North American Soccer League (1978)
country: 
USA [
]
]end date: 1978-08-27
type: League
tier: 1
class: NATIONAL
see results: on Wikipedia
level:
final ranking
| club level | Team | Po |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmos | 1 | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | |
| Debut | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 |
| Portland Timbers | 3 | |
| Debut | Detroit Express | 5 |
| Debut | San Diego Sockers | 5 |
| Minnesota Kicks | 5 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | |
| Seattle Sounders | 9 | |
| Washington Diplomats | 9 | |
| Toronto Metros-Croatia | 9 | |
| Debut | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 |
| Chicago Sting | 9 | |
| Debut | California Surf | 9 |
| Debut | New England Tea Men | 9 |
| Debut | Philadelphia Fury | 9 |
| Rochester Lancers | 17 | |
| Dallas Tornado | 18 | |
| Debut | Oakland Stompers | 19 |
| Debut | Memphis Rogues | 20 |
| Debut | Houston Hurricane | 21 |
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 22 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | |
| Debut | Colorado Caribous | 24 |
| club level | Team | Po |
* Tournament level, club level and world position are pre-tournament data.