1969 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League 1969 season 1969 5 Kansas City Spurs Kansas City Spurs most total points *Atlanta Chiefsbest Win/Loss record 40 82 RSA 1928 Kaizer Motaung (16 goals) 2,930 1968 1970 The 1969 North American Soccer League season was the second season of the North American Soccer League, the top division in US soccer in 1969. Five teams competed in the league's 2nd season. The season was divided into two parts; the International Cup and the regular season. The Kansas City Spurs won the International Cup. The Kansas City Spurs also won the NASL championship by finishing at the top of the table in the regular season. For the second straight year the team with the best winning percentage (Atlanta) did not win the premiership due to the NASL's points system. But unlike the previous year, the Chiefs got no opportunity to claim any title, as this would be the only year that the league did not hold a post-season Championship Final.http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1969.html The Year in American Soccer - 1969 Homepages.sover.net 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812005517/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1969.html 2015-08-12 dead Changes from the previous season No new teams were added and total of 12 teams folded between the 1968 and 1969 seasons: Boston Beacons Chicago Mustangs Cleveland Stokers Detroit Cougars Houston Stars Los Angeles Wolves New York Generals Oakland Clippers San Diego Toros Toronto Falcons Vancouver Royals Washington Whips Map of clubs left 10px NASL clubs 1100 500 300 425 390 North America 900 North America 33.74 -84.39 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Chiefs North America 39.33 -76.60 Black pog.svg 80 top Bays North America 32.81 -96.82 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Tornado North America 39.09 -94.56 Black pog.svg 80 left Spurs North America 38.62 -90.19 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Stars 1969 NASL International Cup The NASL held a double round-robin tournament that was called the International Cup. The league imported teams from England and Scotland to stand in for the U.S. clubs. Atlanta Chiefs were represented by Aston VillaBaltimore Bays were represented by West Ham UnitedDallas Tornado were represented by Dundee UnitedKansas City Spurs were represented by Wolverhampton WanderersSt. Louis Stars were represented by Kilmarnock F.C. 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. W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system International Cup StandingsWLTGFGAPtsKansas City Spurs620251357Baltimore Bays521231352Dallas Tornado242132231Atlanta Chiefs242101628St. Louis Stars251111826 NASL Final 1969 season standings NASL Final 1969 NASL Final 1969 NASL Final Kansas City Spurs – Atlanta Chiefs – (No final held) Championship awarded to team with most points in the season 1969 08 31 1968 1970 The regular season rosters were made of the teams' own players. With no playoff or final, Kansas City was crowned league champion. The team with the most points in the regular season was crowned league champion. Due to the NASL's unusual points system, this was not the team with the best won-loss percentage or the most victories. The Kansas City Spurs posted a record of 10 wins, 2 losses, and 4 ties, for 110 points to claim the title, while the Atlanta Chiefs posted a superior record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 3 ties, but managed only 109 points. 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. W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential, Pts= point system, Avg Att= Average Attendancehttp://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=496 Attendance Project: NASL Kenn Tomasch June 13, 2012 #BBF3BB darkgray-Premiers (most points). #BBEBFF darkgray-Best record. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !! style="background:#071871" class="unsortable" colspan="9"| 1969 NASL season standings |- !width=250|#071871 Teams !width=50|#071871 W !width=50|#071871 L !width=50|#071871 T !width=50|#071871 GF !width=50|#071871 GA !width=50|#071871 GD !width=50|#071871 Pts !width=60|#071871 Avg Att |- align=center bgcolor=#BBF3BB | align=left |Kansas City Spurs||10||2||4||53||28||+25||110||4,273 |- align=center bgcolor=#BBEBFF | align=left |Atlanta Chiefs|||11||2||3||46||20||+26||109||3,371 |- align=center | align=left |Dallas Tornado||8||6||2||32||31||+1||82||2,923 |- align=center | align=left |St. Louis Stars||3||11||2||24||47||-23||47||2,274 |- align=center | align=left |Baltimore Bays||2||13||1||27||56||-29||42||1,238 |}1969 NASL Champions: Kansas City Spurs Full year standings 1969 NASL combined standingsWLTGFGAPtsKansas City Spurs16447841167Atlanta Chiefs13655636137Dallas Tornado101044553113Baltimore Bays7152506994St. Louis Stars5163356573 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   URU Leonel Conde, Kansas City G USA John Borodiak, Baltimore D GRE Kirk Apostolidis, Dallas DCRC William Quirós, Kansas CityM USA John Best, Dallas MPOL Joe Puls, St. Louis M URU Pepe Fernandez, Kansas City FRSA 1928 Kaizer Motaung, Atlanta FUSA Manfred Seissler, Kansas City FUSA Ilija Mitic, Dallas FZAM Emment Kapengwe, Atlanta • JAM Art Welch, Baltimore F Post season awardsMost Valuable Player: URU Cirilio Fernandez, Kansas CityCoach of the year: HUN Janos Bedl, Kansas CityRookie of the year:''' USA Siegfried Stritzl, Baltimore References Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons 1969