1981–82 NASL Indoor season

The 1981–82 season was the North American Soccer League's third indoor soccer season.

North American Soccer League 1981–82 Indoor season
Season1981–82
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers
PremiersEdmonton Drillers
Matches played117
Goals scored1,392 (11.9 per match)
Top goalscorerJuli Veee
(51 goals)
Highest attendance19,398[1]
(Tampa Bay @ Chicago)
Average attendance6,202
1983 →

Overview

Thirteen of a possible 14 NASL teams participated. Fort Lauderdale was the only non-participant in the 18-game regular season. The Los Angeles Aztecs and the Minnesota Kicks had been scheduled to participate but were unable to do so, due to mounting financial issues. By early December both teams had folded. Other changes in the indoor structure included the separating of the teams into two conferences, each with two divisions. The Atlantic Conference contained the East and Central Divisions, while the Pacific Conference held the West and Northwest Divisions. During the regular season teams played eighteen matches within their conference only. Four teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs, which included the two division winners, along with the two non-division winners with the best won-loss record.[2][3][4] The championship series was broadcast live on ESPN.[5][6] The San Diego Sockers won the championship with a two-game finals sweep of the Tampa Bay Rowdies. This was the Sockers' first ever NASL title. Juli Veee of San Diego won both the regular season and playoff MVP awards.[7]

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games behind 1st place, % = Winning percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Atlantic Conference
East DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Montreal Manic99–.5009397
Toronto Blizzard8101.4448696
Jacksonville Tea Men7112.38986106
New York Cosmos6123.333102123
Central DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Chicago Sting126–.667139117
Tampa Bay Rowdies1171.611121113
Tulsa Roughnecks1082.556128103

Pacific Conference
West DivisionWLGB%GFGA
San Diego Sockers108–.556147110
Portland Timbers7113.38986103
San Jose Earthquakes5135.27883141
Northwest DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Edmonton Drillers135–.72213392
Vancouver Whitecaps1083.5569394
Seattle Sounders994.5009597

NASL All-Stars
Pacific Conference  Position[8]  Atlantic Conference
Volkmar Gross, San Diego G Jürgen Stars, Tampa Bay
Alan Hudson, Seattle D Barry Wallace, Tulsa
Martin Donnelly, San Diego D Mike Connell, Tampa Bay
Jan Goossens, Edmonton F Tatu, Tampa Bay
Kai Haaskivi, Edmonton F Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago
Juli Veee, San Diego F Gordon Hill, Montreal

Playoffs

Bracket
First round
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		Championship Series
Best-of-3
               
P1 Edmonton Drillers 8 12 –
P4 Seattle Sounders 6 4 –
P1 Edmonton Drillers 2 3 –
P2 San Diego Sockers 8 12 –
P2 San Diego Sockers 4 8 –
P3 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 4 –
P2 San Diego Sockers 9 10 –
A3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 5 –
A1 Chicago Sting 4 7(OT) 1
A4 Tulsa Roughnecks 5 6 3
A4 Tulsa Roughnecks 4 4 0
A3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 3 1
A2 Montreal Manic 7 3(OT) 1
A3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 8(OT) 2 2(3OT)

1st round

If a playoff series is tied after two games, a 15 minute, tie breaker mini-game is played.

Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game Attendance
Edmonton Drillers-Seattle Sounders8–612–4xFebruary 17 • Kingdome • 4,112
February 20 • Northlands Coliseum • 6,027
San Diego Sockers-Vancouver Whitecaps4–38–4xFebruary 19 • Pacific Coliseum • 5,128
February 21 • San Diego Sports Arena • 9,728
Montreal Manic-Tampa Bay Rowdies7–8 (OT)3–2 (OT)1–2 (3OT)February 18 • Bayfront Center • 5,043
February 21 • Montreal Forum • 15,855
Chicago Sting-Tulsa Roughnecks4–57–6 (OT)1–3February 16 • Expo Square Pavilion • 5,482
February 18 • Chicago Stadium • 16,077

Semi-finals
Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game Attendance
Tampa Bay Rowdies-Tulsa Roughnecks5–43–41–0[9]February 25 • Expo Square Pavilion • 7,021
March 1 • Bayfront Center • 5,545
Edmonton Drillers-San Diego Sockers#2–83–12[10]xFebruary 25 • San Diego Sports Arena • 8,435
March 1 • San Diego Sports Arena • 12,840

#Although Edmonton was the higher seed, a scheduling conflict forced both games to be played in San Diego.[11]

Championship Finals
*Higher seed Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Mini-game Attendance
Tampa Bay Rowdies-San Diego Sockers6–95–10xMarch 3 • San Diego Sports Arena • 12,840
March 8 • Bayfront Center • 6,325

*Championship finals re-seeded based on regular-season won-loss record.

Championship match reports
March 3, 1982 Game 1San Diego Sockers9–7Tampa Bay RowdiesSan Diego, California
7:00 P.M. (PST) Veee  2:50' (Nesin)
Veee  3:52' (Nesin, Rohmann)
Coker  14:00' (Wieczorkowski, Donnelly)
Hilkes  15:42' (Willrich)
Veee  19:04' (pen.)
Deyna  29:17' (Veee, Gross)
Coker  42:32' (Willrich)
Willrich  46:22' (Deyna)
Willrich  52:04' (Veee, Geyer)		 Report Zequinha  11:04' (Pt. Roe, Kozić)
Roe  13:03' (Zequinha)
Pérez  19:44' (McLeod, Stars)
McLeod  22:26' (Connell, Stars)
Pérez  29:45' (Pt. Roe)
Gruber  44:03' (McLeod)
Gruber  56:33' (McLeod, Stars)		 Stadium: San Diego Sports Arena
Attendance: 12,840
Referee: Manuel Ortiz, Sr.
March 8, 1982 Game 2Tampa Bay Rowdies5–10San Diego SockersSt. Petersburg, Florida
8:00 P.M. (EST) Tatu  27:43' (McLeod)
McLeod  30:53' (Gorman, Zequinha)
Tatu  34:08' (Pt. Roe)
Zequinha  35:56' (Gorman)
Roberts  48:17' (McLeod)		 Report Veee  8:34'
Veee  12:13'
Deyna  13:31' (Hilkes, Wieczorkowski)
Deyna  19:43' (Rohmann, Fernandez)
Fernandez  24:49' (Deyna, Veee)
Hilkes  36:47' (Willrich)
Willrich  43:02'
Coker  44:27' (Hilkes, Wieczorkowski)
Willrich  55:51' (Fernandez, Veee)
Veee  59:18' (Gross)		 Stadium: Bayfront Center
Attendance: 6,325
Referee: Gordon Arrowsmith (Canada)


1981–82 NASL Indoor Champions: San Diego Sockers

Postseason awards
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References
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