1974 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1974. This was the 7th season of the NASL.

Overview

Fifteen teams comprised the league with the Los Angeles Aztecs winning the championship.

Changes from the Previous Season

Teams folding

• Atlanta Apollos
• Montreal Olympique

Teams joining

Baltimore Comets Boston Minutemen Denver Dynamos Los Angeles Aztecs

San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats

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.

Northern Division

	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Boston Minutemen	10	9	1	36	23	94
Toronto Metros	9	10	1	30	31	87
Rochester Lancers	8	10	2	23	30	77
New York Cosmos	4	14	2	28	40	58

Eastern Division

	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Miami Toros	9	5	6	38	24	107
Baltimore Comets	10	8	2	42	46	105
Philadelphia Atoms	8	11	1	25	25	74
Washington Diplomats	7	12	1	29	36	70

Central Division

	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Dallas Tornado	9	8	3	39	27	100
St. Louis Stars	4	15	1	27	42	54
Denver Dynamos	5	15	0	21	42	49

Western Division

	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Los Angeles Aztecs	11	7	2	41	36	110
San Jose Earthquakes	9	3	8	43	38	103
Seattle Sounders	10	7	3	37	17	101
Vancouver Whitecaps	5	11	4	29	30	70

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

August 14	San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 3	Dallas Tornado	Irving, Texas Stadium

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August 15	Baltimore Comets	0 – 1	Boston Minutemen	Foxborough, MA, Schaefer Stadium

Semi-finals

August 17	Boston Minutemen	0 – 2	Los Angeles Aztecs	Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum

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August 17	Dallas Tornado	1 – 3	Miami Toros	Miami, Orange Bowl

Final

August 25	Los Angeles Aztecs	4 – 3	Miami Toros	Miami, Orange Bowl

Post season awards

• Most Valuable Player: Peter Silvester, Baltimore
• Coach of the year: John Young, Miami
• Rookie of the year: Douglas McMillan, Los Angeles

References