1974 American Soccer League
| Season | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rhode Island Oceaneers |
| Premiers | Rhode Island Oceaneers |
| Top goalscorer | Mohammad Attiah (11) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Rhode Island Oceaneers (18) |
← 1973 1975 → | |
Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1974 season.
League standings
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Apollo | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 29 |
| Boston Astros | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 21 |
| New Jersey Brewers | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 21 |
| Connecticut Wildcats | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 16 |
| Delaware Wings | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 6 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Oceaneers | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 34 |
| Cincinnati Comets | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 21 |
| Cleveland Cobras | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 19 |
| Indiana Tigers | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 13 |
| Syracuse Suns[a] | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
Notes:
- ^ Syracuse folded after going winless in their first five matches, and forfeited the remaining games.
Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals (Single match) | ASL Championship Series (Aggregate + playoff replay) | ||||||||||
| M1 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | 2 | |||||||||
| E2 | Boston Astros* | 2 | |||||||||
| M1 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | 1 | 2# | 3 | |||||||
| E1 | New York Apollo | 2 | 1# | 2 | |||||||
| E1 | New York Apollo | 2 | |||||||||
| M2 | Cincinnati Comets | 1 | |||||||||
#Play suspended after extra time because of weather.
Semifinals
[edit]| September 11 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | 2–2* | Boston Astros | Pierce Memorial Field • Att. ??? |
| September 11 | New York Apollo | 2–1 | Cincinnati Comets | Metropolitan Oval • Att. ??? |
*Boston Astros forfeit for refusing to play overtime.[2]
ASL Championship Series
[edit]The ASL championship was set as a two-match aggregate, with overtime to be played after the second leg to break a tie. Game 2 finished regulation with the teams tied on aggregate, 3–3. With the first overtime completed, a violent thunderstorm flooded the field and knocked out the stadium lights, effectively ending the match.[3] A week later the match was replayed. After the Oceaneers' Rich Kratzer tied it late in regulation, the teams again went to extra time. In the second half of extra time Rhode Island got goals from Mohammad Attiah and Charlie McCully for the win, before New York added a final tally late.[4]
| Higher seed | Aggregate | Lower seed | Game 1 | #Game 2 | Playoff | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Oceaneers | 7–6 | New York Apollo | 1–2 | 2–1(AET) | 3–2(AET) | September 17 • Metropolitan Oval • ???[5] September 21 • Pierce Memorial Field • ???[6] September 28 • Pierce Memorial Field • 10,506 |
#Play suspended after first overtime because of weather.
References
[edit]- ^ "Pro Soccer, ASL Final Standings". Boston Globe. September 9, 1974. p. 28. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "Astros forfeit playoff game". Boston Globe. September 12, 1974. p. 6D. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oceaneers gird for title". Newport Daily News. September 25, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rhode Island Wins ASL Championship". Hartford Courant. September 29, 1974. p. 4C. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Oceaneers lose their first game". Newport Daily News. September 18, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Oceaneers win; playoffs tied". Boston Globe. September 22, 1974. p. 91. Retrieved September 20, 2020.