1976 American Soccer League
Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1976.
| Season | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Los Angeles Skyhawks |
| Premiers | Los Angeles Skyhawks |
| Top goalscorer | Jim Hinch (13) José Neto |
← 1975 1977 → | |
League standings
Scoring system is as follows: Teams are awarded five points for a win and two points for a draw. Teams earn a bonus point for each goal scored up to three.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Apollo | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 85 |
| Rhode Island Oceaneers | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 82 |
| Chicago Cats[lower-alpha 1] | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 80 |
| Cleveland Cobras[lower-alpha 1] | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 80 |
| Connecticut Yankees | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 75 |
| New Jersey Americans | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 25 | 63 |
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Notes:
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- Chicago Cats were declared by ASL commissioner Bob Cousy to have forfeited an unplayed, season-ending match against Cleveland. The forfeit leveled the two teams with 80 points. At the same time Commissioner Cousy controversially gave the final playoff spot to Cleveland, even though Chicago held the first two tiebreakers; wins and goal-differential.[1][2][3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Skyhawks | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 35 | 112 |
| Tacoma Tides | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 31 | 93 |
| Utah Golden Spikers/Pioneers[lower-alpha 1] | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 84 |
| Oakland Buccaneers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 25 | 59 |
| Sacramento Spirits | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 25 | 51 |
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- Golden Spikers expelled from league during the season and replaced by Pioneers franchise.[4]
Playoffs
Bracket
| Division semifinals | Division finals | ASL Championship | |||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles Skyhawks | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Tacoma Tides | 2 | W2 | Tacoma Tides | 1 | ||||||||
| W3 | Utah Pioneers | 1 | W1 | Los Angeles Skyhawks | 2 | ||||||||
| E1 | New York Apollo | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | New York Apollo | 2 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | 2 | E2 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | 1 | ||||||||
| E3 | Cleveland Cobras | 1 | |||||||||||
Division semifinals
| August 19 | Tacoma Tides | 2–1 | Utah Pioneers | Cheney Stadium • Att. ??? |
| August 20 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | 2–1 | Cleveland Cobras | Pierce Memorial Field • Att. ??? |
Division finals
| August 21 | New York Apollo | 2–1 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | Hofstra Stadium • Att. ??? |
| August 21 | Los Angeles Skyhawks | 2–1(OT) | Tacoma Tides | Birmingham Stadium • Att. 7,778 |
Championship final
| Los Angeles Skyhawks (CA) | 2–1 | New York Apollo (NY) |
|---|---|---|
Alty McKenzie  Jimmy Hinch  Ane Mihailovich |
Report | Danny Doran |
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References
- "American Soccer League standings". The Ithaca Journal (New York). August 16, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- "Cobras Get Third Spot In Playoffs". The Marion Star (Ohio). August 17, 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- Florio, Nails (August 26, 1976). "Cats are clobbered by Commissioner Cousy". The News Journal (Chicago, Illinois). p. Sec. 2, pg. 1. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- "New franchise awarded, Spikers now Pioneers". The Daily Spectrum (Saint George Utah). August 10, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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