1982 North American Soccer League season
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1982. This was the 15th season of the NASL.
Overview
The league comprised 14 teams. The New York Cosmos won the championship. The NASL no longer used the 35 yard line for offside, but retained its presence for use in tie-breaker shootouts.Changes from the previous season
New teams
- None
Teams folding
- Atlanta Chiefs
- Calgary Boomers
- California Surf
- Dallas Tornado
- Los Angeles Aztecs
- Minnesota Kicks
- Washington Diplomats
Teams moving
- None
Name changes
- None
Regular season
6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win,
0 points for a loss,
1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.
Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
New York Cosmos | 23 | 9 | 73 | 52 | 203 |
Montreal Manic | 19 | 13 | 60 | 43 | 159 |
Toronto Blizzard | 17 | 15 | 64 | 47 | 151 |
Chicago Sting | 13 | 19 | 56 | 67 | 129 |
Southern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 18 | 14 | 64 | 74 | 163 |
Tulsa Roughnecks | 16 | 16 | 69 | 57 | 151 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | 20 | 47 | 77 | 112 |
Jacksonville Tea Men | 11 | 21 | 41 | 71 | 105 |
Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
Seattle Sounders | 18 | 14 | 72 | 48 | 166 |
San Diego Sockers | 19 | 13 | 71 | 54 | 162 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 160 |
Portland Timbers | 14 | 18 | 49 | 44 | 122 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 13 | 19 | 47 | 62 | 114 |
Edmonton Drillers | 11 | 21 | 38 | 65 | 93 |
NASL All-Stars
First Team | Position | Second Team | Honorable Mention |
Hubert Birkenmeier, New York | G | Jan van Beveren, Fort Lauderdale | Jan Möller, Toronto |
Frantz Mathieu, Chicago | D | Barry Wallace, Tulsa | Bruce Wilson, Toronto |
Cho Young-Jeung, Portland | D | Jeff Durgan, New York | Mike Connell, Tampa Bay |
Peter Nogly, Tampa Bay | D | Carlos Alberto, New York | John Wile, Vancouver |
Andranik Eskandarian, New York | D | Ray Evans, Seattle | Bob Lenarduzzi, Vancouver |
Vladislav Bogićević, New York | M | Steve Daley, Seattle | Vince Hilaire, San Jose |
Ace Ntsoelengoe, Toronto | M | Johan Neeskens, New York | Ray Hudson, Fort Lauderdale |
Arno Steffenhagen, Chicago | M | Teófilo Cubillas, Ft. Lauderdale | Juli Veee, San Diego |
Giorgio Chinaglia, New York | F | Steve Hunt, New York | Branko Šegota, Fort Lauderdale |
Peter Ward, Seattle | F | Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago | David Byrne, Toronto |
Ricardo Alonso, Jacksonville | F | Pato Margetic, Chicago | Laurie Abrahams, Tulsa • Godfrey Ingram, San Jose • Carl Valentine, Vancouver |
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
† Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3Semifinals
† Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3Soccer Bowl '82
1982 NASL Champions: New York CosmosPost season awards
- Most Valuable Player: Peter Ward, Seattle
- Coach of the year: Johnny Giles, Vancouver
- Rookie of the year: Pedro DeBrito, Tampa Bay
- North American Player of the Year: Mark Peterson, Seattle
- Soccer Bowl MVP: Giorgio Chinaglia, New York