1968 National Soccer League season

National Soccer League 1968 Sudbury Italia (regular season) Sudbury Italia (playoffs, 1st title) League cup 1967 1969 The 1968 National Soccer League season was the forty-fifth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in late May and concluded in early October, with Sudbury Italia securing the double (regular-season title and NSL Championship).Jose Colin On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum 2001 Vaughan, Ontario 116CSL 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 Sudbury finished first in the standings with 29 points, with a single-point difference between Toronto Hellas.September 9, 1968 Sudbury Italia wins National League title 21 The Globe and MailSeptember 9, 1968 Sudbury wins title A12 Toronto Daily Star Italia would face Toronto Hellas once more in the NSL Championship final.September 30, 1968 Hungaria ties Sudbury Italia 20 The Globe and Mail The league would serve as a secondary league in the Canadian soccer landscape as the American-based North American Soccer League expanded into British Columbia and Ontario.Dineen Patrick May 24, 1968 National loop works to alter soccer image 28 The Globe and Mail Overview The membership in the league decreased to ten teams, with Hamilton Primos and Toronto Roma disbanding their teams. Stanley Park Stadium, the league's primary stadium for its Toronto members, received the necessary funds from the city to renovate the facility.Waring Ed May 11, 1968 Falcons' opener clouded by dispute 39 The Globe and MailFebruary 20, 1968 Field will be moved, clubhouse replaced 33 The Globe and Mail Teams TeamCityStadiumManagerKitchener-Waterloo KickersKitchener, OntarioWoodside Park11 May 1968 Kickers Play Croatia at Woodside Kitchener-Waterloo Record 19Nobert EnglischAlviano Ray 4 May 1968 Sport Rays Kitchener-Waterloo Record 19Serbian White EaglesToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumRay DobrijevicJuly 4, 1968 Eagles' coach happy as team victorious 32 The Globe and MailSudbury Italia Sudbury, Ontario Toronto CroatiaToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumToronto HellasToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumAlex MarshallHarrison Ian May 31, 1968 Smith stars in Hellas soccer win B17 Toronto Daily StarToronto HungariaToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumToronto Olympia Toronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumToronto Portuguese Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park StadiumToronto UkrainiaToronto, OntarioStanley Park StadiumOstap SteckiwWaring Ed July 22, 1968 Student scores both the goals as Ukes blank Windsor Teutonia 18 The Globe and MailWindsor Teutonia Windsor, OntarioWigle ParkMay 24, 1968 Teutonia A opens play 31 Windsor Star Canada Southern Ontario 400 center Location of NSL teams outside of Toronto for the 1968 NSL season.10px Canada Southern Ontario 43.418611 -80.472778 Kitchener left Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 46.49 -81.01 Sudbury bottom Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.64 -79.42 TORONTO right Red pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 42.2939 -83.0191 Windsor left Blue pog.svg References External links RSSSF CNSL page thecnsl.com - 1968 season Category:1968–69 in domestic association football leagues National Soccer League 1968