1970 National Soccer League season

National Soccer League 1970 Toronto Croatia (regular season, 1st title) Hamilton Croatia (playoffs, 1st title) Toronto First Portuguese League cup Nino Flamini (25)October 19, 1970 Flamini winner 15 Ottawa Citizen 1969 1971 The 1970 National Soccer League season was the forty-seventh season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in late April and concluded in early November with the NSL Championship final. The regular-season title was clinched by Toronto Croatia by finishing first throughout the regular season.CSL Past Champions https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Champions.pdf live April 30, 2021 canadiansoccerleague.ca https://web.archive.org/web/20210414193119/https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Champions.pdf 2021-04-14 October 15, 1970 Two teammates start a fight, both ejected 45 The Globe and Mail In the playoffs, the championship title was won by Hamilton Croatia after defeating Toronto Croatia.November 3, 1970 Soccer league has good year at gate Toronto Daily Star 14 The NSL Cup was secured by Toronto First Portuguese after defeating Toronto Hellas.Jose Colin On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum 2001 Vaughan, Ontario 117Ryan Allan September 28, 1970 Portuguese gets his biggest goal as departure time draws near 16 Toronto Daily Star Overview Before the commencement of the season, a dispute emerged between the National Soccer League (NSL) and the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) over a variety of issues during the OSA's annual meeting.Waring Ed February 23, 1970 Soccer league loses bid to share revenue 21 The Globe and Mail At the meeting, the NSL's delegation requested that the league receive more representatives in future OSA meetings and a percentage of the gate earnings from friendly matches involving touring European teams. All of the NSL's requests were denied, and in addition, the league was required to recruit match officials from the local Referees Society. The league's circuit became centered around a Montreal–London corridor with the league expanding to the Ottawa region for the first time in its history.March 2, 1970 NSL accepts four new teams; three dropped 20 The Globe and Mail The Ottawa franchise was given to Ottawa Sons of Italy, who were the 1969 champions of the Ottawa-Rideau Soccer League.March 6, 1970 Sons of Italy join National Soccer League 16 Ottawa CitizenMarch 10, 1970 Ottawa Team Enters Pro Soccer Loop 14 Ottawa Journal Hamilton received further representation with the acceptance of Hamilton Apollos and Hamilton Croatia. Hamilton Croatia previously competed in the Inter-City Soccer League.Hamilton Croatia - History http://hamiltoncroatia.com/history/identity.php live 2021-09-01 hamiltoncroatia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100512091823/http://hamiltoncroatia.com:80/history/identity.php 2010-05-12 The NSL retained its presence in Quebec with the Portuguese de Quebec of Montreal replacing Montreal Inter-Italia. Two notable absentees were Toronto Italia and Sudbury Italia, as both were given a leave of absence to settle their financial troubles.April 24, 1970 Selective fhieves take tickets for Celtic-United game 31 The Globe and Mail Another departing club was Arsenal Portuguese Oakville. Reports were also circulating of a potential national Canadian championship featuring champions from the NSL and the Western Canada Soccer League. The NSL began to experience an increase in match attendance since its initial decrease and stagnation in the mid-1960s. The Toronto-based teams at Stanley Park averaged the highest amount, with an average of 1000 per match, followed by London, which averaged around 680 spectators. Teams TeamCityStadiumManagerHamilton ApollosHamilton, OntarioHamilton AAA Grounds1 June 1970 Apollos tie Kitchener 18 Hamilton SpectatorAndy PollackLovegrove Don 3 March 1970 Enter two Hamilton teams in semi-pro soccer league 18 Hamilton SpectatorHamilton CroatiaHamilton, OntarioHamilton AAA GroundsLovegrove Don 22 May 1970 Croatia in home debut 17 Hamilton SpectatorJoe Dundovic8 October 1970 Croatia club huge success this season 26 Hamilton SpectatorHamilton Homer Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton AAA Grounds25 June 1970 All soccer teams play 25 Hamilton SpectatorKitchener Concordia Kitchener, OntarioLondon German CanadiansLondon, OntarioCove Road StadiumLondon Ontario Competitive Soccer History http://www.gcfclondon.com/history.html 2021-09-23 www.gcfclondon.comPhil BroomanMeckbach Bruce June 9, 1970 Germans beat touring Darmstadt - Trasia 3-2 London Free PressOttawa Sons of Italy Ottawa, OntarioSt. Joseph's High SchoolApril 27, 1970 Soccer win to Ottawa 19 Ottawa CitizenSandro RausaApril 27, 1970 Ottawa Nips Montreal 2-1 14 Ottawa JournalPortuguese de Quebec of MontrealMontreal, QuebecJarry StadiumOctober 13, 1970 