1976
United States
level 1
champion Toronto Blizzard
mvp Pelé
golden boot Derek Smethurst
251 games
3.2 goals / game
10783.0 avg. attendance
GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 18 6 154 58 30 6.42 1.93
New York Cosmos 24 16 8 148 65 34 6.17 1.91
Minnesota Kicks 24 15 9 138 54 33 5.75 1.64
Chicago Sting 24 15 9 132 52 32 5.50 1.63
Washington Diplomats 24 14 10 126 46 38 5.25 1.21
Toronto Blizzard 24 15 9 123 38 30 5.13 1.27
San Jose Earthquakes 24 14 10 123 47 30 5.13 1.57
Seattle Sounders 24 14 10 123 40 31 5.13 1.29
Vancouver Whitecaps 24 14 10 120 38 30 5.00 1.27
Dallas Tornado 24 13 11 117 44 45 4.88 0.98
Rochester Lancers 24 13 11 114 36 32 4.75 1.13
Los Angeles Aztecs 24 12 12 108 43 44 4.50 0.98
Connecticut Bicentennials 24 12 12 107 37 56 4.46 0.66
San Antonio Thunder 24 12 12 107 38 32 4.46 1.19
San Diego Jaws 24 9 15 82 29 47 3.42 0.62
Philadelphia Atoms 24 8 16 80 32 49 3.33 0.65
Boston Minutemen 24 7 17 72 35 64 3.00 0.55
Portland Timbers 24 8 16 71 23 41 2.96 0.56
Miami Toros 24 6 18 63 29 58 2.63 0.50
St. Louis Stars 24 5 19 58 28 57 2.42 0.49
Award Winner
All-Star Team Antonio Simoes
All-Star Team Arnie Mausser
All-Star Team Bobby Moore
All-Star Team Pelé
All-Star Team Ramon Mifflin
All-Star Team Rodney Marsh
All-Star Team Tommy Smith
All-Star Team George Best
All-Star Team Giorgio Chinaglia
All-Star Team Keith Eddy
All-Star Team Mike England
Champion Toronto Blizzard
Coach of the Year Eddie Firmani
MVP Pelé
Rookie of the Year Chari Bahr
complete stats
gp g
John Webb Chicago Sting 24 1
Adrian Webster Seattle Sounders 24 1
Roy Ellam Washington Diplomats 24 2
Mick Hoban Portland Timbers 24 0
Ken Cooper Dallas Tornado 24 0
Keith Eddy New York Cosmos 24 8
Alex Skotarek Chicago Sting 24 1
Bruce Wilson Vancouver Whitecaps 24 1
Kevin Kewley Dallas Tornado 24 6
John Coyne Connecticut Bicentennials 24 9
Derek Smethurst Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 20
Brian Joy San Diego Jaws 24 3
Ilija Mitic San Jose Earthquakes 24 14
Jorge Gómez Philadelphia Atoms 24 0
Bert Bowery Boston Minutemen 24 11
Arnie Mausser Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 0
Alan Merrick Minnesota Kicks 24 1
Alan Wooler Boston Minutemen 24 0
Rene Vizcaino Philadelphia Atoms 24 0
Bobby Thomson Connecticut Bicentennials 24 0
Blagoje Tamindzic Rochester Lancers 24 0
Stewart Scullion Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 10
Alan Stephens San Diego Jaws 24 1
Santiago Formoso Connecticut Bicentennials 24 0
Tom Walsh Boston Minutemen 24 2

all games

Aug. 25, 1976 1976 Minnesota Kicks 3 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Metropolitan Stadium 49572 1
Aug. 24, 1976 1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 - 2 Toronto Metros-Croatia Tampa Stadium 28046 1
Aug. 21, 1976 1976 Minnesota Kicks 3 - 0 Seattle Sounders Metropolitan Stadium 41405 1
Aug. 20, 1976 1976 New York Cosmos 1 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 36863 1
Aug. 20, 1976 1976 Dallas Tornado 0 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 15135 1
Aug. 20, 1976 1976 Chicago Sting 2 - 2 (SO) Toronto Metros-Croatia Soldier Field 8150 1
Aug. 18, 1976 1976 Seattle Sounders 1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Kingdome 30406 1
Aug. 18, 1976 1976 Dallas Tornado 2 - 0 Los Angeles Aztecs Ownby Stadium 9413 1
Aug. 18, 1976 1976 Rochester Lancers 1 - 2 Toronto Metros-Croatia Varsity Stadium 6852 1
Aug. 15, 1976 1976 Boston Minutemen 4 - 5 Miami Toros Sargent Field 583 1
Aug. 15, 1976 1976 Rochester Lancers 1 - 3 Toronto Metros-Croatia Varsity Stadium 6321 1
Aug. 14, 1976 1976 Dallas Tornado 1 - 4 Los Angeles Aztecs El Camino College 7536 1
Aug. 14, 1976 1976 Portland Timbers 2 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Civic Stadium 17199 1
Aug. 14, 1976 1976 Connecticut Bicentennials 2 - 1 St. Louis Stars Yale Bowl 3376 1
Aug. 13, 1976 1976 Boston Minutemen 0 - 3 Rochester Lancers Sargent Field 4537 1
Aug. 13, 1976 1976 Minnesota Kicks 1 - 0 San Diego Jaws Aztec Bowl 9400 1
Aug. 13, 1976 1976 Philadelphia Atoms 3 - 3 (SO) Washington Diplomats W.T. Woodson High School 6243 1
Aug. 13, 1976 1976 San Antonio Thunder 2 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Alamo Stadium 4167 1
Aug. 13, 1976 1976 Seattle Sounders 2 - 3 Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium 10533 1
Aug. 11, 1976 1976 Boston Minutemen 2 - 6 Toronto Metros-Croatia Varsity Stadium 5545 1
Aug. 11, 1976 1976 Chicago Sting (SO) 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Soldier Field 6837 1
Aug. 11, 1976 1976 Rochester Lancers 2 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Holleder Memorial Stadium 6797 1
Aug. 10, 1976 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs 2 - 6 Minnesota Kicks Metropolitan Stadium 42065 1
Aug. 10, 1976 1976 Miami Toros 2 - 8 New York Cosmos Yankee Stadium 18103 1
Aug. 8, 1976 1976 Dallas Tornado 4 - 3 San Diego Jaws Ownby Stadium 16314 1