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1975 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League 1975 season
Season1975
Teams20
ChampionsTampa Bay Rowdies
PremiersPortland Timbers
Matches220
Goals750 (3.41 per match)
Top goalscorerTrinidad and Tobago Steve David (23)
Highest attendance35,620 (NY @ Washington)
Lowest attendance1,146 (Seattle @ Hartford)
Average attendance7,642
← 1974
1976 →

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1975. This was the 8th season of the NASL.

Overview

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The league comprised 20 teams with the Tampa Bay Rowdies winning the championship.

Pelé joined the New York Cosmos in 1975.

1975 was the first year the league used the term Soccer Bowl for their championship game.

Changes from the previous season

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Rules changes

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The 1975 season saw the removal of tie games. Matches that were level after 90 minutes would go to 15 minutes of sudden death overtime, and then onto penalty kicks if needed.[1][2] It would not be until 2000 that a top-tier American soccer league would again allow matches to end in a draw.

New teams

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  • Chicago Sting
  • Hartford Bicentennials
  • Portland Timbers
  • San Antonio Thunder
  • Tampa Bay Rowdies

Teams folding

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  • None

Teams moving

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  • None

Name changes

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  • Toronto Metros to Toronto Metros-Croatia*

*after merger with Toronto Croatia of National Soccer League

Map of clubs

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Image Northern Division Image Eastern Division Image Central Division Image Western Division

Regular season

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W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

 -Premiers (most points).  -Other playoff teams.
Northern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Boston Minutemen1394129116
Toronto Metros-Croatia1393928114
New York Cosmos1012393891
Rochester Lancers616294964
Hartford Bicentennials616275161
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Tampa Bay Rowdies1664627135
Miami Toros1484730123
Washington Diplomats12104247112
Philadelphia Atoms1012334290
Baltimore Comets913345287
Central DivisionWLGFGAPT
St. Louis Stars1393834115
Chicago Sting12103933106
Denver Dynamos913374285
Dallas Tornado913333883
San Antonio Thunder616244659
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Portland Timbers1664327138
Seattle Sounders1574228129
Los Angeles Aztecs12104233107
Vancouver Whitecaps1111382899
San Jose Earthquakes814374883

NASL League Leaders

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Scoring

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*(2 points per goal, 1 per assist)

PlayerTeamAppsGlsAstPts
Trinidad and Tobago Steve DavidMiami2123652
South Africa Derek SmethurstTampa Bay2218339
England Gordon HillChicago2116739
England Peter WithePortland2216638
Uruguay Uri BanhofferLos Angeles2014937
England Tommy OrdRochester/NY2116335
United States Ilija MiticDallas/SJ1915333
United States Ade CokerBoston1510626
South Africa Ace NtsoelengoeDenver2110525
Australia John CoyneToronto2271125

Goalkeeping

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*(1,260 minutes minimum)

PlayerTeamMinSVGASHGAA
United States Shep MessingBoston16391401760.93
England Barry WatlingSeattle20321402661.15
England Graham BrownPortland19481442651.20
Canada Željko BileckiToronto19491232781.25
Canada Greg WeberVancouver1273951951.34
England Mervyn CawstonChicago1586942441.36
England Peter BonettiSt. Louis18291892851.38
Bermuda Sam NusumNew York15541312531.45
England Ken CooperDallas18561303241.55
United States Bob RigbyPhiladelphia18021443241.60

