1976 North American Soccer League season
| Season | 1976 |
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| Champions | Toronto Metros-Croatia |
| Premiers | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 760 (3.17 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Derek Smethurst (20 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 58,218 (NY @ Seattle) |
| Lowest attendance | 531 (Chicago @ Boston) |
| Average attendance | 10,295 |
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Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1976. This was the 9th season of the NASL.
Twenty teams contested the league. The Toronto Metros-Croatia defeated the Minnesota Kicks in the finals on August 28 to win the championship. Tampa Bay finished the regular season with the best record, giving them consecutive titles in three different domestic NASL competitions. Though not in a calendar year, within 12 months they won the Soccer Bowl in August 1975, the NASL indoor cup in March 1976, and the regular season shield or premiership in August 1976. Since NASL teams at that time did not participate in the U.S. Open Cup, this would be the closest one would ever come to achieving any sort of a North American treble.
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.
1976 NASL Champions: Toronto Metros-Croatia
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