1977 American Soccer League

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American Soccer League
1977 season
Season1977
ChampionsNew Jersey Americans
PremiersNew Jersey Americans
Top goalscorer (17)
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Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1977.

League standings[]

Eastern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
New Jersey Americans 24 16 1 7 48 29 41 123
New York Apollo 24 10 1 13 49 45 42 94
Connecticut Yankees 24 8 2 14 37 48 35 79
New England Oceaneers 24 8 2 14 35 42 33 77
Cleveland Cobras 24 9 2 13 29 41 27 76
Source: [1]
Western Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
Sacramento Spirits 26 18 4 4 35 23 24 122
Los Angeles Skyhawks 24 13 4 7 44 33 41 114
California Sunshine 24 8 2 14 36 51 35 79
Santa Barbara Condors 12 4 4 4 15 12 13 41
Source:[citation needed]

ASL All-Stars[]

First Team[2]   Position  
Keith Van Eron, New York G
Telmo Pires, New Jersey D
Daniel Mammana, Sacramento D
, New York D
, New England D
Ringo Cantillo, New Jersey M
Juan Cano, New Jersey M
, New York M
Tony Douglas, California F
, New Jersey F
Jimmy Hinch, Los Angeles F

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

Division semifinals Division finals ASL Championship
W1 Sacramento Spirits 3
W2 Los Angeles Skyhawks 3 W2 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2
W3 California Sunshine 2 W1 Sacramento Spirits 0
E1 New Jersey Americans 3
E1 New Jersey Americans 1
E2 New York Apollo 3 E2 New York Apollo 0
E3 Connecticut Yankees 0

Division semifinals[]

August 27 Los Angeles Skyhawks 3–2 (2OT) California Sunshine Birmingham Stadium • Att. 6,471
August 29 New York Apollo 3–0 Connecticut Yankees Hofstra Stadium • Att. 348[3]

Division finals[]

August 31 New Jersey Americans 1–0 New York Apollo Wall Stadium • Att. 3,107[4]
August 31 Sacramento Spirits 3–2 Los Angeles Skyhawks Hornet Stadium • Att. 6.730[5]

Championship final[]

New Jersey Americans (NJ)3–0Sacramento Spirits (CA)
Ringo Cantillo Goal 26' (Walsh)
Telmo Pires Goal 71'
Juan Cano Goal 86' (Austin)		 Report
Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
Attendance: 6,493
Referee: (USA)

References[]

  1. ^ "ASL Final Standings". Fort Myers News-Press (Florida). August 30, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  2. ^ "Americans Place 4 On All-Star Team". Asbury Park Press. September 2, 1977. p. C2. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Crumpacker, John (August 30, 1977). "Apollo Figures Out Defense To Advance in ASL Playoffs". Newsday (Melville, NY). p. 68. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Henderson, Greig (September 1, 1977). "Americans gain ASL title match". Daily Register (Shrewsbury, NY). p. 33. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Sports Briefs". San Mateo Times. September 1, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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