North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1976

Honors
champion Toronto Blizzard
mvp Pelé
golden boot Derek Smethurst

251 games 3.24 goals / game 10,783 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team 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 Metros-Croatia 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

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Derek Smethurst 20
  2. Giorgio Chinaglia 19
  3. Mike Stojanovic 17
  4. Alan Willey 16
  5. Eusébio 16
  6. George Best 15
  7. Jeff Bourne 15
  8. Ilija Mitic 14
  9. Ron Futcher 14
  10. Paul Cannell 13

Assists

  1. Pelé 18
  2. Giorgio Chinaglia 11
  3. Ivair Ferreira 10
  4. Stewart Scullion 10
  5. Gordon Fearnley 9
  6. Ilija Mitic 9
  7. John Webb 9
  8. Mirko Liveric 9
  9. Rodney Marsh 9
  10. Steve Peplow 9

Appearances

  1. Jimmy Kelly 40
  2. Alan Foggon 26
  3. Adrian Webster 24
  4. Alan Merrick 24
  5. Alan Stephens 24
  6. Alan Wooler 24
  7. Alex Skotarek 24
  8. Al Trost 24
  9. Arnie Mausser 24
  10. Belisario Lopez 24

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
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 Chicago Sting 2 - 2 (SO) Toronto Metros-Croatia Soldier Field 8150 1
Aug. 20, 1976 1976 Dallas Tornado 0 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 15135 1
Aug. 20, 1976 1976 New York Cosmos 1 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 36863 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 Connecticut Bicentennials 2 - 1 St. Louis Stars Yale Bowl 3376 1
Aug. 14, 1976 1976 Portland Timbers 2 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Providence Park 17199 1
Aug. 14, 1976 1976 Dallas Tornado 1 - 4 Los Angeles Aztecs El Camino College 7536 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 Boston Minutemen 0 - 3 Rochester Lancers Sargent Field 4537 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 Chicago Sting (SO) 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Soldier Field 6837 1
Aug. 11, 1976 1976 Boston Minutemen 2 - 6 Toronto Metros-Croatia Varsity Stadium 5545 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 Yankees Stadium 18103 1
Aug. 8, 1976 1976 Dallas Tornado 4 - 3 San Diego Jaws Ownby Stadium 16314 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Antonio Simoes
All-Star Team Tommy Smith
All-Star Team Rodney Marsh
All-Star Team Ramon Mifflin
All-Star Team Pelé
All-Star Team Giorgio Chinaglia
All-Star Team George Best
All-Star Team Bobby Moore
All-Star Team Arnie Mausser
All-Star Team Mike England
All-Star Team Keith Eddy
Champion Toronto Blizzard
Coach of the Year Eddie Firmani
MVP Pelé
Rookie of the Year Chari Bahr

Where the appearances came from

England: 1,887 games, 31.5%United States: 951 games, 15.9%United States: 951 games, 15.9%United States: 951 games, 15.9%Scotland: 662 games, 11.0%Italy: 133 games, 2.2%Italy: 133 games, 2.2%Italy: 133 games, 2.2%Italy: 133 games, 2.2%Croatia: 125 games, 2.1%Canada: 206 games, 3.4%Uruguay: 29 games, 0.5%Bermuda: 38 games, 0.6%Wales: 63 games, 1.1%Northern Ireland: 64 games, 1.1%Trinidad and Tobago: 31 games, 0.5%Trinidad and Tobago: 31 games, 0.5%Sweden: 3 games, 0.1%Suriname: 2 games, 0.0%Spain: 35 games, 0.6%Spain: 35 games, 0.6%Spain: 35 games, 0.6%South Africa: 46 games, 0.8%South Africa: 46 games, 0.8%Serbia: 107 games, 1.8%Serbia: 107 games, 1.8%Portugal: 36 games, 0.6%Portugal: 36 games, 0.6%Portugal: 36 games, 0.6%Poland: 33 games, 0.6%Peru: 22 games, 0.4%Nigeria: 17 games, 0.3%Netherlands: 9 games, 0.2%Mozambique: 21 games, 0.4%Mexico: 26 games, 0.4%Kenya: 23 games, 0.4%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Japan: 1 game, 0.0%Jamaica: 17 games, 0.3%Israel: 18 games, 0.3%Ireland: 79 games, 1.3%Iran: 15 games, 0.3%Hungary: 47 games, 0.8%Haiti: 17 games, 0.3%Greece: 10 games, 0.2%Ghana: 20 games, 0.3%Germany: 89 games, 1.5%El Salvador: 15 games, 0.3%Czechoslovakia: 17 games, 0.3%Costa Rica: 21 games, 0.4%Colombia: 10 games, 0.2%Chile: 19 games, 0.3%Chile: 19 games, 0.3%Chile: 19 games, 0.3%Brazil: 110 games, 1.8%Belgium: 4 games, 0.1%Belgium: 4 games, 0.1%Belgium: 4 games, 0.1%Austria: 28 games, 0.5%Argentina: 29 games, 0.5%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of origin. 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 origin
countrygamesshare
England 1,887 31.5%
United States 951 15.9%
not recorded 835 13.9%
Scotland 662 11.0%
Canada 206 3.4%
Italy 133 2.2%
Croatia 125 2.1%
Brazil 110 1.8%
Serbia 107 1.8%
Germany 89 1.5%
Ireland 79 1.3%
Northern Ireland 64 1.1%
Wales 63 1.1%
Hungary 47 0.8%
South Africa 46 0.8%
Bermuda 38 0.6%
Portugal 36 0.6%
Spain 35 0.6%
Poland 33 0.6%
Trinidad and Tobago 31 0.5%
Argentina 29 0.5%
Uruguay 29 0.5%
Yugoslavia 29 0.5%
Austria 28 0.5%
Mexico 26 0.4%
Kenya 23 0.4%
Peru 22 0.4%
Costa Rica 21 0.4%
Mozambique 21 0.4%
Ghana 20 0.3%
Chile 19 0.3%
Israel 18 0.3%
Czechoslovakia 17 0.3%
Haiti 17 0.3%
Jamaica 17 0.3%
Nigeria 17 0.3%
El Salvador 15 0.3%
Iran 15 0.3%
Colombia 10 0.2%
Greece 10 0.2%
Netherlands 9 0.2%
Belgium 4 0.1%
Sweden 3 0.1%
Suriname 2 0.0%
Japan 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.