United States
level 1
| champion | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| mvp | Johan Cruyff |
| golden boot | Giorgio Chinaglia |
| 390 games |
| 3.5 goals / game |
| 14841.0 avg. attendance |
| GP | W | L | pts | gf | ga | ppg | gf/ga | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Cosmos | 30 | 24 | 6 | 216 | 84 | 52 | 7.20 | 1.62 |
| Houston Hurricane | 30 | 22 | 8 | 187 | 61 | 46 | 6.23 | 1.33 |
| Minnesota Kicks | 30 | 21 | 9 | 184 | 67 | 48 | 6.13 | 1.40 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 30 | 20 | 10 | 172 | 54 | 34 | 5.73 | 1.59 |
| Washington Diplomats | 30 | 19 | 11 | 172 | 68 | 50 | 5.73 | 1.36 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 30 | 19 | 11 | 169 | 67 | 46 | 5.63 | 1.46 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 30 | 17 | 13 | 165 | 75 | 65 | 5.50 | 1.15 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 30 | 18 | 12 | 162 | 62 | 47 | 5.40 | 1.32 |
| Chicago Sting | 30 | 16 | 14 | 159 | 70 | 62 | 5.30 | 1.13 |
| Dallas Tornado | 30 | 17 | 13 | 152 | 53 | 51 | 5.07 | 1.04 |
| California Surf | 30 | 15 | 15 | 140 | 53 | 56 | 4.67 | 0.95 |
| San Diego Sockers | 30 | 15 | 15 | 140 | 59 | 55 | 4.67 | 1.07 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 14 | 16 | 139 | 61 | 56 | 4.63 | 1.09 |
| Detroit Express | 30 | 14 | 16 | 133 | 60 | 56 | 4.43 | 1.07 |
| Toronto Blizzard | 30 | 14 | 16 | 133 | 52 | 65 | 4.43 | 0.80 |
| Rochester Lancers | 30 | 15 | 15 | 132 | 43 | 57 | 4.40 | 0.75 |
| Seattle Sounders | 30 | 13 | 17 | 125 | 58 | 52 | 4.17 | 1.12 |
| Portland Timbers | 30 | 11 | 19 | 122 | 50 | 75 | 4.07 | 0.67 |
| Atlanta Chiefs | 30 | 12 | 18 | 121 | 60 | 60 | 4.03 | 1.00 |
| Philadelphia Fury | 30 | 10 | 20 | 111 | 55 | 60 | 3.70 | 0.92 |
| New England Tea Men | 30 | 12 | 18 | 110 | 41 | 56 | 3.67 | 0.73 |
| Edmonton Drillers | 30 | 8 | 22 | 88 | 43 | 78 | 2.93 | 0.55 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 8 | 22 | 86 | 41 | 74 | 2.87 | 0.55 |
| Memphis Rogues | 30 | 6 | 24 | 73 | 38 | 74 | 2.43 | 0.51 |
| gp | g | a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Connell | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Wilson | Chicago Sting | 30 | 0 | 4 |
| Mihalj Keri | Los Angeles Aztecs | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| Nikola Mijatovic | Rochester Lancers | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| George Gibbs | Toronto Blizzard | 30 | 6 | 8 |
| Bob Chapman | Tulsa Roughnecks | 30 | 7 | 1 |
| Keith Weller | New England Tea Men | 30 | 9 | 10 |
| Thomas Rongen | Los Angeles Aztecs | 30 | 6 | 5 |
| Björn Nordqvist | Minnesota Kicks | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| Davie Robb | Philadelphia Fury | 30 | 16 | 20 |
| Charlie Mitchell | Toronto Blizzard | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorgen Kristensen | Chicago Sting | 30 | 4 | 22 |
| Keith Furphy | Detroit Express | 30 | 14 | 8 |
| Bernie Gersdorff | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 10 | 5 |
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | Chicago Sting | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| Ian Anderson | Houston Hurricane | 30 | 5 | 5 |
| Bobby Sibbald | Los Angeles Aztecs | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| Webster Lichaba | Atlanta Chiefs | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Hans Kraay | Edmonton Drillers | 30 | 4 | 2 |
| Maurice Whittle | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 30 | 6 | 5 |
| Teófilo Cubillas | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 30 | 16 | 18 |
| Dwight Lodeweges | Edmonton Drillers | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| Wes McLeod | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 30 | 5 | 9 |
| Adrian Brooks | Atlanta Chiefs | 29 | 4 | 4 |
| Graham Oates | Detroit Express | 29 | 5 | 12 |