Review of the Season

After sitting out the 1972 season, Syracuse Suns returned to play in the 1973 season.

The Wildcats captured second place in the Northeast Conference.

New York Apollo qualified for 1973 A. S. L. Playoffs as the winners of the Northeast Conference.

Baltimore Bays qualified for 1973 A. S. L. Playoffs as winners of the Mid-Atlantic Conference.

Defending ASL champions Cincinnati Comets were aligned to the Midwest Conference along with returning clubs Cleveland Stars and Detroit Mustangs. They were joined by new members Indiana (Gary) Tigers.

Cincinnati Comets and Cleveland Stars qualified for 1973 A. S. L. Playoffs. The Comets qualified as the winners of the Midwest Conference. The Cleveland Stars qualified for the playoffs via a wildcard.

New York Apollo won the 1973 ASL Championship by defeating Cincinnati Comets 1-0 after overtime in the playoff final.

Final standings

Northeast Conference

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Apollo	14	11	3	0	46	15	20
Connecticut Wildcats	14	8	3	3	28	21	19
Boston Astros	14	8	5	1	26	20	15
Syracuse Suns	14	1	13	0	18	55	2

New York Apollo qualified for 1973 A. S. L. Playoffs

Mid-Atlantic Conference

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Baltimore Bays	14	7	5	2	31	25	16
New Jersey Brewers	14	5	4	5	31	23	15
Delaware Wings	14	5	7	2	22	25	12
Philadelphia Spartans	14	4	7	3	22	29	11

Baltimore Bays qualified for 1973 A. S. L. Playoffs

Midwest Conference

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Cincinnati Comets	12	10	2	0	46	15	20
Cleveland Stars	12	8	2	2	56	22	18
Gary Tigers	12	3	7	2	24	48	8
Detroit Mustangs	12	0	10	2	16	57	2

Cincinnati Comets and Cleveland Stars qualified for 1973 A. S. L. Playoffs

Leading goal scorers

Players	Games	G	A	PTS
1. Eddy Roberts (Cincinnati Comets)	12	12	10	34
2. Doug McMillan (Cleveland Stars)	7	11	7	29
3. Steve Devic (Cleveland Stars)	10	9	8	26

Leading goalkeepers

Goalkeepers	Min.	Gls	Svs	GAA
1. Antonio Cruz (Cincinnati Comets)	580	4	33	0.61
2. Gustavo Carias (Boston Astros)	990	14	31	.093
3. Mickey Cohen (Connecticut Wildcats)	810	10	59	1.11

1973 ASL Playoffs

Semi-finals

September 3, 1973 Metropolitan Oval, New York
Attendance:
Referee:
New York Apollo 2 (Nick Tonerozos, Tony Froncillo)
Baltimore Bays 0

New York Apollo qualified for ASL Championship final

September, 1973
Attendance:
Referee:
Cincinnati Comets 4
Cleveland Stars 1

Cincinnati Comets qualified for ASL Championship final

1973 ASL Championship

Saturday September 8, 1973 Metropolitan Oval, New York
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:
New York Apollo 1 (Tony Froncillo)
Cincinnati Comets 0

New York Apollo defeated Cincinnati Comets 1-0 after overtime