1981–82 NASL Indoor season
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1981-82 North American Soccer League
's third indoor soccer
season.
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
's third indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
season.
East Division
W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
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Montreal Manic Montreal Manic Montreal Manic were a soccer team based out of Montreal that played in the NASL. They played from 1981 to 1983. Their home field was Olympic Stadium... |
9 | 9 | ||||
.500 | 93 | 97 | ||||
Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard (NASL) The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League.-History:The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium.... |
8 | 10 | 1 | .444 | 86 | 96 |
Jacksonville Tea Men Jacksonville Tea Men The Jacksonville Tea Men were an American soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Overall, the Tea Men played a total of four seasons in Jacksonville, first in the major league-level North American Soccer League from 1980–1982, then in the lower level American Soccer League and United... |
7 | 11 | 2 | .389 | 86 | 106 |
New York Cosmos New York Cosmos The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history... |
6 | 12 | 3 | .333 | 102 | 123 |
Central Division
W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
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Chicago Sting Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988... |
12 | 6 | ||||
.667 | 139 | 117 | ||||
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 11 | 7 | 1 | .611 | 121 | 113 |
Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks -NASL:The Tulsa Roughnecks were a North American Soccer League team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played at Skelly Stadium on the campus of the University of Tulsa. The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard at B.C. Place... |
10 | 8 | 2 | .556 | 128 | 103 |
West Division
W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Diego Sockers | 10 | 8 | -- | .556 | 147 | 110 |
Portland Timbers | 7 | 11 | 3 | .389 | 86 | 103 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 13 | 5 | .278 | 83 | 141 |
Northwest Division
W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edmonton Drillers | 13 | 5 | ||||
.722 | 133 | 91 | ||||
Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11, 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League . The Whitecaps achieved success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Alan Ball, but also "home... |
10 | 8 | 3 | .556 | 93 | 94 |
Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders (NASL) The Seattle Sounders were a U.S. professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1974, the team belonged to the North American Soccer League where it played both indoor and outdoor soccer. The team folded after the 1983 NASL outdoor season.-Stadium:The Sounders played at Memorial... |
9 | 9 | 4 | .500 | 95 | 97 |
First Round
- Tulsa defeated Chicago 5-4, 6-7, 3-1
- Tampa Bay defeated Montreal 8-7 (OT), 2-3, 2-1 (3 OT)
- Edmonton defeated Seattle 8-6, 12-4
- San Diego defeated Vancouver 4-3, 8-4
Championship
- San Diego defeated Tampa Bay 9-7, 10-5