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1978 American Soccer League

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American Soccer League
1978 season
Season1978
ChampionsNew York Apollo (4th title)
PremiersNew York Apollo (4th title)
Top goalscorerJimmy Rolland (17)
Mike Mancini
José Neto
1977
1979

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1978.

League standings

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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
Source: [citation needed]
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
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sacramento Spirits expelled from league during the season and replaced by Sacramento Gold franchise.[1]

ASL All-Stars

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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

Playoffs

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Bracket

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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]

Division finals

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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]

Championship final

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Los Angeles Skyhawks (CA)0–1New York Apollo (NY)
Report 1
Report 2
Rupert De Los Reyes 44:10'
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: (USA)

References

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  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.