1982 American Soccer League

League standings

G W T L GF GA PTS Detroit Express 28 19 4 5 37 59 144 Oklahoma City Slickers 28 19 3 6 58 42 138 Georgia Generals 28 12 4 9 55 40 115 Carolina Lightnin' 28 11 4 13 37 45 99 Rochester Flash 28 10 2 15 48 53 84 Pennsylvania Stoners 28 8 5 13 34 44 81 Nashville Diamonds 28 3 4 21 25 67 41 1st Round Carolina defeated Rochester, 3-1 Georgia defeated Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania withdrew) Semi-Finals: Oklahoma defeated Carolina, 2-1, 3-0 Detroit defeated Georgia, 2-1, 0-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Detroit defeated Oklahoma, 1-3, 1-0, 4-1 (attendance 33,762).