NASL All-Stars

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First Team  Position  Second TeamHonorable Mention[3]
England Peter Bonetti, St. Louis G England Ken Cooper, Dallas England Barry Watling, Seattle
United States Bob Smith, Philadelphia D England Tony Want, Philadelphia Republic of Ireland Tom McConville, Washington
Wales Mike England, Seattle D England Stewart Jump, Tampa Bay Scotland Dave Gillett, Seattle
United States Werner Roth, New York D England Ralph Wright, Miami England Graham Day, Portland
Iran Farrukh Quraishi, Tampa Bay D Scotland Charlie Mitchell, Rochester Scotland Brian Rowan, Toronto
Wales Arfon Griffiths, Seattle M England Barry Powell, Portland England John Sissons, Tampa Bay
Scotland Ronnie Sharp, Miami M Scotland John Boyle, Tampa Bay Scotland Hugh Fisher, Denver
Portugal António Simões, Boston M Scotland Bobby Hope, Philadelphia Germany Wolfgang Sühnholz, Boston
Trinidad and Tobago Steve David, Miami F England Peter Withe, Portland Bermuda Clyde Best, Tampa Bay
Brazil Pelé, New York F England Tommy Ord, Roch & NY South Africa Derek Smethurst, Tampa Bay
England Gordon Hill, Chicago F Scotland Stewart Scullion, Tampa Bay Uruguay Uri Banhoffer, Los Angeles

Playoffs

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All playoff games in all rounds including Soccer Bowl '75 were single game elimination match ups.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Soccer Bowl '75
         
W1 Portland Timbers 2
W2 Seattle Sounders 1
W1 Portland Timbers 1
C1 St. Louis Stars 0
C1 St. Louis Stars 1(5)
W3 Los Angeles Aztecs 1(4)
W1 Portland Timbers 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
E2 Miami Toros 2
N1 Boston Minutemen 1
E2 Miami Toros 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3
N2 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0
E1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1

Quarterfinals

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August 12 Seattle Sounders 1–2 (OT) Portland Timbers Civic Stadium • Att. 31,523
August 13 Miami Toros 2–1 (OT) Boston Minutemen Nickerson Field • Att. 2,187
August 13 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 – 2 (PK, 4–5) St. Louis Stars Francis Field • Att. 6,119
August 13 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium • Att. 16,111

Semifinals

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August 16 Miami Toros 0–3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium • Att. 22,710
August 17 St. Louis Stars 0–1 Portland Timbers Civic Stadium • Att. 33,503

Soccer Bowl '75

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Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Portland Timbers
Auguste Image (66:00)
Best Image (87:40)
Attendance: 17,483
Referee: Henry Landauer (USA)[4][5][6]

1975 NASL Champions: Tampa Bay Rowdies

Post season awards

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Attendances

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ClubGamesTotalAverage
San Jose Earthquakes11197,19417,927
Seattle Sounders11185,00016,818
Portland Timbers11159,53614,503
Tampa Bay Rowdies11118,00510,728
New York Cosmos11114,94910,450
Washington Diplomats1197,3208,847
Los Angeles Aztecs1191,3728,307
Vancouver Whitecaps1183,3697,579
Philadelphia Atoms1180,0477,277
Toronto Metros1168,9856,271
St. Louis Stars1166,7776,071
Rochester Lancers1158,6615,333
Miami Toros1154,1274,921
Dallas Tornado1150,9324,630
Boston Minutemen1148,6434,422
San Antonio Thunder1148,5284,412
Chicago Sting1147,5424,322
Hartford Bicentennials1140,9203,720
Denver Dynamos1140,1943,654
Baltimore Comets1129,0492,641

Source:[8]

References

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  1. ↑ Risolo, Donn (2010). Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats. Lincoln, NE. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3014-9
  2. ↑ Risolo, Donn (2010). Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats. ISBN 978-0803233959.
  3. ↑ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "-CoqWWZryDfU/Tk-SyjDtXOI/AAAAAAAALNs/QprEBSLeOSg/s1600/1975-8-24+Soccer+Bowl+Report+2". 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "_axffduAi2BA/TTVkBYFN2BI/AAAAAAAAKgM/fGOuEI7O-Io/s640/Soccer%2BBowl%2B%252775%2BTicket". 2.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1975". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "All-Time NASL Attendance – kenn.com blog". Retrieved July 7, 2026.
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