1978 American Soccer League (original) (raw)

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American Soccer League

Football league season

American Soccer League 1978 season

Season 1978
Champions New York Apollo (4th title)
Premiers New York Apollo (4th title)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Rolland (17)Mike ManciniJosé Neto
← 1977 1979 →

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1978.

Eastern Division

Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
New York Apollo 24 18 1 5 65 37 51 143
New Jersey Americans 24 10 1 13 49 45 42 94
Indianapolis Daredevils 24 8 3 13 33 41 32 78
New York Eagles 24 6 5 13 33 55 33 73
Cleveland Cobras 24 7 4 13 27 55 25 68
Connecticut Yankees 24 6 2 16 24 53 24 58

Western Division

Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
Los Angeles Skyhawks 24 17 1 6 55 28 43 130
California Sunshine 24 15 2 7 55 27 45 124
Southern California Lazers 24 15 1 8 44 29 40 117
Sacramento Spirits/Gold[a] 24 7 2 15 27 42 25 64
  1. ^ Sacramento Spirits expelled from league during the season and replaced by Sacramento Gold franchise.[1]
First Team[2] Position
John Granville, Southern California G
Rildo, Southern California D
Daniel Mammana, Sacramento D
Paul Cahill, Southern California D
Ramon Moraldo, California D
Juan Cano, New Jersey M
Ramón Mifflin, NY Eagles M
Kevin Mahon, NY Apollo M
Sid Wallace, Southern California F
Tony Douglas, California F
Jimmy Rolland, Los Angeles F
Division semifinals(single match) Division finals(2-match aggregate) ASL Championship Final(single match)
New York Apollo 0 5 5
New Jersey Americans 4 New Jersey Americans 2 2 4
Indianapolis Daredevils 2 New York Apollo 1
Los Angeles Skyhawks 0
Los Angeles Skyhawks 1 4 5
California Sunshine 1_**(6)**_ California Sunshine 0 1 1
Southern California Lazers 1_(5)_

Division semifinals

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August 29 New Jersey Americans 4–2 Indianapolis Daredevils Rutgers Stadium • Att. 2,576[3]
August 29 California Sunshine 1–1 (PK, 6–5) Southern California Lazers LeBard Stadium • Att. 3,714[4]
Higher Seed Aggregate Lower Seed First leg Second leg Attendance
New York Apollo 5–4 New Jersey Americans 0–2 5–2 (OT) August 31 • Rutgers Stadium • ???September 2 • Hofstra Stadium • 5,134[5]
Los Angeles Skyhawks 5–2 California Sunshine 1–0 4–1 August 31 • LeBard Stadium • 3,000[6]September 2 • John Shepard Stadium • 4,938[7]
  1. ^ Johnson, Kent (June 16, 1978). "Spirits Die, New ASL Club Born". Sacramento Bee. p. AA1. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "ASL All-Stars". Los Angeles Times. September 3, 1978. p. 10, part III. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Conover, Allan (August 30, 1978). "Jersey advances in soccer playoffs". Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey). p. D-2. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Strege, Dave (August 30, 1978). "Lazers See Red, Fall to Sunshine in Shootout, 2-1". Los Angeles Times. p. 20. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Heilman, Don (September 3, 1978). "Apollo eliminates Americans in OT". Rochester Central New Jersey Home News. p. B1. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Strege, Dave (September 1, 1978). "Skyhawks Take Playoff Lead". Los Angeles Times. p. III-9. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Strege, Dave (September 3, 1978). "Skyhawks Win the West, 4-1". Los Angeles Times. p. III-3. Retrieved November 13, 2018.