1970 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season February 2023 February 2023 North American Soccer League 1970 season 1970 Rochester Lancers Washington Darts 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Rochester Lancers 84 GRE Koulis Apostolidis (16 goals) 253 3,163 1969 1971 Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1970. This was the 3rd season of the NASL.http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1970.html The Year in American Soccer - 1970 Homepages.sover.net 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20151105121043/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1970.html 2015-11-05 dead Overview Six teams competed with the Rochester Lancers winning the championship. Santos FC of Brazil beat the NASL All-Stars 4–3 at Soldier Field in Chicago to finish the season. In 1970, NASL teams rounded out their schedules by playing an assortment of foreign clubs including Hapoel Petah Tikva, Varzim, Hertha Berlin and Coventry City. These games weren't just for attendance but also counted in the standings.Hermanns Stefan Als Hertha BSC in der US-Profiliga spielte: Vor 55 Jahren füllten die Berliner die NASL auf https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/als-hertha-bsc-in-der-us-profiliga-spielte-vor-55-jahren-fullten-die-berliner-die-nasl-auf-13801090.html 9 June 2025 Tagesspiegel 6 June 2025 The Washington Darts went 2-2-0 versus the international teams earning the "International Cup".Dunn Don Pele Amazing to Soccer Experts, Meets Darts Tomorrow at RFK https://www.newspapers.com/image/18285957 6 February 2018 Cumberland Evening Times 17 September 1970 Changes from the previous season New teams Rochester Lancers* Washington Darts* *joined from American Soccer League Teams folding Baltimore Bays Teams moving None Name changes None Map of clubs left 10px Northern Division 10px Southern Division 1100 500 300 425 390 North America 900 North America 39.09 -94.56 Blue pog.svg 80 top Spurs North America 43.19 -77.66 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Lancers North America 38.62 -90.19 Blue pog.svg 80 bottom Stars North America 33.74 -84.39 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Chiefs North America 32.88 -96.79 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Tornado North America 38.93 -77.00 Red pog.svg 80 bottom Darts Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, 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. #B3B7FF darkgray-Premiers (most points). #ccffcc darkgray-Other playoff team. Northern DivisionWLTGFGAPTRochester Lancers99 6 41 45 111Kansas City Spurs810 6 42 44 100St. Louis Stars5172267160 Southern DivisionWLTGFGAPTWashington Darts146 4 52 29 137Atlanta Chiefs118 5 53 33 123Dallas Tornado8124393992 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 TeamTRI Lincoln Phillips, Washington GURU Leonel Conde, Kansas City SCO Charlie Mitchell, Rochester DENG John Cocking, AtlantaBRA Uriel da Veiga, Atlanta DJAM Delroy Scott, AtlantaGHA Willie Evans, WashingtonMENG Ray Bloomfield, AtlantaUSA John Best, Dallas MUSA Roy Turner, DallasSCO Billy Fraser, Washington MCAN Bob DiLuca, RochesterUSA Carlos Metidieri, Rochester FTRI Warren Archibald, WashingtonENG Dave Metchick, Atlanta FBRA Clarival Oliveira, Kansas CityJAM Art Welch, Atlanta FGRE Kirk Apostolidis, DallasTRI Leroy DeLeon, Washington FUSA Mike Renshaw, DallasUSA Manfred Seissler, Kansas City FUSA Pat McBride, St. Louis NASL Final 1970 NASL Final 1970 Northern ChampionsAggregateSouthern ChampionsFirst legSecond legAttendanceRochester Lancers 4–3 Washington Darts 3–0 1–3 September 5 • Aquinas Memorial Stadium • 9,321September 13 • Brookland Stadium • 5,543 First leg September 5 8:00 PM (EST) Rochester Lancers http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/09/15/previo-campeones-rochester-lancers-capturan-titulo-en-1970 Previo Campeones: Rochester Lancers Capturan Titulo En 1970 15 Sep 2015 2016-01-22Loj Alex Lancers Defeat Darts September 6, 1970 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle https://www.newspapers.com/image/136632118/?terms=Lancers%2Bdefeat%2Bdarts 1D August 3, 2017 3–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/136632124/?terms=lancers%2Bwin Washington Darts Costa 26 KankamCosta 61 OforiMarotte 72 pen. Aquinas Memorial Stadium, Rochester, New York 9,321 Mike Ashkenazi Second leg September 13 3:00 PM (EST) Washington Darts 3–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/136635177/?terms=lancers Rochester Lancers DeLeon 44 pen.Gyau 49 GrellBrowne 65 Archibald Costa 40 Metidieri Brookland Stadium, Washington, DC 5,543Stolze Craig Lancers Soccer Champs September 14, 1970 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle https://www.newspapers.com/image/136635177/?terms=lancers 1D August 3, 2017 1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers Post season awards Most Valuable Player: USA Carlos Metidieri, Rochester Coach of the year: USA Sal DeRosa, Rochester Rookie of the year: USA Jim Leeker, St. Louis References Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) seasons Category:1970 in American soccer leagues