1970 North American Soccer League season

Soccer league season

Football league season

Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1970. This was the 3rd season of the NASL.^[1]

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. The Washington Darts went 2-2-0 versus the international teams earning the "International Cup".^[2]

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

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.

 -Premiers (most points).  -Other playoff team.

NASL All-Stars

NASL Final 1970

First leg

September 5

8:00 PM (EST)

Aquinas Memorial Stadium, Rochester, New York

Attendance: 9,321

Referee: Mike Ashkenazi

Second leg

September 13

3:00 PM (EST)

Brookland Stadium, Washington, DC

Attendance: 5,543^[7]

1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers

Post season awards

• Most Valuable Player: Carlos Metidieri, Rochester
• Coach of the year: Sal DeRosa, Rochester
• Rookie of the year: Jim Leeker, St. Louis

References

1. "The Year in American Soccer - 1970". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
2. Dunn, Don (September 17, 1970). "Pele Amazing to Soccer Experts, Meets Darts Tomorrow at RFK". Cumberland Evening Times. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
3. "NASL Homepage". May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
4. "Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page". Oocities.org. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
5. "Previo Campeones: Rochester Lancers Capturan Titulo En 1970". September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
6. Loj, Alex (September 6, 1970). "Lancers Defeat Darts". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
7. Stolze, Craig (September 14, 1970). "Lancers Soccer Champs". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.