North American Soccer League (indoor) · United States · level 1

1980-1981

Honors
champion Edmonton Drillers
mvp —
golden boot Karl-Heinz Granitza

256 games 11.75 goals / game 4,989 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W L gf ga gf/ga
Atlanta Chiefs 18 13 5 97 75 1.29
Chicago Sting 18 13 5 146 103 1.42
Minnesota Kicks 18 12 6 93 73 1.27
Los Angeles Aztecs 18 11 17 118 99 1.19
Vancouver Whitecaps 18 11 7 91 96 0.95
Calgary Boomers 18 10 8 100 94 1.06
California Surf 18 10 8 104 118 0.88
Edmonton Drillers 18 10 8 128 109 1.17
Portland Timbers 18 10 18 110 93 1.18
San Jose Earthquakes 18 10 18 118 115 1.03
Seattle Sounders 18 9 9 106 98 1.08
Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 9 9 126 120 1.05
Tulsa Roughnecks 18 9 9 111 113 0.98
Jacksonville Tea Men 18 8 10 96 102 0.94
Dallas Tornado 18 7 11 110 125 0.88
Detroit Express 18 7 11 90 106 0.85
San Diego Sockers 18 6 12 106 121 0.88
Toronto Blizzard 18 5 13 101 121 0.83
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 1 17 58 125 0.46

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Karl-Heinz Granitza 42
  2. Julie Veee 40
  3. Chris Dangerfield 35
  4. Keith Furphy 32
  5. Oscar Fabbiani 31
  6. Rob Prentice 28
  7. Stuart Lee 27
  8. George Best 25
  9. Steve David 25
  10. Steve Wegerle 25

Assists

  1. Kai Haaskivi 43
  2. Alan Hudson 38
  3. Charlie Fajkus 36
  4. Juan Carlos Molina 31
  5. Jimmy Kelly 29
  6. Julie Veee 28
  7. George Best 27
  8. Karl-Heinz Granitza 27
  9. Albert Gudmundsson 26
  10. Flemming Lund 26

Appearances

  1. Jimmy Kelly 31
  2. Alan Willey 18
  3. Albert Gudmundsson 18
  4. Alex Skotarek 18
  5. Al Trost 18
  6. Andy McBride 18
  7. Bernie James 18
  8. Bill Sautter 18
  9. Björn Nordqvist 18
  10. Bobby Arber 18

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Feb. 15, 1981 1980-1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies v Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium — 1
Feb. 15, 1981 1980-1981 Atlanta v Detroit Express Silverdome — 1
Feb. 15, 1981 1980-1981 Toronto Blizzard 6 - 7 Vancouver Whitecaps Varsity Stadium 11835 1
Feb. 14, 1981 1980-1981 Minnesota Strikers 2 - 6 Jacksonville Tea Men Minneapolis, MN 6428 0
Feb. 14, 1981 1980-1981 Calgary Boomers v Minnesota Strikers Minneapolis, MN — 2
Feb. 14, 1981 1980-1981 Chicago Sting 4 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Lockhart Stadium 2282 1
Feb. 14, 1981 1980-1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 6 - 10 Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 5057 1
Feb. 13, 1981 1980-1981 San Diego Sockers 6 - 7 Seattle Sounders Qualcomm Stadium 5514 1
Feb. 13, 1981 1980-1981 California Surf v Dallas Tornado Texas Stadium — 1
Feb. 12, 1981 1980-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Jacksonville Tea Men Lockhart Stadium — 0
Feb. 12, 1981 1980-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8 - 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lockhart Stadium 1688 2
Feb. 11, 1981 1980-1981 Minnesota Strikers 8 - 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 4203 1
Feb. 11, 1981 1980-1981 Detroit Express 6 - 5 Jacksonville Tea Men Silverdome 1527 0
Feb. 11, 1981 1980-1981 Atlanta 3 - 6 Chicago Sting Wrigley Field 5863 1
Feb. 11, 1981 1980-1981 Calgary Boomers v Detroit Express Silverdome — 2
Feb. 11, 1981 1980-1981 Chicago Sting v Toronto Blizzard Wrigley Field — 1
Feb. 10, 1981 1980-1981 Edmonton Drillers 6 - 7 Vancouver Whitecaps Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium 3612 2
Feb. 10, 1981 1980-1981 Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps Providence Park — 1
Feb. 10, 1981 1980-1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 3 - 5 Portland Timbers Providence Park 6604 1
Feb. 10, 1981 1980-1981 Edmonton Drillers v San Diego Sockers Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium — 0
Feb. 9, 1981 1980-1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4 - 6 Jacksonville Tea Men Lockhart Stadium 2231 1
Feb. 9, 1981 1980-1981 San Jose Earthquakes 6 - 5 Seattle Sounders Kingdome 6166 1
Feb. 8, 1981 1980-1981 Minnesota Strikers v Jacksonville Tea Men Gator Bowl — 1
Feb. 8, 1981 1980-1981 Edmonton Drillers v Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — 2
Feb. 8, 1981 1980-1981 Los Angeles Aztecs 8 - 6 Seattle Sounders Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4956 0

