Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1974. This was the 7th season of the NASL.

Overview

Fifteen teams comprised the league with the

Los Angeles Aztecs The Los Angeles Aztecs was an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California that existed from 1974 to 1981. The Aztecs competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1981 as well as the 1975 NASL Indoor tourn ...

winning

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in a penalty kick shootout over the

Miami Toros The Miami Toros was a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the 1972 season in the NASL's Southern Division ...

Changes from the previous season

Rules changes

The league decided to do away with tie games. If a match was tied after 90 minutes, the teams would go directly to a standard

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with no extra time played. The outcome would appear in the standings as a 'tie-win'. The tie-winner would gain three points, plus goals in regulation, while the loser of the tie-breaker received no points, except for regulation goals. Including the 1974 NASL Final, 33 matches were decided using this method.

New teams

*Baltimore Comets *Boston Minutemen *Denver Dynamos *Los Angeles Aztecs *San Jose Earthquakes *Seattle Sounders *Vancouver Whitecaps *Washington Diplomats

Teams folding

*Atlanta Apollos *Montreal Olympique

Teams moving

*None

Name changes

*None

Regular season

''W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system'' 6 points for a win, 3 points for a PK shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game. :''-Premiers (most points). -Other playoff teams.''

NASL All-Stars

Playoffs

All playoff games in all rounds including the NASL Final were single game elimination match ups.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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NASL Final 1974

1974 NASL Champions:

Post season awards

*Most Valuable Player: Peter Silvester, Baltimore *Coach of the year: John Young, Miami *Rookie of the year: Douglas McMillan, Los Angeles

References

External links

Complete Results and Standings
{{DEFAULTSORT:1974 North American Soccer League Season North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons 1974 in American soccer leagues 1974 in Canadian soccer