1970 North American Soccer League season

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

North American Soccer League -1970 Season-
Season1970
ChampionsRochester Lancers
PremiersWashington Darts
Matches played84
Goals scored253 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerKoulis Apostolidis
(16 goals)
Average attendance3,163
← 1969
1971 →

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
  • Rochester Lancers*
  • Washington Darts*

*joined from American Soccer League

Teams folding
  • Baltimore Bays

Teams moving
  • None

Name changes
  • None

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 Lancers9964145111
Kansas City Spurs81064244100
St. Louis Stars5172267160
Southern DivisionWLTGFGAPT
Washington Darts14645229137
Atlanta Chiefs11855333123
Dallas Tornado8124393992

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

NASL Final 1970
Main article: NASL Final 1970
Northern Champions Aggregate Southern Champions First leg Second leg Attendance
Rochester Lancers4–3[1]Washington Darts3–01–3September 5 • Aquinas Memorial Stadium • 9,321
September 13 • Brookland Stadium • 5,543

First leg
Rochester Lancers[5][6]3–0Washington Darts
Costa  26' (Kankam)
Costa  61' (Ofori)
Marotte  72' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 9,321
Referee: Mike Ashkenazi

Second leg
Washington Darts3–1Rochester Lancers
DeLeon  44' (pen.)
Gyau  49' (Grell)
Browne  65' (Archibald)		 Report Costa  40' (Metidieri)
Attendance: 5,543[7]

1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers

Post season awards

References
  1. "The Year in American Soccer - 1970". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  2. Dunn, Don (17 September 1970). "Pele Amazing to Soccer Experts, Meets Darts Tomorrow at RFK". Cumberland Evening Times. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. "NASL Homepage". Web.archive.org. 2008-05-01. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  4. "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  5. "Previo Campeones: Rochester Lancers Capturan Titulo En 1970". 15 Sep 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  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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