Awards

award winner
Champion Edmonton Drillers
Finals MVP Kai Haaskivi

Where the appearances came from

United States: 880 games, 21.5%United States: 880 games, 21.5%England: 849 games, 20.7%Scotland: 216 games, 5.3%Canada: 319 games, 7.8%South Africa: 85 games, 2.1%South Africa: 85 games, 2.1%Italy: 94 games, 2.3%Italy: 94 games, 2.3%Italy: 94 games, 2.3%Italy: 94 games, 2.3%Germany: 161 games, 3.9%Argentina: 106 games, 2.6%Uruguay: 14 games, 0.3%Bermuda: 6 games, 0.1%Northern Ireland: 59 games, 1.4%Turkey: 18 games, 0.4%Trinidad and Tobago: 18 games, 0.4%Trinidad and Tobago: 18 games, 0.4%Sweden: 31 games, 0.8%Slovenia: 15 games, 0.4%Serbia: 62 games, 1.5%Serbia: 62 games, 1.5%Portugal: 36 games, 0.9%Portugal: 36 games, 0.9%Portugal: 36 games, 0.9%Peru: 11 games, 0.3%Netherlands: 12 games, 0.3%Montenegro: 16 games, 0.4%Mexico: 49 games, 1.2%Mali: 13 games, 0.3%Macedonia: 16 games, 0.4%Kenya: 36 games, 0.9%Jamaica: 14 games, 0.3%Ireland: 7 games, 0.2%Iran: 15 games, 0.4%India: 13 games, 0.3%India: 13 games, 0.3%India: 13 games, 0.3%India: 13 games, 0.3%Iceland: 18 games, 0.4%Hungary: 27 games, 0.7%Haiti: 14 games, 0.3%Guyana: 3 games, 0.1%Greece: 40 games, 1.0%France: 1 game, 0.0%France: 1 game, 0.0%Finland: 18 games, 0.4%Denmark: 18 games, 0.4%Denmark: 18 games, 0.4%Croatia: 28 games, 0.7%Costa Rica: 6 games, 0.1%Zaire: 12 games, 0.3%Colombia: 33 games, 0.8%Chile: 7 games, 0.2%Chile: 7 games, 0.2%Chile: 7 games, 0.2%Cameroon: 18 games, 0.4%Brazil: 26 games, 0.6%Austria: 18 games, 0.4%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of birth. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
games by country of birth
countrygamesshare
United States 880 21.5%
England 849 20.7%
not recorded 608 14.8%
Canada 319 7.8%
Scotland 216 5.3%
Germany 161 3.9%
Argentina 106 2.6%
Italy 94 2.3%
South Africa 85 2.1%
Serbia 62 1.5%
Northern Ireland 59 1.4%
Mexico 49 1.2%
Greece 40 1.0%
Kenya 36 0.9%
Portugal 36 0.9%
Colombia 33 0.8%
Yugoslavia 33 0.8%
Sweden 31 0.8%
Croatia 28 0.7%
Hungary 27 0.7%
Brazil 26 0.6%
Austria 18 0.4%
Cameroon 18 0.4%
Denmark 18 0.4%
Finland 18 0.4%
Iceland 18 0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago 18 0.4%
Turkey 18 0.4%
Macedonia 16 0.4%
Montenegro 16 0.4%
Iran 15 0.4%
Slovenia 15 0.4%
Haiti 14 0.3%
Jamaica 14 0.3%
Uruguay 14 0.3%
India 13 0.3%
Mali 13 0.3%
Netherlands 12 0.3%
Zaire 12 0.3%
Peru 11 0.3%
Chile 7 0.2%
Ireland 7 0.2%
Bermuda 6 0.1%
Costa Rica 6 0.1%
Guyana 3 0.1%
France 1 0.0%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played. Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.