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| History of Professional Soccer in Minnesota |
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| North American Soccer League - 1976-1984 |
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| Minnesota Kicks - 1979 |
| Before the season, Cosmos added New York back to their name. Oakland moved to Edmonton and Colorado moved to Atlanta. |
| NATIONAL CONFERENCE |
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G |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
% |
Att. |
| Eastern Division |
| New York Cosmos
| 30
| 24
| 6
| 84
| 52
| 216
| .800
| 46,690
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| Washington Diplomats
| 30
| 19
| 11
| 68
| 50
| 172
| .633
| 11,949
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| Toronto Blizzard
| 30
| 14
| 16
| 52
| 65
| 133
| .466
| 11,821
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| Rochester Lancers
| 30
| 15
| 15
| 43
| 57
| 132
| .500
| 8,680
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| Central Division |
| Minnesota Kicks
| 30
| 21
| 9
| 67
| 48
| 184
| .700
| 24,580
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| Dallas Tornado
| 30
| 17
| 13
| 53
| 51
| 152
| .566
| 9,321
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| Tulsa Roughnecks
| 30
| 14
| 16
| 61
| 56
| 139
| .466
| 16,425
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| Atlanta Chiefs
| 30
| 12
| 18
| 60
| 60
| 121
| .400
| 7,350
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| Western Division |
| Vancouver Whitecaps
| 30
| 20
| 10
| 54
| 34
| 172
| .666
| 22,962
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| Los Angeles Aztecs
| 30
| 18
| 12
| 62
| 47
| 162
| .600
| 14,333
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| Seattle Sounders
| 30
| 13
| 17
| 58
| 52
| 125
| .433
| 18,997
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| Portland Timbers
| 30
| 11
| 19
| 50
| 75
| 122
| .366
| 11,172
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| AMERICAN CONFERENCE |
| Eastern Division |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies
| 30
| 19
| 11
| 67
| 46
| 169
| .633
| 27,650
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| Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| 30
| 17
| 13
| 75
| 65
| 165
| .566
| 13,774
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| Philadelphia Fury
| 30
| 10
| 20
| 55
| 60
| 111
| .333
| 5,626
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| New England Tea Men
| 30
| 12
| 18
| 41
| 56
| 110
| .400
| 6,526
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| Central Division |
| Houston Hurricane
| 30
| 22
| 8
| 61
| 46
| 187
| .733
| 6,211
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| Chicago Sting
| 30
| 16
| 14
| 70
| 62
| 159
| .533
| 8,036
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| Detroit Express
| 30
| 14
| 16
| 60
| 56
| 133
| .466
| 14,058
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| Memphis Rogues
| 30
| 6
| 24
| 38
| 74
| 73
| .200
| 7,137
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| Western Division |
| California Surf
| 30
| 15
| 15
| 53
| 56
| 140
| .500
| 10,330
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| San Diego Sockers
| 30
| 15
| 15
| 59
| 55
| 140
| .500
| 11,271
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| Edmonton Drillers
| 30
| 8
| 22
| 43
| 78
| 88
| .266
| 9,923
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| San Jose Earthquakes
| 30
| 8
| 22
| 41
| 74
| 86
| .266
| 15,092
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| 1st Round:
| Philadelphia defeated Houston 2-1,2-1,
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Tampa Bay defeated Detroit 3-0,3-1,
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Tulsa defeated Minnesota 2-1,2-1,
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Vancouver defeated Dallas 2-1,3-2,
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Chicago defeated Ft. Lauderdale 2-0,0-1,
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San Diego defeated California 2-4,7-2,
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Los Angeles defeated Washington 3-1,4-3,
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New York defeated Toronto 3-1,2-0.
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| 2nd Round:
| Tampa Bay defeated Philadelphia 3-2(SO),1-0,
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San Diego defeated Chicago 2-0,1-0,
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New York defeated Tulsa 3-0,3-0,1-0(m-g),
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Vancouver defeated Los Angeles 2-3,1-0(SO),1-0(SO,m-g).
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| Semi-Finals:
| Tampa Bay defeated San Diego 1-2,3-2,1-0(m-g),
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Vancouver defeated New York 2-0,2-3(SO),1-0(SO,m-g).
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| SOCCER BOWL-79, at New York:
| Vancouver 2 Tampa Bay 1
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