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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 - 1981 |
| Before the indoor season, New England moved to Jacksonville and Memphis moved to Calgary. After the indoor season, Detroit moved to Washington and Philadelphia moved to Montreal. |
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G |
W |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
% |
Att. |
| Eastern Division |
| New York Cosmos
| 32
| 23
| 9
| 80
| 49
| 200
| .718
| 34,835
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| Montreal Manic
| 32
| 15
| 17
| 63
| 57
| 141
| .468
| 23,704
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| Washington Diplomats
| 32
| 15
| 17
| 59
| 58
| 135
| .468
| 12,106
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| Toronto Blizzard
| 32
| 7
| 25
| 39
| 82
| 77
| .218
| 7,299
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| Southern Division |
| Atlanta Chiefs
| 32
| 17
| 15
| 62
| 60
| 151
| .531
| 6,189
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| Fort Lauderdale Strikers
| 32
| 18
| 14
| 54
| 46
| 144
| .562
| 13,324
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| Jacksonville Tea Men
| 32
| 18
| 14
| 51
| 46
| 141
| .562
| 9,507
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| Tampa Bay Rowdies
| 32
| 15
| 17
| 63
| 64
| 139
| .468
| 22,532
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| Central Division |
| Chicago Sting
| 32
| 23
| 9
| 84
| 50
| 195
| .718
| 12,889
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| Minnesota Kicks
| 32
| 19
| 13
| 63
| 57
| 163
| .593
| 16,605
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| Tulsa Roughnecks
| 32
| 17
| 15
| 60
| 49
| 154
| .531
| 17,188
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| Dallas Tornado
| 32
| 5
| 27
| 27
| 71
| 54
| .156
| 4,670
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| Western Division |
| San Diego Sockers
| 32
| 21
| 11
| 67
| 49
| 173
| .656
| 14,802
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| Los Angeles Aztecs
| 32
| 19
| 13
| 53
| 55
| 160
| .593
| 5,814
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| California Surf
| 32
| 11
| 21
| 60
| 77
| 117
| .343
| 8,299
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| San Jose Earthquakes
| 32
| 11
| 21
| 44
| 78
| 108
| .343
| 12,400
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| Northwest Division |
| Vancouver Whitecaps
| 32
| 21
| 11
| 74
| 43
| 186
| .656
| 23,236
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| Calgary Boomers
| 32
| 17
| 15
| 59
| 54
| 151
| .531
| 10,501
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| Portland Timbers
| 32
| 17
| 15
| 52
| 49
| 141
| .531
| 10,516
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| Seattle Sounders
| 32
| 15
| 17
| 60
| 62
| 137
| .468
| 18,224
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| Edmonton Drillers
| 32
| 12
| 20
| 60
| 79
| 123
| .375
| 10,632
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| 1st Round:
| New York defeated Washington,
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Chicago defeated Seattle 3-2,0-2,3-2,
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Tampa Bay defeated Vancouver 4-1,1-0,
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San Diego defeated Portland 1-2,5-1,2-0,
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Jacksonville defeated Atlanta 3-2,2-1,
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Minnesota defeated Tulsa 3-1,1-0,
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Montreal defeated Los Angeles 5-3,2-3,2-1,
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Ft. Lauderdale defeated Calgary 3-1,2-0.
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| Quarter Finals:
| Chicago defeated Montreal 2-3,4-2,4-2,
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Ft. Lauderdale defeated Minnesota 3-1,3-0,
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New York defeated Tampa Bay 6-3,2-3(SO),2-0,
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San Diego defeated Jacksonville 1-2(OT),2-1,3-1.
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| Semi-Finals:
| New York defeated Ft. Lauderdale 4-3,4-1,
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Chicago defeated San Diego 1-2,2-1,1-0.
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| SOCCER BOWL-'81, at Toronto:
| Chicago 1 New York 0.
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| After the season, Atlanta, Washington, Minnesota, Dallas, Los Angeles, California, and Calgary folded. |
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