North American Soccer League (1981)
country: 
USA [
]
]end date: 1981-09-26
type: League
tier: 1
class: NATIONAL
see results: on Wikipedia
level:
final ranking
| club level | Team | Po |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Sting | 1 | |
| New York Cosmos (338) | 2 | |
| San Diego Sockers (361) | 3 | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers (352) | 3 | |
| Debut | Montreal Manic | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies (404) | 5 | |
| Debut | Jacksonville Tea Men | 5 |
| Minnesota Kicks | 5 | |
| Atlanta Chiefs | 9 | |
| Debut | Calgary Boomers | 9 |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | |
| Los Angeles Aztecs (375) | 9 | |
| Portland Timbers | 9 | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | |
| Seattle Sounders (416) | 9 | |
| Washington Diplomats | 16 | |
| Edmonton Drillers (479) | 17 | |
| California Surf | 18 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 19 | |
| Toronto Blizzard | 20 | |
| Dallas Tornado (434) | 21 | |
| club level | Team | Po |
* Tournament level, club level and world position are pre-tournament data.