1970 North American Soccer League season

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North American Soccer League 1970 season
Season1970
Champions Rochester Lancers
Premiers Washington Darts
1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Rochester Lancers
Matches played84
Goals scored253 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer Koulis Apostolidis
(16 goals)
Average attendance3,163
← 1969
1971 →

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1970. This was the 3rd season of the NASL. [1]

Contents

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

New teams

*joined from American Soccer League

Teams folding

Teams moving

Name changes

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 DivisionWLTGFGAPT
Rochester Lancers 9964145111
Kansas City Spurs 81064244100
St. Louis Stars 5172267160
Southern DivisionWLTGFGAPT
Washington Darts 14645229137
Atlanta Chiefs 11855333123
Dallas Tornado 8124393992

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, AtlantaD Delroy Scott, Atlanta
Willie Evans, Washington M Ray Bloomfield, Atlanta
John Best, DallasM Roy Turner, Dallas
Billy Fraser, WashingtonM Bob DiLuca, Rochester
Carlos Metidieri, Rochester F Warren Archibald, Washington
Dave Metchick, AtlantaF Clarival Oliveira, Kansas City
Art Welch, AtlantaF Kirk Apostolidis, Dallas
Leroy DeLeon, WashingtonF Mike Renshaw, Dallas
Manfred Seissler, Kansas CityF Pat McBride, St. Louis

NASL Final 1970

Northern ChampionsAggregateSouthern ChampionsFirst legSecond legAttendance
Rochester Lancers 4–3 [1] Washington Darts 3–01–3September 5 • Aquinas Memorial Stadium • 9,321
September 13 • Brookland Stadium • 5,543

First leg

Rochester Lancers [5] [6] 3–0 Washington Darts
Costa Soccerball shade.svg26' (Kankam)
Costa Soccerball shade.svg61' (Ofori)
Marotte Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)		 Report
Aquinas Memorial Stadium, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 9,321
Referee: Mike Ashkenazi

Second leg

Washington Darts 3–1 Rochester Lancers
DeLeon Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
Gyau Soccerball shade.svg49' (Grell)
Browne Soccerball shade.svg65' (Archibald)		 Report Costa Soccerball shade.svg40' (Metidieri)
Brookland Stadium, Washington, DC
Attendance: 5,543 [7]

1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers

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References

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  2. ↑ Dunn, Don (September 17, 1970). "Pele Amazing to Soccer Experts, Meets Darts Tomorrow at RFK". Cumberland Evening Times. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "NASL Homepage". May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". Oocities.org. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Previo Campeones: Rochester Lancers Capturan Titulo En 1970". September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Loj, Alex (September 6, 1970). "Lancers Defeat Darts". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ Stolze, Craig (September 14, 1970). "Lancers Soccer Champs". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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