1970 North American Soccer League season
Season | 1970 |
---|---|
Champions | Rochester Lancers |
Premiers | Washington Darts |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 253 (3.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Koulis Apostolidis (16 goals) |
Average attendance | 3,163 |
← 1969 1971 → |
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1970. This was the 3rd season of the NASL.[1]
Overview
Six teams competed with the Rochester Lancers winning the championship. Santos FC of Brazil beat the NASL All-Stars 4-3 at Soldier Field in Chicago to finish the season. In 1970, NASL teams rounded out their schedules by playing an assortment of foreign clubs including Hapoel Petah Tikva, Varzim, Hertha Berlin and Coventry City. These games weren't just for attendance but also counted in the standings. The Washington Darts went 2-2-0 versus the international teams earning the "International Cup".[2]
Changes from the previous season
The Baltimore Bays franchise dissolved, while the Washington Darts and Rochester Lancers joined the league from the American Soccer League.
Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
- -Premiers (most points). -Other playoff team.
Northern Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rochester Lancers | 9 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 45 | 111 |
Kansas City Spurs | 8 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 100 |
St. Louis Stars | 5 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 60 |
Southern Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington Darts | 14 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 137 |
Atlanta Chiefs | 11 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 123 |
Dallas Tornado | 8 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 92 |
NASL All-Stars
First Team[3][4] | Position | Second Team |
---|---|---|
Lincoln Phillips, Washington | G | Leonel Conde, Kansas City |
Charlie Mitchell, Rochester | D | John Cocking, Atlanta |
Uriel da Veiga, Atlanta | D | Delroy Scott, Atlanta |
Willie Evans, Washington | M | Ray Bloomfield, Atlanta |
John Best, Dallas | M | Roy Turner, Dallas |
Billy Fraser, Washington | M | Bob DeLuca, Rochester |
Carlos Metidieri, Rochester | F | Warren Archibald, Washington |
Dave Metchick, Atlanta | F | Clarival Oliveira, Kansas City |
Art Welch, Atlanta | F | Kirk Apostolidis, Dallas |
Leroy DeLeon, Washington | F | Mike Renshaw, Dallas |
Manfred Seissler, Kansas City | F | Pat McBride, St. Louis |
NASL Final 1970
Northern Champions | Aggregate | Southern Champions | First leg | Second leg | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rochester Lancers | 4–3[1] | Washington Darts | 3–0 | 1–3 | September 5 • Aquinas Memorial Stadium • 9,321 September 13 • Brookland Stadium • 5,543 |
First leg
Rochester Lancers[5][6] | 3–0 | Washington Darts |
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Costa Costa Marotti |
Report |
Second leg
Washington Darts | 3–1 | Rochester Lancers |
---|---|---|
DeLeon Gyau Browne |
Report | Costa |
1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers
Post season awards
- Most Valuable Player: Carlos Metidieri, Rochester
- Coach of the year: Sal DeRosa, Rochester
- Rookie of the year: Jim Leeker, St. Louis
References
- 1 2 "The Year in American Soccer - 1970". Homepages.sover.net. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ Dunn, Don (17 September 1970). "Pele Amazing to Soccer Experts, Meets Darts Tomorrow at RFK". Cumberland Evening Times. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "NASL Homepage". Web.archive.org. 2008-05-01. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ↑ "Previo Campeones: Rochester Lancers Capturan Titulo En 1970". 15 Sep 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ↑ Loj, Alex (September 6, 1970). "Lancers Defeat Darts". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ↑ Stolze, Craig (September 14, 1970). "Lancers Soccer Champs". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.