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History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota   North American Soccer League - 1976-1984   Minnesota Kicks - 1976 Before the season, Denver moved to Minnesota, and Baltimore moved to San Diego ATLANTIC CONFERENCE G W L GF GA PTS % Att. Northern Division Chicago Sting 24 15 9 52 32 132 .625 5,801 Toronto Metros-Croatia 24 15 9 38 30 123 .625 5,555 Rochester Lancers 24 13 11 36 32 114 .541 5,159 Hartford Bicentennials 24 12 12 37 56 107 .500 3,420 Boston Minutemen 24 7 17 35 64 72 .291 2,571 Eastern Division Tampa Bay Rowdies 24 18 6 58 30 154 .750 16,452 New York Cosmos 24 16 8 65 34 148 .666 18,227 Washington Diplomats 24 14 10 46 38 126 .583 6,011 Philadelphia Atoms 24 8 16 32 49 80 .333 5,912 Miami Toros 24 6 18 29 58 63 .250 3,070 PACIFIC CONFERENCE Western Division Minnesota Kicks 24 15 9 54 33 138 .625 23,121 Seattle Sounders 24 14 10 40 31 123 .583 23,828 Vancouver Whitecaps 24 14 10 38 30 120 .583 8,655 Portland Timbers 24 8 16 23 41 71 .333 20,515 St.Louis Stars 24 5 19 28 57 58 .208 6,150 Southern Division San Jose Earthquakes 24 14 10 47 30 123 .583 19,826 Dallas Tornado 24 13 11 44 45 117 .541 14,095 Los Angeles Aztecs 24 12 12 43 44 108 .500 8,027 San Antonio Thunder 24 12 12 38 32 107 .500 5,064 San Diego Jaws 24 9 15 29 47 82 .375 6,320 1st Round: New York defeated Washington 2-0, Toronto defeated Rochester 2-1, Dallas defeated Los Angeles 2-0, Seattle defeated Vancouver 1-0, Tampa Bay defeated Hartford 3-1. Quarter Finals: Tampa Bay defeated New York 2-0, Toronto defeated Chicago 3-2, San Jose defeated Dallas 2-0, Minnesota defeated Seattle 3-0. Semi-Finals: Toronto defeated Tampa Bay 2-0, Minnesota defeated San Jose 3-1. SOCCER BOWL-76, at Seattle: Toronto 3 Minnesota 0 After the season, Boston and Philadelphia folded. Data Sources: US Soccer History Archives maintained by Dave Litterer, the most complete online source of information on the NASL, MISL and the USISL.