The Los Angeles Aztecs was an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California , from 1974 to 1981.

The Chicago Sting (1974–1988) was an American professional soccer team representing Chicago. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1982–83 season and again from 1984 to 1988.

The Washington Diplomats first came into being when in 1974 when the North American Soccer League (NASL) granted a franchise to a Washington, D.C. based business group.

The Philadelphia Atoms were an American soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL).

The Detroit Express was a professional soccer team based in suburban Detroit that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978.