1982 American Soccer League
Season | 1982 |
---|---|
Champions | Detroit Express |
Premiers | Detroit Express |
1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Detroit Express |
Top goalscorer | Andy Chapman (23) |
← 1981 1983 → |
Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1982 season.
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Detroit Express | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 37 | 41 | 144 |
2 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 42 | 37 | 138 |
3 | Georgia Generals | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 40 | 47 | 115 |
4 | Carolina Lightnin' | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 36 | 99 |
5 | Rochester Flash | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 48 | 53 | 30 | 84 |
6 | Pennsylvania Stoners | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 31 | 81 |
7 | Nashville Diamonds | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 67 | 18 | 41 |
Source: rsssf.com
Note: Numerous errors in the table above.
Playoffs
Bracket
First round (aggregate) | Semi-finals (Best-of-3) | ASL Championship (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Detroit Express | 2 | 2(4) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Nashville Diamonds | - | - | X | 3 | Georgia Generals | 1 | 2(5) | 0 | |||||||||||
6 | Pennsylvania Stoners* | - | - | forfeit | 1 | Detroit Express | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 1(4) | 3 | x | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Carolina Lightnin' | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Carolina Lightnin' | 1(3) | 0 | x | |||||||||||
5 | Rochester Flash | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1st Round
Higher Seed | Aggregate | Lower Seed | First leg | Second leg | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina Lightnin' | 6–2 | Rochester Flash | 3–1 | 3–1 | September 3 • Memorial Stadium • 3,703[1] September 8 • Holleder Memorial Stadium • 2,654[2] |
Nashville Diamonds | forfeit | Pennsylvania Stoners | x | x | *(Pennsylvania forfeits series) |
Semi-finals
Higher seed | Series | Lower seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City Slickers | 2–0 | Carolina Lightnin' | 1–1 (4–3) | 3–0 | x | September 10 • Memorial Stadium • 3,855[3] September 12 • Taft Stadium • 3,500[4] |
Detroit Express | 2–1 | Georgia Generals | 2–1 | 2–2 (4–5) | 1–0 | September 7 • DeKalb Memorial Stadium • 500[5] September 8 • Pontiac Silverdome • 400[6] September 9 • Pontiac Silverdome • 800[7] |
ASL Championship
Higher seed | Series | Lower seed | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit Express | 2–1 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | September 18 • Pontiac Silverdome • 10,638[8] September 19 • Taft Stadium • 7,500[9] September 22 • Pontiac Silverdome • 23,726[10] |
References
- ^ Lewis, Michael (September 4, 1982). "Lightnin' strikes down Flash in playoff opener, 3-1". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (September 9, 1982). "The Lightnin' Strikes; 2 goals in 4 minutes eliminate Flash, 3-1". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Slickers Use Tiebreaker for 2-1 Win". Daily Oklahoman. September 13, 1982. p. 31. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Perovich, Kathy (September 13, 1982). "Slickers Blank Lightnin'". Daily Oklahoman. p. 13. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Stimson, Thomas M. (September 9, 1982). "Generals roughed up in 2-0 loss to Express". Atlanta Constitution. p. 2-D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Pepper, Jon (September 9, 1982). "Express' loss knots playoffs". Detroit Free Press. p. 2D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Pepper, Jon (September 10, 1982). "Express roll into finals with last-second win, 1-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 1F. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Scoreboard". Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1982. p. 12. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Perovich, Kathy (September 20, 1982). "Express Shakes 2–0 Win Out of Slickers". Daily Oklahoman. p. 13. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Pepper, Jon (September 23, 1982). "Express bring Detroit a title". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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