1974 North American Soccer League season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1974. This was the 7th season of the NASL.

Overview
Fifteen teams comprised the league with the Los Angeles Aztecs winning the championship in a penalty kick shootout over the Miami Toros.

Rules changes
The league decided to do away with tie games. If a match was tied after 90 minutes, the teams would go directly to a standard penalty shootout with no extra time played. The outcome would appear in the standings as a 'tie-win'. The tie-winner would gain three points, plus goals in regulation, while the loser of the tie-breaker received no points, except for regulation goals. Including the 1974 NASL Final, 33 matches were decided using this method.

New teams

 * Baltimore Comets
 * Boston Minutemen
 * Denver Dynamos
 * Los Angeles Aztecs


 * San Jose Earthquakes
 * Seattle Sounders
 * Vancouver Whitecaps
 * Washington Diplomats

Teams folding

 * Atlanta Apollos
 * Montreal Olympique

Teams moving

 * None

Name changes

 * None

Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 3 points for a PK shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
 * -Premiers (most points). -Other playoff teams.

Playoffs
All playoff games in all rounds including the NASL Final were single game elimination match ups.

NASL Final 1974
1974 NASL Champions: Los Angeles Aztecs

Post season awards

 * Most Valuable Player: Peter Silvester, Baltimore
 * Coach of the year: John Young, Miami
 * Rookie of the year: Douglas McMillan, Los Angeles