1981 Chicago Sting Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 23-9 - 195 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Willy Roy (23-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 206,227, Avg. 12,889 in 16 home dates
1981 Chicago Sting RosterTeam Record: 23-9 - 195 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Won Championship
Coach: Willy Roy (23-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 206,227, Avg. 12,889 in 16 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 23 wins and 9 losses for 195 points in the NASL's Central Division.
The Sting led the league with 84 goals. Chicago allowed 50 goals. Karl-Heinz Granitza scored 19 goals for the squad, while Arno Steffenhagen, Rudy Glenn, Charlie Fajkus, Pato Margetic and Ingo Peter each contributed five or more also. Pato Margetic and Karl-Heinz Granitza each recorded 17 assists. Phil Parkes recorded a 0.84 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Willy Roy coached the team. The 1981 Chicago Sting won the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | 31 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arno Steffenhagen | M | 28 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pato Margetic | F | 23 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ingo Peter | M | 26 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Fajkus | M | 26 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Glenn | M | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Huson | F | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Spalding | D | 28 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Tyma | F | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frantz Mathieu | D | 31 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivan Miljkovic | D | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Simanton | M | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Long | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hahn | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bret Hall | M | 24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Ryan | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tasso Koutsoukos | F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Parkes | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffee | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dieter Ferner | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 428 | 0 | 81 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Parkes | 10 | 0 | 788:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.26 | 0 | 41 | |
| Dieter Ferner | 12 | 0 | 1175:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1.61 | 0 | 58 | |
| Paul Coffee | 12 | 0 | 984:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1.65 | 0 | 71 | |
| Totals | 34 | 0 | 2947:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 1.53 | 0 | 170 |
