Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1982.
The New York Cosmos won the championship.
The NASL no longer used the 35-yard line for offside, but retained its presence for use in tie-breaker shootouts.
[1] Atlanta, Calgary, California, Dallas and Washington folded in September 1981,[2] while Los Angeles and Minnesota were dissolved in November–December 1981.
† Higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3 1982 NASL Champions: New York Cosmos