1978 in American soccer
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football country season
| country = the United States
| soccer = yes
| season = 1978
| division1 =
| champions1 =
| division2 =
| champions2 =
| division3 =
| champions3 =
| division4 =
| champions4 =
| division5 =
| champions5 =
| domestic =
| dchampions =
| leaguecup =
| lchampions =
| prevseason = 1977
| nextseason = 1979
| flagicon = yes
}}
The 1978 season was the 66th season of competitive soccer in the United States.
National teams
= Men =
== Senior ==
| class="wikitable"
! Wins ! Losses ! Draws |
| align=center|0
|align=center|2 |align=center|1 |
{{Football box collapsible
| round = Friendly
| date = September 3
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ISL}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|USA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
| location = Reykjavík, Iceland
| attendance =
| referee =
| result = T
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| round = Friendly
| date = September 6
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|USA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
| location = Zürich, Switzerland
| attendance =
| referee =
| result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| round = Friendly
| date = September 20
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|USA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium =
| attendance =
| referee =
| result = L
}}
= Women =
Managerial changes
{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}
League standings
= North American Soccer League (Div. 1) =
{{further|1978 North American Soccer League season}}
== National Conference ==
;Eastern Division
| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; border-collapse: collapse; margin:0;"
!width=30| {{tooltip | Pos. | Position}} ! Club !width=30| {{tooltip | GP | Games played}} !width=30| {{tooltip | W | Won}} !width=30| {{tooltip | L | Lost}} !width=30| {{tooltip | GF | Goals for}} !width=30| {{tooltip | GA | Goals against}} !width=30| {{tooltip | GD | Goal differential}} !width=30| {{tooltip | Pts. | Points}} !width=250| Qualification | ||||||
| bgcolor=#97DEFF
|1 |align=left|Cosmos |30 | 24 | 6 | 88 | 39 | +49 | 212
|rowspan="2"|1978 NASL Playoffs |
| bgcolor=#97DEFF
|2 |align=left|Washington Diplomats |30 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 145 |
== American Conference ==
== NASL Playoffs ==
= American Soccer League (Div. 2) =
{{further|1978 American Soccer League}}
= College soccer =
National Challenge Cup
{{main|1978 National Challenge Cup}}
= Final =
American clubs in international competition
{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150217025808/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1978.html The Year in American Soccer - 1978]
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