1978 American Soccer League

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

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1978.

League standings

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

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

Bracket

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

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

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

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

  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.