1979 Chicago Sting Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 16-14 - 159 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Willy Roy (16-14)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 120,935, Avg. 8,062 in 15 home dates
1979 Chicago Sting RosterTeam Record: 16-14 - 159 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Willy Roy (16-14)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 120,935, Avg. 8,062 in 15 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 16 wins and 14 losses for 159 points in the NASL's Central Division.
The Sting scored 70 goals and allowed 62. Karl-Heinz Granitza netted 20 goals for Chicago, while Wim Van Hanegem, Thomas Sjoberg, Derek Spalding and Peter Ressel each tallied five or more also. Jorgen Kristensen recorded 22 assists. Tony Chursky recorded a 1.27 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Willy Roy coached the team. The 1979 Chicago Sting lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Heinz Granitza | F | 30 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Ressel | F | 28 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Sjoberg | F | 17 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jorgen Kristensen | F | 30 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wim Van Hanegem | M | 27 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Spalding | D | 23 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Advocaat | M | 28 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Fajkus | M | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Strenicer | M | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Wilson | D | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Long | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luigi Martini | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stefan Szefer | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Ingram | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lucas Moripe | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arno Steffenhagen | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Mahoney | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bret Hall | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lothar Skala | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Chursky | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Coffee | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Horst Blankenburg | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clive Griffiths | D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 378 | 0 | 69 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mahoney | 3 | 0 | 300:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.20 | 0 | 26 | |
| Tony Chursky | 14 | 0 | 1039:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1.91 | 0 | 60 | |
| Paul Coffee | 17 | 0 | 1454:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2.04 | 0 | 76 | |
| Totals | 34 | 0 | 2793:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 1.90 | 0 | 162 |
