American Soccer League
1982 season
Season1982
ChampionsDetroit Express
PremiersDetroit Express
1983 CONCACAF Champions' CupDetroit Express
Top goalscorerAndy Chapman (23)
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Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1982 season.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts
1 Detroit Express 28 19 4 5 59 37 41 144
2 Oklahoma City Slickers 28 19 3 6 58 42 37 138
3 Georgia Generals 25 12 4 9 55 40 47 115
4 Carolina Lightnin' 28 11 4 13 37 45 36 99
5 Rochester Flash 27 10 2 15 48 53 30 84
6 Pennsylvania Stoners 26 8 5 13 34 44 31 81
7 Nashville Diamonds 28 3 4 21 25 67 18 41
Source: rsssf.com

Note: Numerous errors in the table above.

Playoffs

Bracket

First round
(aggregate) 		Semi-finals
(Best-of-3) 		ASL Championship
(Best-of-3)
1 Detroit Express 2 2(4) 1
3 Georgia Generals - - X 3 Georgia Generals 1 2(5) 0
6 Pennsylvania Stoners* - - forfeit 1 Detroit Express 1 2 4
2 Oklahoma City Slickers 3 0 1
2 Oklahoma City Slickers 1(4) 3 x
4 Carolina Lightnin' 3 3 6 4 Carolina Lightnin' 1(3) 0 x
5 Rochester Flash 1 1 2

1st Round

Higher Seed Aggregate Lower Seed First leg Second leg Attendance
Carolina Lightnin'6–2Rochester Flash3–13–1September 3 • Memorial Stadium • 3,703[1]
September 8 • Holleder Memorial Stadium • 2,654[2]
Georgia GeneralsforfeitPennsylvania Stonersxx*(Pennsylvania forfeits series)

Semi-finals

Higher seed Series Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Attendance
Oklahoma City Slickers2–0Carolina Lightnin'1–1 (4–3)3–0xSeptember 10 • Memorial Stadium • 3,855[3]
September 12 • Taft Stadium • 3,500[4]
Detroit Express2–1Georgia Generals2–12–2 (4–5)1–0September 7 • DeKalb Memorial Stadium • 500[5]
September 8 • Pontiac Silverdome • 400[6]
September 9 • Pontiac Silverdome • 800[7]

ASL Championship

Higher seed Series Lower seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Attendance
Detroit Express2–1Oklahoma City Slickers1–32–04–1September 18 • Pontiac Silverdome • 10,638[8]
September 19 • Taft Stadium • 7,500[9]
September 22 • Pontiac Silverdome • 23,726[10]

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Michael (September 4, 1982). "Lightnin' strikes down Flash in playoff opener, 3-1". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Michael (September 9, 1982). "The Lightnin' Strikes; 2 goals in 4 minutes eliminate Flash, 3-1". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Slickers Use Tiebreaker for 2-1 Win". Daily Oklahoman. September 13, 1982. p. 31. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Perovich, Kathy (September 13, 1982). "Slickers Blank Lightnin'". Daily Oklahoman. p. 13. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Stimson, Thomas M. (September 9, 1982). "Generals roughed up in 2-0 loss to Express". Atlanta Constitution. p. 2-D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Pepper, Jon (September 9, 1982). "Express' loss knots playoffs". Detroit Free Press. p. 2D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Pepper, Jon (September 10, 1982). "Express roll into finals with last-second win, 1-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 1F. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Scoreboard". Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1982. p. 12. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Perovich, Kathy (September 20, 1982). "Express Shakes 2–0 Win Out of Slickers". Daily Oklahoman. p. 13. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ Pepper, Jon (September 23, 1982). "Express bring Detroit a title". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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