Champions Cosmos(2nd Title) Average attendance 13,558 Champion New York Cosmos Matches played 234 | Start date 1977 Goals scored 752 | |
Premiers Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Highest attendance 77,691(Ft Lauderdale @ Cosmos) People also search for 1980 North American Soccer League season | ||
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1977. This was the 10th season of the NASL.
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Overview
The league was made up of 18 teams. The schedule was expanded to 26 games and the playoffs to 12 teams. Team rosters consisted of 17 players, 6 of which had to be US or Canadian citizens. The NASL began using its own variation of the penalty shoot-out procedure for tied matches. Matches tied at regulation would now go to a golden goal overtime period, and if still tied on to a shoot-out. Instead of penalty kicks however, the shoot-out attempt started 35 yards from the goal and allowed the player 5 seconds to attempt a shot. The player could make as many moves as he wanted in a breakaway situation within the time frame. NASL procedure also called for the box score or score-line to show an additional "goal" given to the winning side of a shoot-out. This "victory goal" however was not credited in the "Goals For" column of the league table. The Cosmos defeated the Seattle Sounders in the finals on August 28 to win the championship.
Teams folding
Teams moving
Name changes
Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= point system
6 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.
-Premiers (most points). -Other playoff teams.Division Championships
*Minnesota Kicks hosted Game 1 (instead of Game 2) due to a scheduling conflict with the Twins baseball club.
Conference Championships
#Seattle Sounders hosted Game 2 (instead of Game 1) due to a scheduling conflict with the Mariners baseball club.
Soccer Bowl '77
1977 NASL Champions: Cosmos