1980–81 NASL Indoor season


The 1980–81 season was the North American Soccer League's second indoor soccer season.

Overview

A total of 19 of a possible 21 NASL teams participated. New York and Montreal were the only hold-outs this indoor season. Just as the season was getting underway, the Jacksonville Tea Men relocated from New England. Teams played an 18-game regular season. The four Canadian teams were realigned into one division and forced to play only one another during the regular season. This was due to early season litigation which restricted NASL teams' travel between the U.S. and Canada. The Edmonton Drillers won the championship in a two-game finals-sweep of the Chicago Sting. This was the Drillers' first, and only, NASL indoor title. Kai Haaskivi of Edmonton won both the regular season and playoff MVP awards.

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Eastern DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Atlanta Chiefs135.7229775
Tampa Bay Rowdies994.500126120
Jacksonville Tea Men8105.44496102
Fort Lauderdale Strikers11712.05658125

Central DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Chicago Sting135.722146103
Minnesota Kicks1261.6679373
Detroit Express7116.38990106

Southern DivisionWLGB%GFGA
California Surf108.556104118
Tulsa Roughnecks991.500111113
Dallas Tornado7113.389110125
San Diego Sockers6124.333106121

Northern DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Vancouver Whitecaps117.6119196
Edmonton Drillers1081.556128109
Calgary Boomers1081.55610094
Toronto Blizzard5136.278101121

Western DivisionWLGB%GFGA
Los Angeles Aztecs117.61111899
Portland Timbers1081.55611093
San Jose Earthquakes1081.556118115
Seattle Sounders992.50010698

Playoffs

Bracket

1st round

If a playoff series is tied after two games, a 15 minute, tie breaker mini-game is played.
#Scheduling conflicts at the Portland Coliseum forced both games to be played in Chicago.

Semi-finals

Championship Finals

*Scheduling conflicts at the Northlands Coliseum forced Game 1 of the Finals to be moved across the street to the Edmonton Gardens.

Championship match reports

1980–81 NASL Indoor Champions: Edmonton Drillers

Post season awards