 Civic Stadium was the venue for Soccer Bowl '77 | |||||||
| Event | Soccer Bowl | ||||||
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| Date | August 28, 1977 | ||||||
| Venue | Civic Stadium, Portland, Oregon | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Stephen Hunt | ||||||
| Referee | Toros Kibritjan (United States) | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,548 | ||||||
Soccer Bowl '77 was the championship final of the 1977 NASL season. The New York Cosmos (who had dropped "New York" from their name in the off-season to simply "Cosmos") took on the Seattle Sounders. The match was played on August 28, 1977 at Civic Stadium, in Portland, Oregon. The game was also noteworthy as the final competitive match for Pelé, the Brazilian star widely acknowledged as the sport's greatest player.[1][2][3][4] The Cosmos won the match, 2–1, to claim their second North American championship. The match was broadcast on TVS.
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