1972 North American Soccer League season
soccer season
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1972. This was the 5th season of the NASL.
Overview
Eight teams took part in the league with the New York Cosmos winning the championship.
Changes from previous season
Rules changes
The league changed its offside rule during the season on June 26. They created a "Blue Line" which was an offside line across the field, 35 yards from the goal line. Thereafter, no player could be offside unless he had crossed the 35-yard line. This made the NASL unique in the soccer world; the league received temporary approval for the change from FIFA on an experimental basis only. The league also switched the playoff format to single-match elimination contests rather than series.
New teams
None
Teams folding
None
Teams moving
Washington Darts to Miami Gatos
Name changes
None
Map of clubs
Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win,
3 points for a tie,
0 points for a loss,
1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
-Premiers (most points). -Other playoff teams.
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