Soccer Almanac

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North American Soccer League 1976

League champion: Toronto Metros-Croatia

Atlantic Conference
Eastern Division
Team # G W D L GF GA GD Pts Pct OTW OTL SOW SOL
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 24 18 6 58 30 28 154 0.750 2 1 1 0
New York Cosmos 2 24 16 8 65 34 31 148 0.667 0 1 0 1
Washington Diplomats 3 24 14 10 46 38 8 126 0.583 1 0 1 1
Philadelphia Atoms 4 24 8 16 32 49 -17 80 0.333 1 1 1 4
Miami Toros 5 24 6 18 29 58 -29 63 0.250 1 0 2 3
Northern Division
Team # G W D L GF GA GD Pts Pct OTW OTL SOW SOL
Chicago Sting 1 24 15 9 52 32 20 132 0.625 2 3 3 1
Toronto Metros-Croatia 2 24 15 9 38 30 8 123 0.625 0 1 4 2
Rochester Lancers 3 24 13 11 36 32 4 114 0.542 0 1 1 1
Hartford Bicentennials 4 24 12 12 37 56 -19 107 0.500 1 0 4 2
Boston Minutemen 5 24 7 17 35 64 -29 72 0.292 0 1 1 2
Pacific Conference
Southern Division
Team # G W D L GF GA GD Pts Pct OTW OTL SOW SOL
San Jose Earthquakes 1 24 14 10 47 30 17 123 0.583 0 0 0 2
Dallas Tornado 2 24 13 11 44 45 -1 117 0.542 0 1 1 0
Los Angeles Aztecs 3 24 12 12 43 44 -1 108 0.500 1 0 3 2
San Antonio Thunder 4 24 12 12 38 32 6 107 0.500 0 2 2 1
San Diego Jaws 5 24 9 15 29 47 -18 82 0.375 3 1 0 3
Western Division
Team # G W D L GF GA GD Pts Pct OTW OTL SOW SOL
Minnesota Kicks 1 24 15 9 54 33 21 138 0.625 2 1 0 1
Seattle Sounders 2 24 14 10 40 31 9 123 0.583 3 1 2 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 3 24 14 10 38 30 8 120 0.583 3 0 2 1
Portland Timbers 4 24 8 16 23 41 -18 71 0.333 0 1 1 1
St. Louis Stars 5 24 5 19 28 57 -29 58 0.208 0 4 0 0