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1974 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1974. This was the 7th season of the NASL.[1]

North American Soccer League 1974 season
Season1974
ChampionsLos Angeles Aztecs
PremiersLos Angeles Aztecs
Matches played150
Goals scored488 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorerPaul Child
(15 goals)
Longest winning run8, Los Angeles
Highest attendance24,093 (Denver @ Phil)
Lowest attendance1,153 (NY @ Boston)
Average attendance7,825
← 1973
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Overview

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Fifteen teams comprised the league with the Los Angeles Aztecs winning the championship in a penalty kick shootout over the Miami Toros.

Changes from the previous season

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Rules changes

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The league decided to do away with tie games. If a match was tied after 90 minutes, the teams would go directly to a standard penalty shootout with no extra time played. The outcome would appear in the standings as a 'tie-win'. The tie-winner would gain three points, plus goals in regulation, while the loser of the tie-breaker received no points, except for regulation goals.[1] Including the 1974 NASL Final, 33 matches were decided using this method.

New teams

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Teams folding

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  • Atlanta Apollos
  • Montreal Olympique

Teams moving

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  • None

Name changes

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  • None

Map of clubs

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  Northern Division   Eastern Division   Central Division   Western Division

Regular season

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W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 3 points for a PK shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

 -Premiers (most points).  -Other playoff teams.
Northern Division W L T GF GA PT
Boston Minutemen 10 9 1 36 23 94
Toronto Metros 9 10 1 30 31 87
Rochester Lancers 8 10 2 23 30 77
New York Cosmos 4 14 2 28 40 58
Eastern Division W L T GF GA PT
Miami Toros 9 5 6 38 24 107
Baltimore Comets 10 8 2 42 46 105
Philadelphia Atoms 8 11 1 25 25 74
Washington Diplomats 7 12 1 29 36 70
Central Division W L T GF GA PT
Dallas Tornado 9 8 3 39 27 100
St. Louis Stars 4 15 1 27 42 54
Denver Dynamos 5 15 0 21 42 49
Western Division W L T GF GA PT
Los Angeles Aztecs 11 7 2 41 36 110
San Jose Earthquakes 9 8 3 43 38 103
Seattle Sounders 10 7 3 37 17 101
Vancouver Whitecaps 5 11 4 29 31 70

NASL All-Stars

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First Team[2][3]   Position   Second Team Honorable Mention
Barry Watling, Seattle G Bob Rigby, Philadelphia Ian McKechnie, Boston
Dick Hall, Dallas D Ralph Wright, Miami Bobby Smith, Philadelphia
Albert Jackson, Dallas D Derek Trevis, Philadelphia Patrick Greenwood, Boston
Chris Dunleavy, Philadelphia D Jim Gabriel, Seattle Laurie Calloway, San Jose
Geoff Butler, Baltimore D Brian Rowan, Toronto Charlie Mitchell, Rochester
Ronnie Sharp, Miami M Hank Liotart, Seattle Alan Spavin, Washington
Ilija Mitic, Dallas M Luis Marotte, Los Angeles Roy Sinclair, Seattle
Roberto Aguirre, Miami M Fernando Pinto, Toronto Dieter Zajdel, San Jose
Paul Child, San Jose F Ade Coker, Boston Steve David, Miami
John Rowlands, Seattle F Doug McMillan, Los Angeles Jim Fryatt, Philadelphia
Peter Silvester, Baltimore F Warren Archibald, Miami Randy Horton, New York

Playoffs

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All playoff games in all rounds including the NASL Final were single game elimination match ups.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals NASL Final 1974
W1 Los Angeles Aztecs 2
N1 Boston Minutemen 1 N1 Boston Minutemen 0
E2 Baltimore Comets 0 W1 Los Angeles Aztecs 3(5)
E1 Miami Toros 3(3)
C1 Dallas Tornado 1
C1 Dallas Tornado 3 E1 Miami Toros 3
W2 San Jose Earthquakes 0

Quarterfinals

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August 14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Dallas Tornado Texas Stadium • Att. 8,652
August 15 Baltimore Comets 0–1 Boston Minutemen Alumni Stadium • Att. 9,713

Semifinals

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August 17 Boston Minutemen 0–2 Los Angeles Aztecs ELAC Stadium • Att. 5,485
August 17 Dallas Tornado 1–3 Miami Toros Tamiami Stadium[4][5] • Att. 5,045

NASL Final 1974

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Main article: NASL Final 1974
Miami Toros3–3Los Angeles Aztecs
Wright   17'
Sharp   48' (pen.)
Moraldo   72' (o.g.)
Aranguiz   87'		 de Rienzo   26' (pen.)
Costa   78'
McMillan   88'
Penalties
Aguirre  
Sharp  
Mallender  
Verdi  		 3–5   Zanotti
  Banhoffer
  Marotte
  Filotis
  Douglas
Attendance: 15,507
Referee: John Davies (USA)[6][7][8][9]

1974 NASL Champions: Los Angeles Aztecs

Post season awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Year in American Soccer - 1974". Homepages.sover.net. October 4, 2003. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "NASL Homepage". May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". Oocities.org. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "Football in Miami and Beyond: Ft Lauderdale Strikers History: Part II: PRO SOCCER COMES TO MIAMI". October 13, 2010.
  5. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19740814&id=UDw0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=yesFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4217,1489454&hl=en [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "The Press-Courier - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  8. ^ Dan Levin (September 2, 1974). "A bizarre overtime kicking contest enabled the Los - 09.02.74 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "Lodi News-Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved January 23, 2014.
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