1976 American Soccer League

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American Soccer League
1976 season
Season1976
ChampionsLos Angeles Skyhawks
PremiersLos Angeles Skyhawks
Top goalscorerJim Hinch (13)
José Neto
← 1975
1977 →

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1976.

League standings[edit]

Scoring system is as follows: Teams are awarded five points for a win and two points for a draw. Teams earn a bonus point for each goal scored up to three.

Eastern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
New York Apollo 21 10 3 8 29 25 29 85
Rhode Island Oceaneers 21 9 3 9 31 23 31 82
Chicago Cats[a] 21 10 3 8 25 22 24 80
Cleveland Cobras[a] 21 9 4 8 27 32 27 80
Connecticut Yankees 21 9 0 12 35 40 30 75
New Jersey Americans 21 6 4 11 26 38 25 63
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Chicago Cats were declared by ASL commissioner Bob Cousy to have forfeited an unplayed, season-ending match against Cleveland. The forfeit leveled the two teams with 80 points. At the same time Commissioner Cousy controversially gave the final playoff spot to Cleveland, even though Chicago held the first two tiebreakers; wins and goal-differential.[1][2][3]
Western Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
Los Angeles Skyhawks 21 13 6 2 41 15 35 112
Tacoma Tides 21 10 6 5 40 23 31 93
Utah Golden Spikers/Pioneers[a] 20 10 3 7 28 22 28 84
Oakland Buccaneers 18 6 2 10 29 39 25 59
Sacramento Spirits 21 4 3 14 25 52 25 51
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Golden Spikers expelled from league during the season and replaced by Pioneers franchise.[4]

ASL All-Stars[edit]

Player[5]   Position  
Brian Parkinson, Los Angeles G
Ron Yeats, Los Angeles D
Peter Christoforides, New York D
Ken Fogarty, Los Angeles D
Zygmunt Anczok, Chicago D
Daniel Mammana, Utah D
Frantz St. Lot, Rhode Island D
Juan Cano, New Jersey M
David Chadwick, Tacoma M
Jimmy Rolland, Los Angeles F
Gerald Hylkema, Oakland F
Jose Neto, Rhode Island F
Jimmy Hinch, Los Angeles F
Vic Calabrese, Connecticut F

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Division semifinals Division finals ASL Championship
W1 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2
W2 Tacoma Tides 2 W2 Tacoma Tides 1
W3 Utah Pioneers 1 W1 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2
E1 New York Apollo 1
E1 New York Apollo 2
E2 Rhode Island Oceaneers 2 E2 Rhode Island Oceaneers 1
E3 Cleveland Cobras 1

Division semifinals[edit]

August 19 Tacoma Tides 2–1 Utah Pioneers Cheney Stadium • Att. 1,080[6]
August 20 Rhode Island Oceaneers 2–1 Cleveland Cobras Pierce Memorial Field • Att. ???

Division finals[edit]

August 21 New York Apollo 2–1 Rhode Island Oceaneers Hofstra Stadium • Att. 600 (est.)[7]
August 21 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2–1(OT) Tacoma Tides Birmingham Stadium • Att. 7,778

Championship final[edit]

Los Angeles Skyhawks (CA)2–1New York Apollo (NY)
Alty McKenzie Red card (1st Half)'
Jimmy Hinch 70' (Rolland)
Ane Mihailovich 83' (pen.)		 Report Danny Doran 38'
Attendance: 9,379
Referee: (USA)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American Soccer League standings". The Ithaca Journal (New York). August 16, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cobras Get Third Spot In Playoffs". The Marion Star (Ohio). August 17, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Florio, Nails (August 26, 1976). "Cats are clobbered by Commissioner Cousy". The News Journal (Chicago, Illinois). p. Sec. 2, pg. 1. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "New franchise awarded, Spikers now Pioneers". The Daily Spectrum (Saint George Utah). August 10, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Buccs' Hylkema On All-ASL Team". Oakland Tribune. September 3, 1976. p. 38. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Lawrence, John (August 20, 1976). "Pepe's point pushes Tide past Pioneers". The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington). p. A-11. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Marcus, Steve (August 22, 1976). "Apollo Beats Oceaneers,to play for Title". Newsday (Melville, New York). p. Sports 7. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
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