1972
United States
level 1
champion New York Cosmos
mvp Randy Horton
golden boot Randy Horton
59 games
2.6 goals / game
4779.0 avg. attendance
GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
New York Cosmos 14 7 4 3 77 28 16 5.50 1.75
St. Louis Stars 14 7 3 4 69 20 14 4.93 1.43
Rochester Lancers 14 6 3 5 64 20 22 4.57 0.91
Dallas Tornado 14 6 3 5 60 15 12 4.29 1.25
Montreal Olympique 14 4 5 5 57 19 20 4.07 0.95
Atlanta Chiefs 14 5 3 6 56 19 18 4.00 1.06
Toronto Blizzard 14 4 4 6 53 18 22 3.79 0.82
Miami Toros 14 3 3 8 44 17 32 3.14 0.53
Award Winner
All-Star Team John Best
All-Star Team Graeme Souness
All-Star Team Willie Evans
All-Star Team Randy Horton
All-Star Team Peter Short
All-Star Team Paul Child
All-Star Team Pat McBride
All-Star Team Michael Dillion
All-Star Team Ken Cooper
All-Star Team John Sewell
All-Star Team John Kerr Sr.
Champion New York Cosmos
Coach of the Year Kazimierz Frankiewicz
MVP Randy Horton
Rookie of the Year Randy Horton
complete stats
gp g
Luiz Juracy Dallas Tornado 14 3
John Kerr Sr. New York Cosmos 14 3
Dick Hall Dallas Tornado 14 0
Carlo Dell'Omodarme Rochester Lancers 14 1
Leroy DeLeon Miami Toros 14 5
Adolfo Gori Rochester Lancers 14 2
Pat McBride St. Louis Stars 14 1
Ken Cooper Dallas Tornado 14 0
Richard Blackmore New York Cosmos 14 0
Mike Renshaw Dallas Tornado 14 5
Josef Jelínek New York Cosmos 14 2
Roy Turner Dallas Tornado 14 1
Gene Geimer St. Louis Stars 14 1
Sam Nusum Montreal Olympique 14 0
Alec Papadakis Atlanta Chiefs 14 0
Alan Hamlyn Atlanta Chiefs 14 1
Tony Lecce Toronto Blizzard 14 0
Charlie Mitchell Rochester Lancers 14 2
Wilf Tranter St. Louis Stars 14 0
John Sewell St. Louis Stars 14 3
Joe Puls St. Louis Stars 14 1
Renzo Selmo Montreal Olympique 14 2
William Fraser Miami Toros 14 1
Steve Frank St. Louis Stars 14 0
Bobby Moffat Dallas Tornado 14 0

all games

Aug. 26, 1972 1972 New York Cosmos 2 - 1 St. Louis Stars Hofstra Stadium 6102 1
Aug. 19, 1972 1972 Dallas Tornado 0 - 1 New York Cosmos Hofstra Stadium 5026 1
Aug. 15, 1972 1972 Rochester Lancers 0 - 2 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 5319 1
Aug. 13, 1972 1972 Miami Toros 2 - 0 St. Louis Stars Miami Orange Bowl 1023 1
Aug. 12, 1972 1972 New York Cosmos 4 - 1 Rochester Lancers Hofstra Stadium 4616 1
Aug. 12, 1972 1972 Dallas Tornado 0 - 0 Montreal Olympique Autostade 1000 1
Aug. 6, 1972 1972 New York Cosmos 1 - 1 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 1255 1
Aug. 6, 1972 1972 Montreal Olympique 4 - 2 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 5522 1
Aug. 5, 1972 1972 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 1 Miami Toros Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 2375 1
July 30, 1972 1972 Atlanta Chiefs 3 - 0 Montreal Olympique Autostade 1202 1
July 29, 1972 1972 Miami Toros 3 - 4 Rochester Lancers Miami Orange Bowl 2200 1
July 29, 1972 1972 New York Cosmos 0 - 1 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 4385 1
July 29, 1972 1972 Dallas Tornado 2 - 0 Toronto Metros Texas Stadium 2895 1
July 26, 1972 1972 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 1 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 5678 1
July 23, 1972 1972 Miami Toros 2 - 2 Montreal Olympique Autostade 2072 1
July 22, 1972 1972 St. Louis Stars 5 - 1 Toronto Metros Busch Memorial Stadium 14210 1
July 22, 1972 1972 Dallas Tornado 0 - 1 New York Cosmos Hofstra Stadium 6518 1
July 16, 1972 1972 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 0 St. Louis Stars Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 12125 1
July 16, 1972 1972 Montreal Olympique 2 - 2 New York Cosmos Autostade 2996 1
July 15, 1972 1972 Dallas Tornado 2 - 0 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 5419 1
July 12, 1972 1972 Rochester Lancers 2 - 1 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 11124 1
July 9, 1972 1972 Atlanta Chiefs 0 - 2 Toronto Metros Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 3367 1
July 8, 1972 1972 Miami Toros 0 - 2 New York Cosmos Miami Orange Bowl 1438 1
July 8, 1972 1972 Dallas Tornado 2 - 1 Montreal Olympique Texas Stadium 2881 1
July 1, 1972 1972 Atlanta Chiefs 0 - 0 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 5867 1