Soccer Bowl '75

Soccer Bowl '75 was the championship final of the 1975 NASL season, played between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Portland Timbers. The match took place on August 24, 1975 at Spartan Stadium, in San Jose, California. It was the first North American Soccer League championship to be known as the Soccer Bowl. The Tampa Bay Rowdies won the match, 2–0, to claim their first North American championship. This was the third consecutive year that an expansion team won the NASL title.[2]

Soccer Bowl '75
EventSoccer Bowl
Tampa Bay Rowdies Portland Timbers
2 0
DateAugust 24, 1975 (1975-08-24)
VenueSpartan Stadium, San Jose, California
Man of the MatchStewart Jump
RefereeHenry Landauer (USA)[1]
Attendance17,483

Background

Tampa Bay Rowdies
Main article: 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The Tampa Bay Rowdies qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Eastern Division with 135 points. The point total earned them the number 2 seed and the right to host all preliminary rounds of the playoffs. The Rowdies defeated the Toronto Metros-Croatia in the quarterfinal match, 1–0, on August 13, 1975. Three days later they dispatched the Miami Toros, 3–0, in their semifinal game played on August 16, 1975, to advance to the finals.

Portland Timbers
Main article: 1975 Portland Timbers season

The Portland Timbers qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Western Division with 138 points. The point total earned them the number 1 seed and the right to host all preliminary rounds of the playoffs. The Timbers defeated the Seattle Sounders in the quarterfinal match, 2–1, in sudden death overtime on August 12, 1975. Five days later they beat the St. Louis Stars, 1–0, in a semifinal game played on August 17, 1975, to advance to the finals.

Game summary

Championship results
Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Portland Timbers
Auguste  66:00' (Smethurst)
Best  87:40'
Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
Attendance: 17,483
Referee: Henry Landauer[3][4][5]
Tampa Bay
Portland
GK1 Paul Hammond
D13 Stewart Jump
D3 Alex Pringle
D6 Mike Connell
D5 Malcolm Linton 63:00'
M4 John Boyle (c)
M15 Mark Lindsay
F9 Clyde Best
F10 Stewart Scullion
F12 Derek Smethurst
F14 John Sissons
Substitutes:
D18 Arsène Auguste 63:00'
D2 Farrukh Quarishi
M7 Bernard Hartze
M8 Randy Garber
F11 Doug Wark
F17 Eddie Austin
GK1 Mike Hewitt
Manager:
Eddie Firmani
GK1 Graham Brown
D2 Ray Martin
D3 Barrie Lynch
D5 Graham Day
M6 Brian Godfrey (c)
M7 Thomas McLaren
M8 Barry Powell
M13 Chris Dangerfield
F9 Peter Withe
F11 Jimmy Kelly
F12 Willie Anderson
Substitutes:
D4 Mick Hoban
D18 Nick Nicolas
F10 Dan Gardner
F14 Tony Betts
F16 Roger Goldingay
GK22 Dave Landry
Manager:
Vic Crowe

1975 NASL Champions: Tampa Bay Rowdies
Television: CBS
Announcers: Frank Glieber, Jack Whitaker[6]

Soccer Bowl MVP:
Stewart Jump (Tampa Bay)
Assistant referees:[7][8]
John Davies
Cor de Groot

Statistics
First half[9]
Statistic Tampa Bay Portland
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 9 8
Shots on target 2 6
Saves 6 2
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Second half[10]
Statistic Tampa Bay Portland
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 10 10
Shots on target 6 6
Saves 6 4
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 1[11]
Red cards 0 0
Overall[12]
Statistic Tampa Bay Portland
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 19 18
Shots on target 8 12
Saves 12 6
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0
Fouls 25 21
Corner kicks 8 4

See also

References
  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19750825&id=AXVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rl8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6302,1696141
  2. NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League.
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19750825&id=AXVIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Rl8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6302,1696141
  4. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CoqWWZryDfU/Tk-SyjDtXOI/AAAAAAAALNs/QprEBSLeOSg/s1600/1975-8-24+Soccer+Bowl+Report+2.jpg
  5. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_axffduAi2BA/TTVkBYFN2BI/AAAAAAAAKgM/fGOuEI7O-Io/s640/Soccer%2BBowl%2B%252775%2BTicket.jpg
  6. Martz, Ron (August 25, 1975). "TV coverage unfair to NASL". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1-C. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19750825&id=CUZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6963,1984490
  8. World Sports Marketing, publisher. (1975). Kick match program. New York, NY. NASL. p. 67
  9. "Box scores". Evening Independent. August 25, 1975. p. 2-C. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  10. "Box scores". Evening Independent. August 25, 1975. p. 2-C. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  11. Hunt, Tim (August 25, 1975). "Tampa outduels Timbers for Title". The Argus. Fremont, California. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  12. "Box scores". Evening Independent. August 25, 1975. p. 2-C. Retrieved 2015-12-25.

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