1973 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League 1973 season 1973 9 Philadelphia Atoms Dallas Tornado 90 TRI Warren ArchibaldUSA Ilija Mitić (12 goals) 246 13, Philadelphia 21,700 (Dallas @ Phil) 1,100 (NY @ Montreal) 6,290 1972 1974 Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1973. This was the 6th season of the NASL.http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1973.html The Year in American Soccer - 1973 Homepages.sover.net 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20130713134943/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1973.html 2013-07-13 dead Overview Nine teams took part in the league with the Philadelphia Atoms winning the championship. During the season, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz from Vera Cruz, Mexico, played each of the nine NASL clubs in exhibition games that counted in the league's final standings. The 1973 season would be the last season in which games from non-league clubs counted in league standings.Jose Colin NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League 1989 Brredon Books USA 978-0907969563 360 A week before the NASL Final 1973, commissioner Phil Woosnam announced that no team in the league made a profit during the season.Rickey Jim Despite No Profits: Soccer Plans Expansion https://www.newspapers.com/image/136913165/? 24 March 2022 Democrat and Chronicle 19 August 1973 5D en In a unique twist, the team with home field for the NASL Championship Game determined the date and time the game was to be played. When the Dallas Tornado won their semi-final, setting up the final with Philadelphia, they chose August 25 as the date of the game. They did this because the NASL loan agreements with players from the English First Division (the precursor to today's Premier League) expired before that date.Flashback: Philly in the 1973 NASL playoffs http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2011/10/28/flashback-philly-in-the-1973-nasl-playoffs/ www.phillysoccerpage.net Because of this, Philadelphia's two leading scorers, Andy "The Flea" Provan and Jim Fryatt, were on their way back to England when the championship match was played on the 25th. Despite this, Philadelphia coach, Al Miller, put Bill Straub, a defender who had not played a minute for the club prior to the championship game, into the lineup at forward. The move paid off as Straub headed home the second goal in a 2–0 win with under five minutes remaining in the final. Changes from the previous season New teams Philadelphia Atoms Teams folding None Teams moving None Name changes Atlanta Chiefs to Atlanta Apollos Miami Gatos to Miami Toros Map of clubs left 10px Eastern Division 10px Northern Division 10px Southern Division 1100 500 300 425 390 North America 900 North America 25.78 -80.22 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Toros North America 40.72 -73.60 Black pog.svg 80 right Cosmos North America 39.91 -75.17 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Atoms North America 45.49 -73.54 Blue pog.svg 80 top Olympique North America 43.19 -77.66 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Lancers North America 43.67 -79.40 Blue pog.svg 80 left Metros North America 33.77 -84.39 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Apollos North America 32.84 -96.91 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Tornado North America 38.62 -90.19 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Stars 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. #B3B7FF darkgray-Premiers (most points). #ccffcc darkgray-Other playoff teams. Eastern DivisionWLTGFGABPPTSPhiladelphia Atoms 9 2 8291426 104New York Cosmos 7 5 7312328 91Miami Toros 8 5 6262122 88 Northern DivisionWLTGFGABPPTSToronto Metros 6 4 9 32 18 26 89Montreal Olympique 5 10 4 25 32 22 64Rochester Lancers 4 9 6 17 27 17 59 Southern DivisionWLTGFGABPPTSDallas Tornado 11 4 4 36 2533 111St. Louis Stars 7 7 5 27 27 25 82Atlanta Apollos 3 9 7 23 4023 62 NASL All-Stars First Teamhttp://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm NASL Homepage 2008-05-01 2014-01-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm May 1, 2008 http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page Oocities.org 2014-01-13   Position   Second Team Honorable MentionENG Ken Cooper, Dallas GUSA Bob Rigby, Philadelphia BER Sam Nusum, MontrealUSA John Best, Dallas DUSA Bob Smith, PhiladelphiaENG John Sewell, St. LouisENG Chris Dunleavy, Philadelphia DENG Derek Trevis, PhiladelphiaUSA Barry Barto, PhiladelphiaENG David Sadler, MiamiDUSA Dick Hall, DallasUSA Werner Roth, New YorkSCO Brian Rowan, Toronto DENG Roy Evans, PhiladelphiaWAL John Collins, DallasUSA Ilija Mitic, Dallas MUSA Pat McBride, St. LouisUSA Al Trost, St. LouisPOR Fernando Pinto, Toronto MARG Francisco Escos, RochesterUSA Roy Turner, DallasSCO Ian McPhee, Toronto MARG Roberto Aguirre, MiamiUSA George O'Neill, PhiladelphiaSCO Andy Provan, Philadelphia FUSA Joey Fink, New YorkUSA Paul Child, AtlantaENG Jim Fryatt, Philadelphia FENG Rick Reynolds, DallasUSA Kyle Rote Jr., DallasTRI Warren Archibald, Miami FBER Randy Horton, New YorkENG Nick Jennings, Dallas Playoffs All playoff games in all rounds including the NASL Final were single game elimination match ups. Bracket Semifinals NASL Final 1973 25 150px 1 Dallas Tornado 1 4 New York Cosmos 0 2 Philadelphia Atoms 3 3 Toronto Metros 0 1 Dallas Tornado 0 2 Philadelphia Atoms 2 Semifinals August 15New York Cosmos0–1Dallas TornadoTexas Stadium • Att. 9,009 August 18Toronto Metros0–3Philadelphia AtomsVeterans Stadium • Att. 18,766 NASL Final 1973 NASL Final 1973 August 25 Dallas Tornado 0–2 Philadelphia Atoms Best 66 o.g. Straub 85 (Evans) Texas Stadium, Irving, TexasEdwin Shrake http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087728/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121113050519/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087728/index.htm dead November 13, 2012 Armed with Americans, Philadelphia's soccer team beat - 09.03.73 - SI Vault Sportsillustrated.cnn.com 1973-09-03 2014-01-13Philadelphia Atoms @ Dallas Tornado 1973 NASL Finals Highlights - YouTube YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVxUgyBOuMM https://web.archive.org/web/20121229235927/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVxUgyBOuMM&gl=US&hl=en 2012-12-29 live 2013-06-25 18,824 Bill Gallagher (Canada)http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 Past Winners | North American Soccer League Naslsoccerbowl.com 2014-01-13 November 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045420/http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 dead 1973 NASL Champions: Philadelphia Atoms Post season awards Most Valuable Player: TRI Warren Archibald, Miami Coach of the year: USA Al Miller, Philadelphia Rookie of the year: USA Kyle Rote, Jr., Dallas Average home attendance TeamAverageAll-Time NASL Attendance – kenn.com blog https://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240713184439/http://kenn.com/blog/soccer/all-time-nasl-attendance-2/ 2026-08-01 2024-07-13Philadelphia Atoms 11,501Dallas Tornado 7,474St. Louis Stars 6,337Toronto Metros 5,961New York Cosmos 5,593Miami Toros 5,479Rochester Lancers 4,069Montreal Olympique 3,856Atlanta Apollos 3,317 References External links Video highlights of NASL in 1973 Complete Results and Standings Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons 1973 Category:1973 in Canadian soccer