NPSL Final 1967
NPSL Final 1967 was the National Professional Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 1967 season. The event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the Oakland Clippers and the Baltimore Bays. The first leg was played on September 3, 1967 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, with the Bays winning 1–0. The return leg was contested on September 9, 1967 at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, California, and the Clippers won it by the score of 4–1. With the two-day competition complete, the Oakland Clippers held a 4–2 aggregate lead and were crowned the 1967 NPSL champions.[1][2][3]
Event | NPSL Final | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | September 3, 1967 | ||||||
Venue | Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||
Referee | Walter Crossley (England) | ||||||
Attendance | 16,619 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | September 9, 1967 | ||||||
Venue | Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California | ||||||
Referee | Mike Ashkenazi | ||||||
Attendance | 9,037 | ||||||
Background
The Baltimore Bays finished first in the Eastern Division regular season with 162 points. The Oakland Clippers finished first in the Western Division regular season with 185 points. This earned each team the right to compete in the championship series.
Match summary
Championship results
Western Division Champions | Aggregate | Eastern Division Champions | First leg | Second leg | Attendance |
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Oakland Clippers | 4–2 | Baltimore Bays | 0–1 | 4–1 | September 3 • Memorial Stadium • 16,619 September 9 • Oakland-Alameda Coliseum • 9,037 |
Second leg
Oakland Clippers[8] | 4–1 | Baltimore Bays |
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Dragan Djukic 27' (Davidovic) Dragan Djukic 35' (Davidovic) Dragan Djukic 38' (pen.) Edgar Marín (Mitic) 58' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Juan Santisteban 38' Guy Saint-Vil 41' (Asher Welch) |
Oakland[9]
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Baltimore
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1967 NPSL Champions: Oakland Clippers
References
- NASL Retro: Oakland derrota a Baltimore on NASL, 10 Sep 2015
- NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
- NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
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