Tournament details | |
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Country | United States Canada |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | New York Cosmos |
Final positions | |
Champions | Vancouver Whitecaps (1st title) |
Runner-up | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29[a] |
Playoff MVP | Alan Ball |
Qualified teams
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American Conferenceedit
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
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National Conferenceedit
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
Updated to match(es) played on September 2, 1979. Source: Overall standings
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Playoff seeds
editIn the first round, home advantage was allocated to the higher seeded team. In all subsequent rounds, teams were reseeded based on their regular season record, regardless of their initial seed based primarily off a team's division finish. The final was played at a pre-selected neutral venue, and any home advantage that could have occurred would have been coincidental.
American Conference
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National Conference
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Bracket
editTeam in italics hosted the second match in the series, and the tiebreaking mini-game if it was necessary.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Championships | Soccer Bowl '79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Houston Hurricane | 1 | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A8 | Philadelphia Fury | 2 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3(2) | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A8 | Philadelphia Fury | 2(0) | 0 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 0 | 0 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A5 | Chicago Sting | 2 | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | 3(3) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A3 | San Diego Sockers | 2 | 2(0) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A7 | Detroit Express | 0 | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A5 | Chicago Sting | 0 | 0 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A3 | San Diego Sockers | 2 | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A3 | San Diego Sockers | 4 | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A6 | California Surf | 2 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
N3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
N1 | New York Cosmos | 3 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N8 | Toronto Blizzard | 1 | 0 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N1 | New York Cosmos | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N4 | Washington Diplomats | 1 | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N5 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 3 | 4 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N1 | New York Cosmos | 0 | 3(3) | 0(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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N3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 2(1) | 1(3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
N2 | Minnesota Kicks | 1 | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2(1) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N5 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N6 | Dallas Tornado | 2 | 1 | – |
First Round
editAmerican Conference
edit(1) Houston vs. (8) Philadelphia
edit(2) Tampa Bay vs. (7) Detroit
edit(3) San Diego vs. (6) California
edit(4) Fort Lauderdale vs. (5) Chicago
editNational Conference
edit(1) New York vs. (8) Toronto
edit(2) Minnesota vs. (7) Tulsa
edit(3) Vancouver vs. (6) Dallas
edit(4) Washington vs. (5) Los Angeles
editConference Semifinals
editAmerican Conference
edit(2) Tampa Bay vs. (8) Philadelphia
edit(5) Chicago vs. (4) San Diego
editNote: Despite having the lower seed, Chicago was given home advantage as they had a better regular season record (159 points) than San Diego (140 points).
San Diego won the series 2 games to 0.
National Conference
edit(1) New York vs. (7) Tulsa
edit(3) Vancouver vs. (5) Los Angeles
editVancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Los Angeles Aztecs |
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[Report[2]] |
Series tied 1–1, Vancouver won tiebreaking mini-game.
Conference Championships
editAmerican Conference
edit(2) Tampa Bay vs. (3) San Diego
editTampa Bay Rowdies | 1–0 | San Diego Sockers |
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Series tied 1–1, Tampa Bay won tiebreaking mini-game.
National Conference
edit(1) New York vs. (3) Vancouver
editNew York Cosmos | 3–2 (SO) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Report | |
Penalties | ||
3–1 |
New York Cosmos | 0–1 (SO) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
2–3 |
Series tied 1–1, Vancouver won tiebreaking mini-game.
Soccer Bowl '79
editVancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
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Notes
edit- ^ Does not include tiebreaking mini-games.
References
edit- ^ "NASL sets playoff matchups". Edmonton Journal. August 13, 1979. p. D3. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Stinson, Dan (27 August 1979). "Whitecaps' journey finds them sitting pretty". Vancouver Sun. p. C1 (23).
- ^ Soccer Bowl '79 Media Guide. 1979. p. 8.