Review of the Season

The American Soccer League planned to start its 45th season on April 22 and end the season on August 26.

The 10-club league had four teams in the Western Division. These were the California Sunshine, Los Angeles Skyhawks, Sacramento Spirits and Southern California Lazers.

Los Angeles Skyhawks – Lumber City Schedule

The LA Skyhawks were based in Woodland Hills, California.

Southern California Lazers 1978 Schedule

Southern California Lazers were located in Torrance, California.

California Sunshine Schedule

The California Sunshine played its home games in Costa Mesa, California.

Sacramento Spirits played their games at

The Eastern Division consisted of six teams. These were the defending ASL champion New Jersey Americans, the Connecticut Yankees, the New York Apollo, the Cleveland Cobras, the New York Eagles and the Indianapolis Daredevils.

New Jersey Americans Schedule

The New Jersey Americans played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Connecticut Yankees played their home games in Stamford, Connecticut.

Indianapolis Daredevils Schedule

New York Apollo 1978 Schedule

New York Apollo were based in Hempstead, New York.

New York Eagles Ticketing Brochure

The New York Eagles played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Mount Vernon, New York.

California Sunshine Program

New York Apollo won the 1978 American Soccer League Championship by defeating Los Angeles Skyhawks in the final.

Final standings

Eastern Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	BP	Pts
New York Apollo	24	18	5	1	65	37	51	143
New Jersey Americans	24	10	13	1	49	45	42	94
Indianapolis Daredevils	24	8	13	3	33	41	32	78
New York Eagles	24	6	13	5	33	55	33	73
Cleveland Cobras	24	7	13	4	27	55	25	68
Connecticut Yankees	24	6	16	2	24	53	24	58

Western Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	BP	Pts
Los Angeles Skyhawks	24	17	1	6	55	28	43	130
California Sunshine	24	15	7	2	55	27	45	124
Southern California Lazers	24	15	8	1	44	29	40	117
Sacramento Gold	24	7	15	2	27	42	25	64

Average attendances

The American Soccer League averaged 2,630 fans in the 1978 season.

Club	Av. Att.
1. Indianapolis Daredevils	3,000

1978 ASL Play-offs

First round

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Semi-finals

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New York Apollo qualified for ASL Championship Final

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Los Angeles Skyhawks qualified for ASL Championship Final

1978 A. S. L. Championship Game

September 10, 1978 Pierce College, Los Angeles
Attendance: 6,242
Referee:
Los Angeles Skyhawks 0
New York Apollo 1 (Rubert De Los Reyes)
Los Angeles Skyhawks:
New York Apollo:

New York Apollo won the 1978 American Soccer League Championship