Average attendance 14,440 Champion New York Cosmos Matches played 384 | Start date 1980 Goals scored 1,371 | |
Champions New York Cosmos(4th title) Premiers New York Cosmos(4th title) most total points*Seattle Soundersbest Won/Loss record Highest attendance 70,312(Ft. Lauderdale @ NY) People also search for 1981 North American Soccer League season | ||
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1980. This was the 13th season of the NASL.
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Overview
The league comprised 24 teams. The New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the finals on September 21 to win the championship. For the third time in league history the team with the most wins (Seattle) did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding bonus points for goals scored.
Changes from the Previous Season
The 1980 Season saw the regular season expand from 30 games to 32 games. Three North Americans were required to be among the eleven playing in the match for each team, up from two during the previous season.
New Teams
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Teams Folding
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Teams Moving
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Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= 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). -Best record. -Other playoff teams.Playoffs
The top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs automatically. The two highest remaining point totaled teams in each conference also qualified for the playoffs as wild cards and were given the lowest first round seeds. Playoff match-ups and home/away status were reset after each round, based on regular season point totals.
In 1979 and 1980, if a playoff series was tied at one victory each, a full 30 minute mini-game was played. If neither team held an advantage after the 30 minutes, the teams would then move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner.
Soccer Bowl '80
1980 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos