1973 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1973. This was the 6th season of the NASL.

Overview

Nine teams took part in the league with the Philadelphia Atoms winning the championship.

Changes from the Previous Season

• Philadelphia Atoms join the league
• Atlanta is renamed Apollos
• Miami is renamed Toros

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system

6 points for a win 3 points for a tie 0 points for a loss 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

Eastern Division

	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Philadelphia Atoms	9	2	8	29	14	104
New York Cosmos	7	5	7	31	23	91
Miami Toros	8	5	6	26	21	88

Northern Division

	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Toronto Metros	6	4	9	32	18	89
Montreal Olympique	5	10	4	25	32	64
Rochester Lancers	4	9	6	17	27	59

Southern Division

	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Dallas Tornado	11	4	4	36	25	111
St. Louis Stars	7	7	5	27	27	82
Atlanta Apollos	3	9	7	23	40	62

Playoffs

Semi-finals

August 15	New York Cosmos	0 – 1	Dallas Tornado	Irving, Texas Stadium

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August 18	Toronto Metros	0 – 3	Philadelphia Atoms	Philadelphia, Veterans Stadium

Final

August 25	Philadelphia Atoms	2 – 0	Dallas Tornado	Irving, Texas Stadium

Post season awards

• Most Valuable Player: Warren Archibald, Miami
• Coach of the year: Al Miller, Philadelphia
• Rookie of the year: Kyle Rote, Jr., Dallas

References