1967–68 Washington Britannica season

Washington Britannica

1967 season
Chairman	William Cousins Jr.
Manager	Norman Sutherland
ASL	Southern Division: Second place
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← 1963-67 Washington Britannica 1968 Darts →

The 1967–68 season of the Washington Britannica was their first season in the American Soccer League, and the club's first season in professional soccer. The club was created in 1963 at the amateur level and fielded a team under the same name. During their initial professional year, the team earned second place in the Southern Division. The following year, the club folded the team and renamed themselves, fielding a new team for the 1968 season, the Washington Darts.

Competitions

ASL regular season

Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1967-68.

League standings

                          G    W   T   L   GF  GA  PTS
    First Division
Ukrainian Nationals        15  10   3   2   36  12   23
Boston Tigers              15   8   0   7   34  26   16
Washington Britannica      15   7   2   6   28  26   16
Rochester Lancers          15   6   2   7   34  31   14
Baltimore Flyers           15   4   3   8   17  35   11
Newark Ukrainian Sitch     15   4   2   9   15  34   10

    Premier Division (as of April 20, 1968)
New York Inter              9   6   3   0   13   9   15
Fall River Astros          11   6   3   2   23  13   15
Newark Portuguese          11   5   2   4   24  20   12
Patterson Roma SC          11   3   4   4   27  25   10
N.B. Hungarian Americans   12   1   0  11   19  55    2
Hartford S.C                 (played a few games)

ASL Playoffs

Playoffs:      Boston defeated Rochester 3-1, 4-2.
              Ukrainian Nationals defeated Rochester 1-1, 3-1.
CHAMPIONSHIP:  Ukrainian Nationals defeated New York Inter 3-3, 5-1.

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