1967 in American soccer

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  1966 Flag of the United States.svg 1968  

The 1967 season in American soccer was often considered to be the first season in the second professional era of American soccer. It was the 54th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States.

Contents

Changes from 1965–66

Honors and achievements

CompetitionWinner
NPSL Oakland Clippers (1)
USA Los Angeles Wolves (1)
ASL 1966–67 Baltimore St. Gerards (1)
ASL 1967–68 Ukrainian Nationals (4)
National Challenge Cup New York Greek American (1)

National team

Men's

WinsLossesDraws
011

League tables

NPSL

USA

Eastern Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Washington Whips (Q)125521911+815 1967 USA Championship
2 Cleveland Stokers 125431913+614
3 Toronto City 124532317+613
4 Detroit Cougars 123631118712
5 New York Skyliners 122641517210
6 Boston Rovers 122371226147
Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Western Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Los Angeles Wolves (Q)125522114+715 1967 USA Championship
2 San Francisco Golden Gate Gales 125342519+613
3 Chicago Mustangs 123722014+613
4 Houston Stars 124441918+112
5 Vancouver Royal Canadians 123542028811
6 Dallas Tornado 12336142399
Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

ASL

National Challenge Cup

Semifinals Final
      
New York Greek American 3
Paterson Roma 0
New York Greek American 4
Orange County 2
Chicago Kickers 0
Orange County 1

Source: TheCup.us [1]

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References

  1. Hikala, Josh. "1967 US Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved December 29, 2012.