1981–82 NASL Indoor season
| Season | 1981–82 |
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| Champions | San Diego Sockers (2nd Title) |
| Premiers | Edmonton Drillers |
| Matches played | 117 |
| Goals scored | 1392 (11.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Juli Veee(51 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 19,398[1] (Tampa Bay @ Chicago) |
| Average attendance | 6,202 |
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1983 →
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1981–82 North American Soccer League's third indoor soccer season.
Contents
Overview
A total of 13 of a possible 14 NASL teams participated. Fort Lauderdale was the only non-participant in the 18 game regular season. The Los Angeles Aztecs and the Minnesota Kicks had been schedule to participated but were unable, do to mounting financial issues. By early December both teams had folded. Other changes in the indoor structure included the separating of the teams into two conferences, each with two divisions. The Atlantic Conference contained the East and Central Divisions, while the Pacific Conference held the West and Northwest Divisions. During the regular season teams played eighteen matches within their conference only. Four teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. They included the two division winners, along with the two non-division winners with the best won-loss record.[1] [2] [3] The San Diego Sockers won the championship with a two game finals-sweep of the Tampa Bay Rowdies. This was the Sockers' first ever NASL title.
Regular Season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Atlantic Conference
| East Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Manic | 9 | 9 | -- | .500 | 93 | 97 |
| Toronto Blizzard | 8 | 10 | 1 | .444 | 86 | 96 |
| Jacksonville Tea Men | 7 | 11 | 2 | .389 | 86 | 106 |
| New York Cosmos | 6 | 12 | 3 | .333 | 102 | 123 |
| Central Division | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Sting | 12 | 6 | -- | .667 | 139 | 117 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 11 | 7 | 1 | .611 | 121 | 113 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 10 | 8 | 2 | .556 | 128 | 103 |
Pacific Conference
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 3 | .556 | 93 | 94 |
| Seattle Sounders | 9 | 9 | 4 | .500 | 95 | 97 |
NASL All-Stars
| Pacific Conference | Position | Atlantic Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Volkmar Gross, San Diego | G | Jürgen Stars, Tampa Bay |
| Alan Hudson, Seattle | D | Barry Wallace, Tulsa |
| Martin Donnelly, San Diego | D | Mike Connell, Tampa Bay |
| Jan Goossens, Edmonton | F | Tatu, Tampa Bay |
| Kai Haaskivi, Edmonton | F | Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago |
| Juli Veee, San Diego | F | Gordon Hill, Montreal |
Playoffs
Bracket
| First Round | Conference Finals | Championship Series | |||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Edmonton Drillers | 8 | 12 | - | |||||||||||||||
| P4 | Seattle Sounders | 6 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||
| P1 | Edmonton Drillers | 2 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||
| P2 | San Diego Sockers | 8 | 12 | - | |||||||||||||||
| P2 | San Diego Sockers | 4 | 8 | - | |||||||||||||||
| P3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||
| P2 | San Diego Sockers | 9 | 10 | - | |||||||||||||||
| A3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | Chicago Sting | 4 | 7(OT) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| A4 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| A4 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| A3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| A2 | Montreal Manic | 7 | 3(OT) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| A3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8(OT) | 2 | 2(3OT) | |||||||||||||||
1st Round
If a playoff series is tied after two games, a 15 minute, tie breaker mini-game is played.
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Mini-game | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Drillers | - | Seattle Sounders | 8 - 6 | 12 - 4 | x | February 17 -4,112 • February 20 -6,027 |
| San Diego Sockers | - | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 - 3 | 8 - 4 | x | February 19 -5,128 • February 21 -9,728 |
| Montreal Manic | - | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 - 8 (OT) | 3 - 2 (OT) | 1 - 2 (3OT) | February 18 -5,043 • February 21 -15,855 |
| Chicago Sting | - | Tulsa Roughnecks | 4 - 5 | 7 - 6 (OT) | 1 - 3 | February 16 -5,482 • February 18 -16,077 |
Semi-Finals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Mini-game | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | Tulsa Roughnecks | 5 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 0[3] | February 25 -7,021 • March 1 -5,545 |
| Edmonton Drillers | - | San Diego Sockers | 2 - 8 | 3 - 12[4] | x | February 25 -8,435 • March 1 -12,840 |
Championship Finals
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Mini-game | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | - | San Diego Sockers | 6 - 9 | 5 - 10 | x | March 3 -12,840 • March 8 -6,325 |
Post season awards
References
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dxEuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6460,1506784&dq=san+jose+indoor+soccer&hl=en
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19820331&id=fYBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tjsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6819,8303699
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19820302&id=GE9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U3sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6470,869813
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19820303&id=dREuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6722,879569
- ↑ http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8eJW4aQrW3Y/UGMnXE8HXDI/AAAAAAAAQnI/XW6IOSWL2vc/s1600/1982-3-08+Rowdies+vs+Sockers+id+Final+Report.jpg
