Soccer Bowl '84
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| Event | Soccer Bowl | ||||||
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| Best of three series | |||||||
| Date | October 1, 1984 | ||||||
| Venue | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Manuel Rojas | ||||||
| Referee | David Socha (USA) | ||||||
| Attendance | 8,352 | ||||||
| Date | October 3, 1984 | ||||||
| Venue | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Pato Margetic | ||||||
| Referee | Bill Maxwell (USA) | ||||||
| Attendance | 16,842 | ||||||
Soccer Bowl '84, also known as Soccer Bowl Series '84, was the championship of the 1984 NASL season. In a departure from previous years, it was a best-of-three series between the Chicago Sting and the Toronto Blizzard. The first game of the series was held on Monday, October 1 at Comiskey Park, in Chicago, Illinois; the Sting won it, 2–1. The second game was played at Varsity Stadium, in Toronto, Ontario on October 3. Chicago won again, this time by a score of 3–2, to sweep the series and claim its second North American championship.
The Sting finished the regular season with a 13-11 record, while the Blizzard went 14-10. However, due to the NASL's point system, the Sting were crowned the Eastern Division champions. They defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps in their semi-finals series, two games to one. Meanwhile, in the other semi-final series, the Blizzard earned a return trip to the finals with a two–game sweep of the Western Division champion San Diego Sockers. The Sting's higher regular season point total also earned them the home field advantage for the finals. Games 1 and 3 were scheduled to be played at Comiskey Park, while game 2 was set for Toronto's Varsity Stadium.
Sportsvision televised the series in the Chicago area; this coverage was simulcast on TSN in Canada.
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