1980–81 NASL Indoor season
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Eastern Division
| W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Chiefs Atlanta Chiefs The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'... |
13 | 5 | ||||
| .722 | 97 | 75 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | 4 | .500 | 126 | 120 | |
| Jacksonville Tea Men Jacksonville Tea Men The Jacksonville Tea Men were an American soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Overall, the Tea Men played a total of four seasons in Jacksonville, first in the major league-level North American Soccer League from 1980–1982, then in the lower level American Soccer League and United... |
8 | 10 | 5 | .444 | 96 | 102 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | 17 | 12 | .056 | 58 | 125 |
Central Division
| W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Sting Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988... |
13 | 5 | ||||
| .722 | 146 | 103 | ||||
| Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos... |
12 | 6 | 1 | .667 | 93 | 73 |
| Detroit Express | 7 | 11 | 6 | .389 | 90 | 106 |
Southern Division
| W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Surf California Surf The California Surf were a soccer club based in Anaheim, California who played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1981. Their home field was Anaheim Stadium.They originally were the St. Louis Stars... |
10 | 8 | ||||
| .556 | 91 | 96 | ||||
| Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks -NASL:The Tulsa Roughnecks were a North American Soccer League team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played at Skelly Stadium on the campus of the University of Tulsa. The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard at B.C. Place... |
9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 128 | 109 |
| Dallas Tornado Dallas Tornado Dallas Tornado were a soccer team based in Dallas that played in the NASL. They played from 1967 to 1981. Their home fields were Cotton Bowl , P.C. Cobb Stadium , Franklin Field , Texas Stadium and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus... |
7 | 11 | 3 | .389 | 100 | 94 |
| San Diego Sockers | 6 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 101 | 121 |
Northern Division
| W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | 7 | ||||
| .611 | 91 | 96 | ||||
| Edmonton Drillers Edmonton Drillers The Edmonton Drillers were a North American Soccer League team that played both outdoors and indoors from 1979 to 1982, at the peak of the league's success. The team was brought to Edmonton by local entrepreneur and Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, after witnessing the strong support for... |
10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 128 | 109 |
| Calgary Boomers Calgary Boomers The Calgary Boomers were a professional soccer team, that competed in the North American Soccer League during the 1981 season, after which they folded. They were owned by Nelson Skalbania, a Canadian businessman who moved the Memphis Rogues to Calgary, Alberta after the 1980 season.-1981 Roster:*No... |
10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 100 | 94 |
| Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard (NASL) The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League.-History:The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium.... |
5 | 13 | 6 | .278 | 101 | 121 |
Western Division
| W | L | GB | % | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles Aztecs The Los Angeles Aztecs were a soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League from 1974-81. The team was based in Los Angeles, California and part-owned by Elton John.-History:... |
11 | 7 | ||||
| .611 | 118 | 99 | ||||
| Portland Timbers Portland Timbers Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams:*Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer expansion team that began playing in 2011.... |
10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 110 | 93 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 8 | 1 | .556 | 118 | 115 |
| Seattle Sounders | 9 | 9 | 2 | .500 | 106 | 98 |
1st Round
- Atlanta defeated Minnesota 10-8, 5-4(OT)
- Chicago defeated Portland 6-2, 8-7(OT)
- Edmonton defeated Los Angeles 8-3, 10-6
- Vancouver defeated California 0-3, 8-5, 4-0 (Mini Game)
Semi-Finals
- Edmonton defeated Vancouver 9-7 and 6-4
- Chicago defeated Atlanta 8-3, 5-9, 4-2 (Mini Game)