1980 Final Standings

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EASTERN DIVISION

W

D

L

GF

GA

 +/-

Pts.

EASTERN DIVISION

W

D

L

GF

GA

 +/-

Pts.

x-Tampa Bay Rowdies

19

0

13

61

50

 +11

168

x-New York Cosmos

24

0

8

87

41

 +46

213

x-Fort Lauderdale Strikers

18

0

14

61

55

 +6

163

x-Washington Diplomats

17

0

15

72

61

 +11

159

x-New England Tea Men

18

0

14

54

56

 -2

154

Toronto Blizzard

14

0

18

49

65

 -16

128

Philadelphia Fury

10

0

22

42

68

 -26

98

Rochester Lancers

12

0

20

42

67

 -25

109

CENTRAL DIVISION

W

D

L

GF

GA

 +/-

Pts.

CENTRAL DIVISION

W

D

L

GF

GA

 +/-

Pts.

x-Chicago Sting

22

0

11

80

50

 +30

187

x-Dallas Tornado

18

0

14

57

58

 -1

157

x-Houston Hurricane

14

0

18

56

69

 -13

130

x-Minnesota Kicks

16

0

16

66

56

 +10

147

Detroit Express

14

0

18

51

52

 -1

129

x-Tulsa Roughnecks

15

0

17

56

62

 -6

139

Memphis Rogues

14

0

18

49

57

 -8

126

Atlanta Chiefs

7

0

25

34

84

 -40

74

WESTERN DIVISION

W

D

L

GF

GA

 +/-

Pts.

WESTERN DIVISION

W

D

L

GF

GA

 +/-

Pts.

x-Edmonton Drillers

17

0

15

58

51

 +7

149

x-Seattle Sounders

25

0

7

74

31

 +43

207

x-California Surf

15

0

17

61

67

 -6

144

x-Los Angeles Aztecs

20

0

12

61

52

 +9

174

x-San Diego Sockers

16

0

16

53

51

 +2

140

x-Vancouver Whitecaps

16

0

16

52

47

 +5

139

San Jose Earthquakes

9

0

23

45

68

 -23

95

Portland Timbers

15

0

17

50

53

 -3

133

 

1980 Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals
American Conference National Conference
    
San Diego Sockers def.
Chicago Sting
2-1, 2-3, 2-1 (SO)		     
Tampa Bay Rowdies def.
New England Tea Men
1-0, 4-0		     
New York Cosmos def.
Tulsa Roughnecks
3-1, 8-1		     
Seattle Sounders def.
Vancouver Whitecaps
2-1, 3-1
       
    
Edmonton Drillers def.
Houston Hurricane
2-1, 0-1, 1-0		     
Fort Lauderdale Strikers def.
California Surf
2-1, 0-2, 1-0 (SO)		     
Los Angeles Aztecs def.
Washington Diplomats
0-1, 2-1 (SO), 2-0		     
Dallas Tornado def.
Minnesota Kicks
1-0, 2-0
Conference Semifinals
American Conference National Conference
    
San Diego Sockers def.
Tampa Bay Rowdies
6-3, 0-6, 2-1 (SO)		     
Fort Lauderdale Strikers def.
Edmonton Drillers
1-0, 2-3, 3-0		     
New York Cosmos def.
Dallas Tornado
3-2, 0-3, 3-0		     
Los Angeles Aztecs def.
Seattle Sounders
3-0, 0-4, 2-1 (SO)
Conference Finals
  American Conference National Conference  
      
Fort Lauderdale Strikers def.
San Diego Sockers
2-1, 2-4, 3-0		     
New York Cosmos def.
Los Angeles Aztecs
2-1, 3-1		  
Soccer Bowl 80
    
New York Cosmos  def.
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
3-0

 

1980 All-Star Teams

First Team Second Team
Pos. Player Club   Pos. Player Club
G Phil Parkes Chicago Sting   G Jack Brand Seattle Sounders
D Carlos Alberto New York Cosmos   D Mihalj Keri Los Angeles Aztecs 
D Mike Connell Tampa Bay Rowdies   D Wim Rijsbergen New York Cosmos
D Rudi Krol Vancouver Whitecaps   D Peter Nogly Edmonton Drillers 
D Bruce Rioch Seattle Sounders   D John Ryan Seattle Sounders 
M Franz Beckenbauer New York Cosmos   M Arno Steffenhagen Chicago Sting 
M Vladislav Bogicevic New York Cosmos   M Johan Neeskens New York Cosmos 
M Teofilo Cubillas Ft. Lauderdale Strikers   M Alan Hudson Seattle Sounders 
F Giorgio Chinaglia New York Cosmos   F Steve Wegerle Tampa Bay Rowdies 
F Johan Cruyff Washington Diplomats   F Karl-Heinz Granitza Chicago Sting
F Roger Davies Seattle Sounders   F Luis Fernando Los Angeles Aztecs
Honorable Mention
Pos. Player Club
G Jan Van Beveren Fort Lauderdale Strikers
D David Nish Seattle Sounders
D John Gorman Tampa Bay Rowdies
D Frantz Mathieu Chicago Sting
D Andranik Eskandarian New York Cosmos
M Ray Hudson Fort Lauderdale Strikers
M Ace Ntsoelengoe Minnesota Kicks
M Jomo Sono Toronto Blizzard
F Tommy Hutchison Seattle Sounders
F Alan Green Washington Diplomats
F Julio Cesar Romero New York Cosmos