2–1	4–1	August 21 • Holleder Memorial Stadium • 20,005 August 24 • Giants Stadium • 73,669

{{-}}#Seattle Sounders hosted Game 2 (instead of Game 1) due to a scheduling conflict with the Mariners baseball club.

=Soccer Bowl '77=

{{football box

|date = August 28

|time = 4:00 pm EDT

|team1 = Cosmos

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Seattle Sounders

|goals1 = Hunt {{goal|19:05}}
Chinaglia {{goal|77:19|Hunt}}

|goals2 = Ord {{goal|23:13|Cave}}

|stadium = Civic Stadium, Portland

|attendance = 35,548

|referee = Toros Kibritjan (USA)

}}

1977 NASL Champions: Cosmos

Post season awards

Most Valuable Player: Franz Beckenbauer, Cosmos
Coach of the year: Ron Newman, Fort Lauderdale
Rookie of the year: Jim McAlister, Seattle

References

{{cite book |title=1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide |publisher=North American Soccer League |year=1979 |location=New York, NY}}

{{cite book|title=NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League |last=Jose |first=Colin |publisher=Breedon Books |year=1989 |location=Derby, England}}

{{cite book|title=North American Soccer League Encyclopedia |last=Jose |first=Colin |publisher=St. Johann Press |year=2003 |location=Haworth, NJ}}

{{cite book|title=Soccer In A Football World |url=https://archive.org/details/soccerinfootball0000wang |url-access=registration |last=Wangerin |first=David |publisher=Temple University Press |year=2008 |location=Philadelphia, PA|isbn=9781592138852 }}

Average home attendance

Team !Average{{Cite web\|url=http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?page_id=496\|title=kenn.com\|website=www.kenn.com}}
class="wikitable"
New York Cosmos	34,150
Minnesota Kicks	32,771
Seattle Sounders	24,226
Tampa Bay Rowdies	19,491
San Jose Earthquakes	17,739
Dallas Tornado	16,510
Portland Timbers	13,208
Washington Diplomats	13,037
Vancouver Whitecaps	11,897
Los Angeles Aztecs	9,638
St. Louis Stars	9,126
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	8,140
Toronto Metros	7,321
Las Vegas Quicksilvers	7,079
Rochester Lancers	6,065
Chicago Sting	5,204
Team Hawaii	4,543
Connecticut Bicentennials	3,902

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130713134953/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1977.html#NASL The Year in American Soccer – 1977]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm Chris Page's NASL Archive]
[http://soccerstats.us/c/north-american-soccer-league/1977/ Complete Results and Standings]

Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons

1977

Category:1977 in Canadian soccer