| Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NASL Conference | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | North Carolina | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44:32 | 12 | 47 | |
| 2. | Vancouver Whitecaps | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 32:22 | 10 | 45 | |
| 3. | CF Montreal | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36:30 | 6 | 43 | |
| 4. | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 37:49 | -12 | 33 | |
| 5. | AC St. Louis | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32:48 | -16 | 29 | |
| 6. | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24:55 | -31 | 24 | |
| # | USL Conference | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Austin | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53:40 | 13 | 53 | |
| 2. | Portland Timbers | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34:23 | 11 | 49 | |
| 3. | Puerto Rico | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37:35 | 2 | 37 | |
| 4. | Tampa Bay | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 41:46 | -5 | 32 | |