1977 American Soccer League

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1977.

American Soccer League
1977 season
Season1977
ChampionsNew Jersey Americans
PremiersNew Jersey Americans
Top goalscorerJosé Neto (17)
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League standings
Eastern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
New Jersey Americans 24 16 1 7 48 29 41 123
New York Apollo 24 10 1 13 49 45 42 94
Connecticut Yankees 24 8 2 14 37 48 35 79
New England Oceaneers 24 8 2 14 35 42 33 77
Cleveland Cobras 24 9 2 13 29 41 27 76
Source: [1]
Western Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
Sacramento Spirits 26 18 4 4 35 23 24 122
Los Angeles Skyhawks 24 13 4 7 44 33 41 114
California Sunshine 24 8 2 14 36 51 35 79
Santa Barbara Condors 12 4 4 4 15 12 13 41
Source:

ASL All-Stars
First Team[2]  Position  
Keith Van Eron, New York G
Telmo Pires, New Jersey D
Daniel Mammana, Sacramento D
Paul Dawidczynski, New York D
Leo Ramas, New England D
Ringo Cantillo, New Jersey M
Juan Cano, New Jersey M
Mario Garcia, New York M
Tony Douglas, California F
Jose Neto, New Jersey F
Jimmy Hinch, Los Angeles F

Playoffs

Bracket
Division semifinals Division finals ASL Championship
W1 Sacramento Spirits 3
W2 Los Angeles Skyhawks 3 W2 Los Angeles Skyhawks 2
W3 California Sunshine 2 W1 Sacramento Spirits 0
E1 New Jersey Americans 3
E1 New Jersey Americans 1
E2 New York Apollo 3 E2 New York Apollo 0
E3 Connecticut Yankees 0

Division semifinals
August 27 Los Angeles Skyhawks 3–2 (2OT) California Sunshine Birmingham Stadium • Att. 6,471
August 29 New York Apollo 3–0 Connecticut Yankees Hofstra Stadium • Att. 348[3]

Division finals
August 31 New Jersey Americans 1–0 New York Apollo Wall Stadium • Att. 3,107[4]
August 31 Sacramento Spirits 3–2 Los Angeles Skyhawks Hornet Stadium • Att. 6.730[5]

Championship final
New Jersey Americans (NJ)3–0Sacramento Spirits (CA)
Ringo Cantillo 26' (Walsh)
Telmo Pires 71'
Juan Cano 86' (Austin)		 Report
Attendance: 6,493
Referee: (USA)

References
  1. "ASL Final Standings". Fort Myers News-Press (Florida). August 30, 1977. p. 2C. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. "Americans Place 4 On All-Star Team". Asbury Park Press. September 2, 1977. p. C2. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. Crumpacker, John (August 30, 1977). "Apollo Figures Out Defense To Advance in ASL Playoffs". Newsday (Melville, NY). p. 68. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. Henderson, Greig (September 1, 1977). "Americans gain ASL title match". Daily Register (Shrewsbury, NY). p. 33. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. "Sports Briefs". San Mateo Times. September 1, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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