1961 International Soccer League

October 2020 International Soccer League Duklaprague v everton soccer programme.jpg 170 Official programme for the final 1961 16 Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague Rudolf Kučera (15 goals)http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1961.html https://web.archive.org/web/19991113070640/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1961.html The Year in American Soccer - 1961 sover.net Steve Holroyd 1999-10-24 1999-11-13 1960 1962 The 1961 season was the second edition of the International Soccer League. Played in the United States and Canada by teams invited from Europe, the tournament featured two groups of eight teams, who played a round-robin format. The final, held in August, was a two-legged tie between the winner of each group to decide the overall champion. League standings Section I main WDL Q 2 EVE ENG Everton BAN BRA 1960 Bangu NYA USA New York Americans KAR GER Karlsruher SC KIL SCO Kilmarnock MTL CAN 1957 Montreal Concordia DIN ROM 1952 Dinamo București BEŞ TUR Beşiktaş 6 0 1 22 5 4 1 2 18 8 4 0 3 13 18 3 1 3 16 17 2 2 3 12 13 2 1 4 7 11 1 3 3 8 14 1 2 4 8 19 #b3b7ff Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Concordia Blanks Ulster https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v40tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F50FAAAAIBAJ&dq=montreal%20soccer%20dominion&pg=5449%2C2671055 12 June 2011 The Montreal Gazette 13 May 1961 17 May Beşiktaş 3–1 Karlsruhe Şenol Birol Reinhold Wischnowsky Polo Grounds New York, NY 9538 Peter Rhodes 25 May Everton 2–1 news https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19610526&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 13 June 2011 The Montreal Gazette 30 Norman Gillespie Collins Paces Everton Over Kilmarnock 26 May 1961 Kilmarnock FC Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 6,000 28 May Bangu 6–1 Beşiktaş Zé Maria 30 Valter dos Santos 8 28 Ademir da Guia 34 Polo Grounds New York, NY 7130 23 May Montreal Concordia 0–1 PreviewGillespie Norman International League Makes Debut Concordia Meets Everton Tonight https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x40tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F50FAAAAIBAJ&dq=montreal%20concordia&pg=5693%2C4411440 12 June 2011 The Montreal Gazette 23 May 1961 postGillespie Norman Everton Eleven Defeats Concordia 1–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yI0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6797%2C4652341 13 June 2011 The Montreal Gazette 24 May 1961 Everton Hector Lopez0 87 Billy Bingham0 22Alec Young 72 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 8,000 Cameron McShane 30 May Montreal Concordia 2–0 newsGillespie Norman Concordia Beats Dynamo https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zo0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5732%2C6019056 13 June 2011 The Montreal Gazette 31 May 1961 Dinamo Bucharest Tito Maule25Apard Kiraly50 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC Peter Rhodes 30 May New York Americans 1–0 Beşiktaş Raul Seoane Polo Grounds New York, NY 10212 30 May Karlsruher SC 3–2 Kilmarnock FC 1 June 7:00pm Kilmarnock FC 4–0 news Gillespie Norman Kilmarnock Wins, Concordia, Besiktas Tie 1-1 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lI4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HZ0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=7178%2C347199 13 June 2011 The Montreal Gazette 2 June 1961 New York Americans Hughie Brown (31') Andy Kerr (43') Bert Black (65') Matt Watson (84') Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 7000Note: The match was a double header with Montreal Concordia vs. Beşiktaş following. 