American soccer writing, history & data.
League champion: Chicago Sting
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | # | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pct | OTW | OTL | SOW | SOL |
| Chicago Sting | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 120 | 0.542 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Toronto Blizzard | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 117 | 0.583 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| New York Cosmos | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 115 | 0.542 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 61 | -18 | 87 | 0.375 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| Team | # | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pct | OTW | OTL | SOW | SOL |
| San Diego Sockers | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 118 | 0.583 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 117 | 0.542 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Strikers | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 115 | 0.583 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 4 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 98 | 0.417 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | 5 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 95 | 0.333 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |