1978 North American Soccer League season information
Soccer league season
Football league season
North American Soccer League
Season
1978
Champions
Cosmos (3rd title)
Premiers
Cosmos (2nd title)
Matches played
360
Goals scored
1,240 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorer
Giorgio Chinaglia (34 goals)
Biggest home win
DET 10–0 SJ (July 12)[1]
Biggest away win
LA 0–5 MIN (August 2)[2]
Highest scoring
DET 10–0 SJ (July 12)[3] TOR 8–2 OAK (June 30)[4]
Longest winning run
13, Vancouver (June 22 – August 6)[5]
Longest losing run
13, San Jose (May 31 – July 19)[6]
Highest attendance
71,219 Seattle at Cosmos (May 21)[7]
Lowest attendance
1,538 N.E. at Chicago (May 7)[8]
Average attendance
13,084[9]
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1979 →
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The 1978 North American Soccer League season was the 66th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 11th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada.
^"Francis steals Express' show". Windsor Star. July 13, 1978. p. 26. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
^NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League. 1989. p. 196.
^1979 Official North American Soccer League Guide. 1979. p. 152.
^NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League. 1989. p. 199.
^"NASL prepares for playoff wars". St. Petersburg Times. August 7, 1978. p. 7C. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
^NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League. 1989. p. 204.
^"Chinaglia powers Cosmos". The Spokesman-Review. May 22, 1978. p. 20. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
^NASL: A Complete Record Of The North American Soccer League. 1989. p. 188.
^"Attendance Project: NASL". Kenn Tomasch. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
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