1 June 9:00pm Montreal Concordia 1–1 Beşiktaş José Sanches 48 Şenol Birol 15 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 5500 Peter Rhodes 8 June Kilmarnock 1–1 Beşiktaş Billy Muir 12 Selim Soydan 7 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC Tom Cuthbert 14 June Everton 4–0 Beşiktaş Bobby Collins Frank Wignall Alex Young Polo Grounds New York, NY 5000 John Best 18 June Dinamo București 5–2 Beşiktaş Constantin David Iosif Varga Constantin Frățilă Şenol Birol Arif Özataç Polo Grounds New York, NY 7331 Peter Rhodes Section II main WDL Q 2 DUK Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague MTL CAN 1957 Montreal Concordia MCO MON AS Monaco RSB YUG Red Star Belgrade ESP ESP 1945 RCD Español RWI AUT Rapid Wien SHM IRE Shamrock Rovers MPT ISR Hapoel Petah Tikva 6 1 0 36 6 3 4 0 17 10 4 0 3 18 13 3 1 3 24 17 3 1 3 15 19 2 1 4 12 18 1 2 4 12 26 0 2 5 6 31 #b3b7ff Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Concordia Rallies To Beat Monaco https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_ostAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P50FAAAAIBAJ&dq=montreal%20concordia&pg=5880%2C3049625 12 June 2011 The Montreal Gazette 19 July 1961 15 June Shamrock Rovers 2–2 Hapoel Petah Tikva Frank O'Neill Zaharia RatzabiNahum Stelmach Polo Grounds New York, NY 12,244 Nels Dahlquist 27 June Dukla Prague 4–2 Dukla zahájila v Americe vítězně https://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1961/6/29/4.png 2026-01-29 Rudé právo 1961-06-29 4 cs Red Star Belgrade Josef Masopust24Rudolf Kučera81 84Svatopluk Pluskal88 Vojislav Melić14Branko Zebec90 Montreal, QC 12,000 Bel Betts 27 June Montreal Concordia 4–0 Concordia Blanks Israel Dukla Upsets Yugoslavia Norman Gillespie https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19610628&printsec=frontpage 2026-01-29 The Montreal Gazette 1961-06-28 24 Hapoel Petah Tikva Humberto Gambaro40 44Ken Leek51Sam Lawrie88 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 10,000 2 July Dukla Prague 7–1 Vysoké vítězství fotbalistů DUKLY https://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1961/7/4/4.png 2026-01-29 Rudé právo 1961-07-04 4 cs Hapoel Petah Tikva Svatopluk PluskalRudolf KučeraJaroslav BorovičkaJosef Vacenovský Zecharia Ratzabi New York, NY Mohl 2 July AS Monaco 3–2 Soccer https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8IstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5676%2C283895 2026-01-30 The Montreal Gazette 1961-07-03 18 Rapid Wien 4 July Montreal Concordia 1–1 Sam Lawrie Gets Equalizer As Concordia Holds Espanol To 1-1 Deadlock Norman Gillespie https://books.google.com/books?id=8ostAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA22 2026-01-29 The Montreal Gazette 1961-07-05 22 RCD Español Sam Lawrie67 Antonio Camps7 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 4,500 4 July Shamrock Rovers 1–4 AS Monaco Frank O'Neill23 Bart Carlier53Lucien Cossou60Henri Biancheri64Claude Peretti72 Polo Grounds New York, NY 8,615 Nels Dahlquist 4 July Dukla Prague 6–0 Dukla, Monaco Triumph in Soccer Games Here William J. Briordy https://www.nytimes.com/1961/07/05/archives/dukla-monaco-triumph-in-soccer-games-here-czechs-set-back-viennese.html 2026-01-29 New York Times 1961-07-05 44 subscription Rapid Wien 6 July RCD Español 3–1 Čtvrté utkání nerozhodně https://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1961/7/8/4.png 2026-01-29 Rudé právo 1961-07-08 4 cs AS Monaco José Sastre (footballer, born 1937) José Sastre es José SastreRamón Carranza (footballer) Ramón Carranza es Ramón CarranzaÍndio Da Luz Claude Peretti 6 July Montreal Concordia 2–2 Dukla Prague Tommy Barrett26 pen.Ken Leek42 Josef Jelínek25Josef Vacenovský65 Montreal, QC 9 July Montreal Concordia 2–2 Soccer Record https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ostAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945%2C1380409 2026-01-30 The Montreal Gazette 1961-07-10 21 Red Star Belgrade 9 July Shamrock Rovers 1–4 RCD Español Liam Tuohy (footballer)68 Índio Da Luz18 28Ramón Carranza61Ronnie Nolan69 o.g. Polo Grounds New