1975 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1975. This was the 8th season of the NASL.

Overview

The league comprised 20 teams with the Tampa Bay Rowdies winning the championship.

Pelé joined the New York Cosmos in 1975.

1975 was the first year the league used the term Soccer Bowl for their championship game.

Changes from the Previous Season

New Teams

• Chicago Sting
• Hartford Bicentennials
• Portland Timbers
• San Antonio Thunder
• Tampa Bay Rowdies

Points/Ties

The 1975 season saw the removal of ties, and it wouldn't be until 2000 that a top-tier American soccer league implemented ties.

Name Changes

• Toronto Metros to Toronto Metros-Croatia

Regular season

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

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

Northern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Boston Minutemen	13	9	41	29	116
Toronto Metros-Croatia	13	9	39	28	114
New York Cosmos	10	12	39	38	91
Rochester Lancers	6	16	29	49	64
Hartford Bicentennials	6	16	27	51	61

Eastern Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Tampa Bay Rowdies	16	6	46	27	135
Miami Toros	14	8	47	30	123
Washington Diplomats	12	10	42	47	112
Philadelphia Atoms	10	12	33	42	90
Baltimore Comets	9	13	34	52	87

Central Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
St. Louis Stars	13	9	38	34	115
Chicago Sting	12	10	39	33	106
Denver Dynamos	9	13	37	42	85
Dallas Tornado	9	13	33	38	83
San Antonio Thunder	6	16	24	46	59

Western Division

	W	L	GF	GA	PT
Portland Timbers	16	6	43	27	138
Seattle Sounders	15	7	42	28	129
Los Angeles Aztecs	12	10	42	33	107
Vancouver Whitecaps	11	11	38	28	99
San Jose Earthquakes	8	14	37	48	83

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

August 15	Seattle Sounders	1 – 2	Portland Timbers	Portland (OR), Civic Stadium

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August 13	Miami Toros	2 – 1	Boston Minutemen	Foxborough, MA, Schaefer Stadium

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August 13	Los Angeles Aztecs	1 – 2	St. Louis Stars	St. Louis, Busch Memorial Stadium

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August 13	Toronto Metros-Croatia	0 – 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa, Tampa Stadium

Semi-finals

August 16	Miami Toros	0 – 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa, Tampa Stadium

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August 17	St. Louis Stars	0 – 1	Portland Timbers	Portland (OR), Civic Stadium

Soccer Bowl '75

August 24	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2 – 0	Portland Timbers	San Jose, Spartan Stadium

Post season awards

• Most Valuable Player: Steve David, Miami
• Coach of the year: John Sewell, St. Louis
• Rookie of the year: Chris Bahr, Philadelphia

References