| Event | NASL Final | ||||||
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| Date | September 5, 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Aquinas Memorial Stadium, Rochester, New York | ||||||
| Referee | Mike Ashkenazi | ||||||
| Attendance | 9,321 | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | September 13, 1970 | ||||||
| Venue | Brookland Stadium, Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| Attendance | 5,543 | ||||||
NASL Final 1970 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 1970 season. As no championship game was played for the 1969 season, it was the first championship game since the 1968 season. The event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the Rochester Lancers and the Washington Darts. The first leg was held on September 5, 1970 at Aquinas Memorial Stadium in Rochester, New York, with the Lancers victorious by a score of 3–0. The second leg was played on September 13, 1970 at Brookland Stadium in Washington, D.C. That day the Darts came out on top by the score of 3–1. Renato Costa, who played under the alias of "Raul Herrera" that year, scored three of Rochester's four goals. [1] With the two-legged competition completed, the Rochester Lancers held a 4–3 aggregate lead and were crowned the 1970 NASL champions. [2] [3]
The Rochester Lancers and the Washington Darts respectively won the Northern Division and Southern Division of the NASL. This earned each team the right to compete for the league title.
| Champion | Runner-up | Game 1 | Venue | Game 2 | Venue | Agg. |
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| Rochester Lancers | Washington Darts | 3–0 | Aquinas Memorial Stadium | 1–3 | Brookland Stadium | 4–3 |
| Rochester Lancers [4] [5] | 3–0 | Washington Darts |
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Costa  26', 61'Marotte 72' (pen.) | Report |
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| Washington Darts | 3–1 | Rochester Lancers |
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| DeLeon 44' (pen.) Gyau 49'Browne 65' | Report | Costa 40' |
       Washington Darts [10] |   Rochester Lancers [10] |
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1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers
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