1972 American Soccer League
Football league season
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Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1972 season.
| Season | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| Champions | Cincinnati Comets |
| Premiers | New York Greeks |
| Top goalscorer | Charles Duccilli (5) Nelson Brizuela Josip Ognjanac George Pulita John Kostakis |
| Longest unbeaten run | New York Greeks (10) |
← 1971 1973 → | |
League standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Greeks | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 18 |
| Boston Astros | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 11 |
| Connecticut Wildcats | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| New Jersey Brewers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Spartans | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 15 |
| Delaware Wings | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 |
| Baltimore Stars | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 5 |
| Washington Cavaliers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
Source: [1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Comets | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 |
| Cleveland Stars | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 6[a] |
| Detroit Mustangs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh Canons | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| St. Louis Frogs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 |
| Chicago Americans[b] | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| First round | Eastern playoff | ASL Championship final | ||||||||||||
| M1 | Cincinnati Comets | - | ||||||||||||
| bye | - | |||||||||||||
| M1 | Cincinnati Comets | - | ||||||||||||
| bye | - | |||||||||||||
| M1 | Cincinnati Comets | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | New York Greeks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | New York Greeks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Delaware Wings | 0 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | New York Greeks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Philadelphia Spartans | 0 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Philadelphia Spartans | 1 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Boston Astros | 0 | ||||||||||||
First round
| August 19 | Philadelphia Spartans | 1–0 | Boston Astros | Northeast High School • Att. ??? |
| August 20 | New York Greeks | 1–0 | Delaware Wings | Metropolitan Oval • Att. ??? |
Eastern playoff
| September 4 | New York Greeks | 2–0 (AET) | Philadelphia Spartans | Metropolitan Oval • Att. ??? |
Championship final
| Cincinnati Comets (OH) | 2–1 | New York Greeks (NY) |
|---|---|---|
Valdemar  (3:45)Charley Roberts (53:45) |
Report | John Navronatis (5:10) |
Referee: (USA)