Sons of Italy Down Hamilton Team 4-1 24 Ottawa JournalSerbian White EaglesToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumWaring Ed July 30, 1970 Brazilian rookie now NSL's Pele 35 The Globe and MailAlan HarveyWaring Ed 27 April 1970 White Eagles blanked in NSL opener 21 The Globe and Mail Toronto CroatiaToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumArthur RodriguesJanuary 13, 1971 Rodrigues takes post with new club 27 The Globe and MailToronto First PortugueseToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumArthur Rodriguesnote Rodrigues was First Portugal's head coach at the start of the season then later joined Toronto CroatiaToronto HellasToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumToronto HungariaToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumToronto Olympia Toronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumToronto UkrainiaToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumLeo Dowhaluk11 May 2023 Leo Dowhaluk https://thecnsl.com/2023/05/11/leo-dowhaluk/ 12 May 2023 National Soccer League en note Coaching changes TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointmentToronto Croatia Marijan BilićFraser Terry July 10, 1970 Varzim has yielded one goal on tour 18 Toronto Daily StarEnd of caretaker spellArthur Rodrigues Canada Southern Ontario 400 center Location of NSL teams outside of Toronto for the 1970 NSL season.10px Canada Southern Ontario 43.251389 -79.830278 Hamilton left Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.418611 -80.472778 Kitchener left Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 42.9837 -81.2497 London left Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 45.370307 -75.692185 Ottawa right Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.64 -79.42 TORONTO right Red pog.svg Canada Southern Quebec 400 center Locations of teams in Quebec for the 1970 NSL season. Canada Southern Quebec 45.554119 -73.636631 Montreal left Red pog.svg Standings main WDL Q 2 CRO Toronto Croatia HAM Hamilton Croatia SER Serbian White Eagles POR Toronto First Portuguese LON London German Canadians HEL Toronto Hellas HHR Hamilton Homer OTT Ottawa Sons of Italy TOR Toronto Hungaria QUB Soccer Portugais du Quebec of Montreal UKA Toronto Ukrainians WEL Hamilton Apollos SRK Kitchener Kickers HOM Toronto Olympia 20 3 3 75 19 C 16 8 2 67 24 O 17 5 4 60 26 15 4 7 56 37 13 6 7 55 29 13 5 8 49 36 12 7 7 48 36 9 6 11 39 49 7 8 11 42 43 6 7 13 23 45 7 3 16 34 51 6 4 16 25 57 5 3 18 31 84 1 1 24 23 91 #ACE1AF Qualification for Playoffs Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. October 30, 1970 http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NSL_1921_1992.pdf Playoffs Quarterfinals October 22, 1970 20:30 Toronto Croatia 2–1 [23 October 1970 Soccer scores - National League The Toronto Daily Star 15 Report] London German Canadians Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario October 24, 1970 20:30 Toronto First Portuguese 5–0 [26 October 1970 Soccer scores - National League The Toronto Daily Star 13 Report] Ottawa Sons of Italy Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario October 25, 1970 14:00 Hamilton Croatia 5–1 [26 October 1970 Suspend Four for Attack on Referee The Globe and Mail 20 Report] Toronto Hellas Karol Martisek , , Malcolm Sinclair John Stambolidis Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario Terry Bell October 25, 1970 16:00 Serbian White Eagles 0–0note Serbia advanced to the semi-final as Hamilton was suspended [27 October 1970 All-Croatian Final Looms in National Soccer League Hamilton Spectator 14 Report] Hamilton Homer Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario note Semifinals October 24, 1970 20:00 Toronto Croatia 4–1 [26 October 1970 Soccer - National League Sunday Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Report] Serbian White Eagles Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario October 29, 1970 20:30 Toronto First Portuguese 0–0 yes [31 October 1970 Croatia in Final on Penalty Kicks Hamilton Spectator 16 Report] Hamilton Croatia 3–5 Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario Finals November 1, 1970 Toronto Croatia 0–3 [ Report] Hamilton Croatia Arpad Hoffman Karol Martisek , Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario Cup The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all fourteen teams took part. The tournament would conclude in a final match for the Cup. Finals September 27, 1970 Toronto First Portuguese 2–1 yes [Waring Ed September 28, 1970 Portuguese win soccer crown in overtime, 2-1 21 The Globe and Mail Report] Toronto Hellas Alves 57 Yaúca 120 John Stampoulidis 62 Stanley Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario 7205 Terry Bell References External links RSSSF CNSL page thecnsl.com - 1970 season Category:1970 in domestic association football leagues National Soccer League 1970