1974 Miami Toros season
The 1974 Miami Toros season was the second season of the team, and the club's eighth season in professional soccer. This year, the team earned first place in the Eastern Division. They advanced through the North American Soccer League playoffs to the NASL Final, before losing on penalty kicks to the Los Angeles Aztecs.
| 1974 season | |||
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| Manager | John Young | ||
| Stadium | Miami Orange Bowl | ||
| NASL | Eastern Division: First place NASL Championship:Finalist | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Steve David (13 goals) All: Steve David (13 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,340 | ||
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Competitions
NASL regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, 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.
| Northern Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Minutemen | 10 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 94 |
| Toronto Metros | 9 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 87 |
| Rochester Lancers | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 77 |
| New York Cosmos | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 58 |
| Eastern Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Toros | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 107 |
| Baltimore Comets | 10 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 46 | 105 |
| Philadelphia Atoms | 8 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 74 |
| Washington Diplomats | 7 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 70 |
| Central Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Tornado | 9 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 100 |
| St. Louis Stars | 4 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 42 | 54 |
| Denver Dynamos | 5 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 49 |
| Western Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Aztecs | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 36 | 110 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 38 | 103 |
| Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 101 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 70 |
Semifinals
| August 17 | Miami Toros | 3–1 | Dallas Tornado | Tamiami Stadium[1][2] • Att. 5,045 |
NASL Final 1974
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | NASL Final 1974 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 2 | |||||||||||
| N1 | Boston Minutemen | 1 | N1 | Boston Minutemen | 0 | ||||||||
| E2 | Baltimore Comets | 0 | W1 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 3(5) | ||||||||
| E1 | Miami Toros | 3(3) | |||||||||||
| C1 | Dallas Tornado | 1 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Dallas Tornado | 3 | E1 | Miami Toros | 3 | ||||||||
| W2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | |||||||||||
See also
References
- http://football-miami-n-beyond.blogspot.com/2010/10/ft-lauderdale-strikers-history-part-ii.html
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19740814&id=UDw0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=yesFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4217,1489454&hl=en
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- "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
- Dan Levin (1974-09-02). "A bizarre overtime kicking contest enabled the Los - 09.02.74 - SI Vault". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- "Lodi News-Sentinel - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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