League standings

G W T L GF GA PTS
Eastern Division
Columbus Magic

Columbus Magic

The Columbus Magic was an American soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio that was a member of the American Soccer League. They played their home games in Franklin County Stadium that they shared with Minor League baseball's Columbus Clippers...

  28 17 3 8 55 41 140
New York Eagles

New York Eagles

The New York Eagles were a professional soccer franchise that played in the American Soccer League from 1978 to 1981, with a one-year hiatus in 1980...

  28 14 7 7 49 35 130
Pennsylvania Stoners

Pennsylvania Stoners

Pennsylvania Stoners is an American soccer team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Keystone Division.The team plays its home...

  28 13 5 10 50 38 120
New Jersey Americans  28 12 3 13 36 38 101
Cleveland Cobras

Cleveland Cobras

The Cleveland Stars were an American soccer club based in Cleveland, Ohio and a member of the American Soccer League in 1972-73. Before the 1974 season, the name was changed to the Cleveland Cobras. The Stars' colors were blue and white...

  28 8 3 17 29 47 75
New York Apollo

New York Apollo

The New York Greeks was an American soccer club based in New York City that was a member of the American Soccer League.The team began as the amateur Greek-Americans. The club played lower Premier Division of the German American Soccer League which was based in the New York metropolitan area...

  28 6 4 18 30 45 64

Western Division
California Sunshine  28 22 3 3 63 29 173
Sacramento Gold

Sacramento Gold

The Sacramento Gold was an American soccer club based in Sacramento, California that was a member of the American Soccer League.Prior to the 1977 season the team was known as the Sacramento Spirits....

  28 14 2 12 49 34 116
Los Angeles Skyhawks

Los Angeles Skyhawks

The Los Angeles Skyhawks was a professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California that was a member of the American Soccer League. Founded as part of the American Soccer League's expansion to the west coast in 1976, they were the first professional sports team to be based in the San Fernando...

  28 13 4 11 42 44 114
Indianapolis Daredevils

Indianapolis Daredevils

The Indianapolis Daredevils, known officially as the Indy Daredevils, was an American soccer club based in Indianapolis, Indiana that was a member of the American Soccer League...

  28 8 3 17 35 58 78
Las Vegas Seagulls

Las Vegas Seagulls

The Las Vegas Seagulls was an American soccer club based in Las Vegas, Nevada that was a member of the American Soccer League.-1979 Roster: Ronan Downs -Year-by-year:...

28 7 3 18 28 54 69

1st Round: Pennsylvania defeated New York 2-1,
Sacramento defeated Los Angeles 3-2.
Semi-Finals: Columbus defeated Pennsylvania 2-1, 2-1
Sacramento defeated California 0-0, 1-0.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Sacramento defeated Columbus 1-0.