York, NY 10,208 Nels Dahlquist 11 July Montreal Concordia 3–2 Concordia Wins Over Rapid 3-2 Norman Gillespie https://books.google.com/books?id=-IstAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA26 2026-01-29 The Montreal Gazette 1961-07-12 26 Rapid Wien Humberto Gambaro21Tommy Barrett31 pen.Ron Heckman87 Rudi Flögel4Walter Seitl9 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 4,500 Mike Devine 12 July Red Star Belgrade 7–2 New York: čtvrté vítězství fotbalistů Dukly https://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1961/7/14/4.png 2026-01-29 Rudé právo 1961-07-14 4 cs RCD Español New York, NY 17,000 12 July Dukla Prague 2–0 AS Monaco Josef Vacenovský6Josef Jelínek41 New York, NY 17,000 16 July Shamrock Rovers 5–1 Red Star Belgrade Tony ByrnePaddy AmbroseFrank O'NeillLiam Tuohy Novak Tomić Polo Grounds New York, NY 10,701Note: The match was a double header with Dukla Prague vs. RCD Español following. William Peters 16 July Dukla Prague 5–1 Dukla Wins, 5-1, Clinches Tie for Soccer Title William J. Briordy https://www.nytimes.com/1961/07/17/archives/dukla-wins-51-clinches-tie-for-soccer-title-czechs-top-espanol.html 2026-01-29 New York Times 1961-07-17 18 RCD Español Josef Vacenovský31Josef Masopust64Rudolf Kučera67 78Josef Jelínek89 Índio Da Luz8 Polo Grounds New York, NY 10,701 George Mohl 18 July Montreal Concordia 3–1 AS Monaco Humberto GambaroJose Sanches Bert Carlier Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 4,500 19 July Shamrock Rovers 1–3 SK Rapid Wien Frank O'Neill79 Josef Höltl3Walter Seitl35Rudi Flögel74 Polo Grounds New York, NY 10,701 Jim McLean 20 July Red Star Belgrade 7–0 Soccer Record https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AIwtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2067%2C3409201 2026-01-30 The Montreal Gazette 1961-07-21 22 Hapoel Petah Tikva 23 July AS Monaco 3–0 Soccer Record https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AowtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4332%2C3794063 2026-01-30 The Montreal Gazette 1961-07-24 18 Hapoel Petah Tikva 23 July SK Rapid Wien 3–0 RCD Español 24 July Montreal Concordia 2–2 Norman Gillespie: Concordia, Shamrock Rovers Tie, The Montreal Gazette, 25 July 1961, p. 21 Shamrock Rovers Olivio Lacerdo38José Sanches51 Liam Hennessy29Tommy Hamilton59 Molson Stadium Montreal, QC 400 30 July Shamrock Rovers 0–10 Dukla Praha-Shamrock Rovers 10:0! https://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1961/7/31/8.png 2026-01-30 Rudé právo 1961-07-08 8 cs Dukla Prague Rudolf KučeraJosef VacenovskýJosef MasopustJan BrumovskýJaroslav Borovička Polo Grounds New York, NY 5,180 Leo Goldstein 30 July Rapid Wien 2–2 Hapoel Petah Tikva Fall River, MA 30 July AS Monaco 4–2 Red Star Belgrade Fall River, MA Championship finals First leg 2 August 1961 16:30 Dukla Prague TCH 7 ENG Everton 2 Vysoké vítězství Dukly Praha https://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1961/8/4/4.png 2026-01-29 Rudé právo 1961-08-04 4 cs Rudolf KučeraJosef JelínekJaroslav BorovičkaJan BrumovskýJosef Masopust Roy VernonAlex Young Polo Grounds New York City <!- - changes the width; use a percentage; include "%" after the percentage; default is "100%" --> Second leg 6 August 1961 Dukla Prague TCH 2 ENG Everton 0 DUKLA Praha vítězem turnaje v USA https://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=RudePravo/1961/8/7/4.png 2026-01-29 Rudé právo 1961-08-07 4 cs Rudolf KučeraJan Brumovský Polo Grounds New York City <!- - changes the width; use a percentage; include "%" after the percentage; default is "100%" --> Team details _vneckyellow _goldtop FCC826 67111A FCC826 FCC826 67111A Dukla Prague _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _bluesides _bluetop 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc ffffff ffffff Everton Dukla Prague won 9–2 on aggregate. 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