Games
| date | competition | season | team | score | team | venue | referee | attendance | sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 - 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Empire Stadium | 20839 | 1 | |
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | (SO) 1 - 1 | Jacksonville Tea Men | Lockhart Stadium | 15598 | 1 | |
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | Edmonton Drillers | 0 - 1 | Los Angeles Aztecs | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 4645 | 1 | |
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | Dallas Tornado | 0 - 2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… | 15520 | 1 | |
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | Chicago Sting | 2 - 0 | Minnesota Kicks | Metropolitan Stadium | 26265 | 1 | |
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | California Surf | 3 - 2 | Portland Timbers | Providence Park | 9134 | 1 | |
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | Calgary Boomers | 1 - 2 | San Diego Sockers | Qualcomm Stadium | 10739 | 1 | |
| July 18, 1981 | NASL | 1981 | Atlanta Chiefs | 2 - 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 7576 | 1 |
Standings
| team | competition | season | GP | W | T | L | gf | ga | gf/ga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Sting | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 32 | 1.69 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 1.96 |
| Atlanta Chiefs | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 37 | 1.35 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 0.73 |
| Calgary Boomers | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 1.06 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | NASL | 1981 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 1.52 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | NASL | 1981 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 1.29 |
| Edmonton Drillers | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 48 | 57 | 0.84 |
| Minnesota Kicks | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 0.98 |
| Portland Timbers | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 1.00 |
| San Diego Sockers | NASL | 1981 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 1.11 |
| California Surf | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 0.79 |
| New England Tea Men | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 0.94 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | NASL | 1981 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 56 | 0.82 |
| Toronto Blizzard | NASL | 1981 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 55 | 0.53 |
| Dallas Tornado | NASL | 1981 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 55 | 0.29 |