1973 Miami Toros season

Miami Toros
1973 season
Manager	John Young
Stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
NASL	Eastern Division: third place
Top goalscorer	League: ; Warren Archibald ; (12 goals) ; All: ; Warren Archibald ; (12 goals)
Average home league attendance	5,479
Home colors	Away colors
	← 1972 Gatos 1974 Toros →

Last updated December 12, 2025

The 1973 Miami Toros season was the first season of the new team, and the club's seventh season in professional soccer. It is also the first ever incarnation of the club's new name. Previously, there were known as the Miami Gatos. This year, the team finished in third place in the Eastern Division. They did not make the North American Soccer League playoffs.

Background

The team's new name was chosen by a 20-man committee.^[1]

Competitions

NASL regular season

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, PTS= Total Points

POINT SYSTEM
6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each goal scored up to three per game.

Eastern Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	BP	PTS
Philadelphia Atoms	9	2	8	29	14	26	104
New York Cosmos	7	5	7	31	23	28	91
Miami Toros	8	5	6	26	21	22	88

Northern Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	BP	PTS
Toronto Metros	6	4	9	32	18	26	89
Montreal Olympique	5	10	4	25	32	22	64
Rochester Lancers	4	9	6	17	27	17	59

Southern Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	BP	PTS
Dallas Tornado	11	4	4	36	25	33	111
St. Louis Stars	7	7	5	27	27	25	82
Atlanta Apollos	3	9	7	23	40	23	62

References

↑ Sheldon, Bill (January 18, 1973). "Fierce 'Toros' Will Replace Confusing 'Gatos' in Soccer". Miami Herald . p. 192. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

External links

Miami Toros 1973

[1] Sheldon, Bill (January 18, 1973). "Fierce 'Toros' Will Replace Confusing 'Gatos' in Soccer". Miami Herald . p. 192. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.

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