1978 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States

Season

1978

The 1978 season was the 66th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

Men

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
0	2	1

September 3 Friendly

Iceland

0–0

United States

Reykjavík, Iceland

September 6 Friendly

Switzerland

2–0

United States

Zurich, Switzerland

September 20 Friendly

Portugal

1–0

United States

Lisbon, Portugal

Women

Managerial changes

League standings

North American Soccer League (Div. 1)

National Conference

Eastern Division

Pos.	Club	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.	Qualification
1	Cosmos	30	24	6	88	39	+49	212	1978 NASL Playoffs
2	Washington Diplomats	30	16	14	55	47	+8	145	1978 NASL Playoffs

American Conference

NASL Playoffs

American Soccer League (Div. 2)

College soccer

National Challenge Cup

Final

American clubs in international competition

References

The Year in American Soccer - 1978

1978 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	North American Soccer League Soccer Bowl Playoffs ASL NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Cups

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup

National teams

Team seasons
NASL	California Surf Chicago Sting Colorado Caribous Dallas Tornado Detroit Express Fort Lauderdale Strikers Houston Hurricane Los Angeles Aztecs Memphis Rogues Minnesota Kicks New England Tea Men New York Cosmos Oakland Stompers Philadelphia Fury Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Diego Sockers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Metros-Croatia Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats
ASL	California Sunshine Cleveland Cobras Connecticut Yankees Indianapolis Daredevils Los Angeles Skyliners New Jersey Americans New York Apollo New York Eagles Sacramento Gold Southern California Lazers

Years in American soccer
Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s
1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90
1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969
1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Soccer in the United States

Men's

National teams

Outdoor leagues

Professional	MLS History Playoffs MLS Cup USL Championship USL Cup USL League One NISA MLS Next Pro
Amateur	USL League Two NISA Nation NPSL CSL EPSL EPLWA GCPL MWPL OVPL SFSFL UPSL USLPA
Defunct	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) APSL (2015–2018) NAFL (1895–1898) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–1933) ASL (1933–1983) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–1984) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–1992) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) APSL (1990–1996) A-League (1996–2004) USL 1st (2005–2009) D2 Pro (2010) PLA (2015–2017) NASL (2011–2017)

Indoor leagues

Current	MASL MASL2 MASL3 MLIS NISL PASL WISL
Defunct	NASL (1975–76, 1979–1984) MISL (1978–1992) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–1997) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–2008) AISL (2003–2008) XSL (2008–09) MISL (2008–2014)

Futsal leagues

MLF
PFL

Club competitions

Women's

National teams

Outdoor leagues

Professional	NWSL NWSL Challenge Cup NWSL Shield Playoffs USL Super League (beginning play in 2024)
Amateur	USL W League WPSL UWS OVPL

Indoor leagues

NISL
PASL

Futsal leagues

MLF

International competitions

Club competitions

Defunct leagues

Youth

Leagues	AYSO NFHS USYSA Super Y League MLS Next USL Academy
Competitions	US Youth Soccer National Championships

By city

Other topics

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