Английская Википедия:1978 North American Soccer League playoffs

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The 1978 North American Soccer League playoffs began on August 8 and ended on August 27 with Soccer Bowl '78 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. 16 out of 24 teams qualified after a 30-match regular season, eight from each conference.

Playoff format

The top two teams in each division would quality for the playoffs. The other spots would go to the next best two teams in the conference, regardless of division. The top three seeds went to the division winners, seeds 4-6 went to the second place teams and the last two seeds were known as 'wild-cards', a nod to the NFL's playoff format. The winners of each successive round would be reseeded within the conference by point total. The first round and the Soccer Bowl were single games, while the conference semifinals and championships were two-game series. As in the 1977 playoffs, if both teams were tied at one win apiece at the conclusion of Game 2, there would be a 30-minute sudden-death mini-game and a shootout if necessary.

Playoff seeds

American Conference

1. Detroit Express – Central Division champions, 176 points
2. New England Tea Men – Eastern Division champions, 165 points
3. San Diego Sockers – Western Division champions, 164 points
4. Tampa Bay Rowdies – 165 points
5. Chicago Sting – 123 points
6. California Surf – 115 points
7. Fort Lauderdale Strikers – 143 points
8. Philadelphia Fury – 111 points

National Conference

1. Cosmos – Eastern Division champions, 212 points
2. Vancouver Whitecaps – Western Division champions, 199 points
3. Minnesota Kicks – Central Division champions, 156 points
4. Portland Timbers – 167 points
5. Washington Diplomats – 145 points
6. Tulsa Roughnecks – 132 points
7. Toronto Metros-Croatia – 144 points
8. Seattle Sounders – 138 points

Conference semifinals

American Conference

(1) Detroit Express vs. (7) Ft. Lauderdale Strikers

Fort Lauderdale wins series 2–1

(3) San Diego Sockers vs. (4) Tampa Bay Rowdies

Tampa Bay wins series 2–1

National Conference

(1) Cosmos vs. (3) Minnesota Kicks

New York wins series 2–1

(2) Vancouver Whitecaps vs. (4) Portland Timbers

Portland wins series 2–0

Conference finals

American Conference

(4) Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. (7) Ft. Lauderdale Strikers

Tampa Bay wins series 2–1

National Conference

(1) Cosmos vs. (4) Portland Timbers

New York wins series 2–0

Soccer Bowl '78

1978 NASL Champions: Cosmos

Playoff Statistics

Mini-games are not counted as games played when compiling individual statistics. They are included in the minutes played category.

Scoring

GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Dennis Tueart	Cosmos	6	6	5	17
Alan Willey	Minnesota Kicks	3	7	0	14
Giorgio Chinaglia	Cosmos	6	5	2	12
David Irving	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	5	5	0	10
Rodney Marsh	Tampa Bay Rowdies	5	3	3	9

Goalkeeping

Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; SO = Shutouts

Player	Team	GP	Min	GA	GAA	W	L	SO
Phil Parkes	Vancouver Whitecaps	3	270	3	1.00	1	2	1
Alan Mayer	San Diego Sockers	3	225	3	1.00	1	1	0
Steve Hardwick	Detroit Express	3	306	4	1.33	2	1	2
Mick Poole	Portland Timbers	5	457	8	1.60	3	2	1
Winston DuBose	Tampa Bay Rowdies	6	574	10	1.67	3	3	1

External links

• The Year in American Soccer – 1978
• Chris Page's NASL Archive
• Complete NASL Results and Standings