1974 American Soccer League

American Soccer League
1974 season
Season1974
ChampionsRhode Island Oceaneers
PremiersRhode Island Oceaneers
Top goalscorerMohammad Attiah (11)
Longest unbeaten runRhode Island Oceaneers (18)
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Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1974 season.

League standings

East Conference
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
Source: [1]
Midwest Conference
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
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Syracuse folded after going winless in their first five matches, and forfeited the remaining games.

Playoffs

Bracket

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Pro Soccer, ASL Final Standings". Boston Globe. September 9, 1974. p. 28. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Astros forfeit playoff game". Boston Globe. September 12, 1974. p. 6D. Retrieved November 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oceaneers gird for title". Newport Daily News. September 25, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island Wins ASL Championship". Hartford Courant. September 29, 1974. p. 4C. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Oceaneers lose their first game". Newport Daily News. September 18, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Oceaneers win; playoffs tied". Boston Globe. September 22, 1974. p. 91. Retrieved September 20, 2020.