GP	W	L	pts	gf	ga	ppg	gf/ga
New York Cosmos	32	23	9	200	80	49	6.25	1.63
Chicago Sting	32	23	9	195	84	50	6.09	1.68
Vancouver Whitecaps	32	21	11	186	74	43	5.81	1.72
San Diego Sockers	32	21	11	173	67	49	5.41	1.37
Minnesota Kicks	32	19	13	163	63	57	5.09	1.11
Los Angeles Aztecs	32	19	13	160	53	55	5.00	0.96
Tulsa Roughnecks	32	17	15	154	60	49	4.81	1.22
Atlanta Chiefs	32	17	15	151	62	60	4.72	1.03
Calgary Boomers	32	17	15	151	59	54	4.72	1.09
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	32	18	14	144	54	46	4.50	1.17
New England Tea Men	32	18	14	141	51	46	4.41	1.11
Portland Timbers	32	17	15	141	52	49	4.41	1.06
Montreal Manic	32	15	17	141	63	57	4.41	1.11
Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	15	17	139	63	64	4.34	0.98
Seattle Sounders	32	15	17	137	60	62	4.28	0.97
Washington Diplomats	32	15	17	135	59	58	4.22	1.02
Edmonton Drillers	32	12	20	123	60	79	3.84	0.76
California Surf	32	11	21	117	60	77	3.66	0.78
San Jose Earthquakes	32	11	21	108	44	78	3.38	0.56
Toronto Blizzard	32	7	25	77	39	82	2.41	0.48
Dallas Tornado	32	5	27	54	27	71	1.69	0.38

		gp	g
Brian Alderson	Atlanta Chiefs	32	5
Bob Bolitho	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	32	2
Malcolm Waldron	Washington Diplomats	32	15
John Lignos	New England Tea Men	32	1
John Pot	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	32	1
Neil Cohen	Dallas Tornado	32	2
Kai Haaskivi	Edmonton Drillers	32	7
Carl Strong	Atlanta Chiefs	32	1
Bruce Savage	Atlanta Chiefs	32	0
Jurgen Stars	Calgary Boomers	32	0
Mike Stojanovic	San Diego Sockers	32	23
Bob Rigby	Montreal Manic	32	0
Jan van Beveren	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	32	0
John Webb	Edmonton Drillers	32	2
Tony Whelan	Atlanta Chiefs	32	1
Flemming Lund	Dallas Tornado	32	0
Mike Connell	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	1
Jeff Stock	Seattle Sounders	32	2
Jorge Berrio	New England Tea Men	32	3
Volkmar Gross	San Diego Sockers	32	0
Tony Brown	New England Tea Men	32	9
Stewart Jump	Minnesota Kicks	32	1
Graham Tutt	Atlanta Chiefs	32	0
Giorgio Chinaglia	New York Cosmos	32	29
Gary Etherington	San Jose Earthquakes	32	2

all games

Sept. 21, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	(SO) 0 - 0	San Diego Sockers	Wrigley Field		39623	1
Sept. 16, 1981	1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	1 - 4	New York Cosmos	Giants Stadium		31112	1
Sept. 16, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	2 - 1	San Diego Sockers	Wrigley Field		21760	1
Sept. 12, 1981	1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3 - 4	New York Cosmos	Lockhart Stadium		18814	1
Sept. 12, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	1 - 2	San Diego Sockers	San Diego Sports Arena		18192	1
Sept. 10, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	4 - 2	Montreal Manic	Wrigley Field		27489	1
Sept. 9, 1981	1981	Jacksonville Tea Men	1 - 3	San Diego Sockers	San Diego Sports Arena		14015	1
Sept. 9, 1981	1981	New York Cosmos	2 - 0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Giants Stadium		33754	1
Sept. 6, 1981	1981	Jacksonville Tea Men	1 - 2	San Diego Sockers	San Diego Sports Arena		14428	1
Sept. 6, 1981	1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3 - 0	Minnesota Kicks	Metropolitan Stadium		10278	1
Sept. 5, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	4 - 2	Montreal Manic	Wrigley Field		24648	1
Sept. 5, 1981	1981	New York Cosmos	2 - 2 (SO)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Giants Stadium		38691	1
Sept. 2, 1981	1981	New York Cosmos	6 - 3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Tampa Stadium		29224	1
Sept. 2, 1981	1981	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	3 - 0	Minnesota Kicks	Lockhart Stadium		11918	1
Sept. 2, 1981	1981	Jacksonville Tea Men	2 - 1	San Diego Sockers	Jacksonville, FL		12252	1
Sept. 2, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	2 - 3	Montreal Manic	Olympic Stadium		58542	1
Aug. 30, 1981	1981	Los Angeles Aztecs	1 - 2	Montreal Manic	Los Angeles Coliseum		8812	1
Aug. 30, 1981	1981	Portland Timbers	0 - 2	San Diego Sockers	San Diego Sports Arena		15244	1
Aug. 30, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	3 - 2	Seattle Sounders	Wrigley Field		24080	1
Aug. 27, 1981	1981	Los Angeles Aztecs	3 - 2	Montreal Manic	Los Angeles Coliseum		7529	1
Aug. 26, 1981	1981	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1 - 0	Vancouver Whitecaps	Empire Stadium		28896	1
Aug. 26, 1981	1981	Calgary Boomers	0 - 2	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Lockhart Stadium		11494	1
Aug. 26, 1981	1981	Minnesota Kicks	(SO) 0 - 0	Tulsa Roughnecks	Metropolitan Stadium		10722	1
Aug. 26, 1981	1981	Chicago Sting	0 - 2	Seattle Sounders	Kingdome		15176	1
Aug. 26, 1981	1981	Portland Timbers	1 - 5	San Diego Sockers	San Diego Sports Arena		12039	1