North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. Beginning in 1975, the league final was called the Soccer Bowl.
Season | Teams | Games | Attendance | Network TV (Games) |
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1968 | 17 | 32 | 4,699 | CBS |
1969 | 5 | 16 | 2,930 | None |
1970 | 6 | 24 | 3,163 | |
1971 | 8 | 4,154 | ||
1972 | 14 | 4,780 | ||
1973 | 9 | 19 | 5,954 | |
1974 | 15 | 20 | 7,770 | CBS (1) |
1975 | 20 | 22 | 7,642 | CBS (2) |
1976 | 10,295 | CBS (2) | ||
1977 | 18 | 26 | 13,558 | TVS (7) |
1978 | 24 | 30 | 13,084 | TVS (6) |
1979 | 14,201 | ABC (9) | ||
1980 | 32 | 14,440 | ABC (8) | |
1981 | 21 | 14,084 | ABC (1) | |
1982 | 14 | 13,155 | None | |
1983 | 12 | 30 | 13,258 | |
1984 | 9 | 24 | 10,759 | |
TV column includes only network TV. It does not include cable (ESPN,[1] USA) or pay-per-view (SportsVision[2][3]). |