1967 in American soccer

The 1967 season in American soccer was often considered to be the first season in the second professional era of American soccer. It was the 54th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States.

Changes from 1965–66

In response to high TV ratings for the 1966 FIFA World Cup domestically, National Football League (American football) owners opt to create the National Professional Soccer League, while others create the United Soccer Association. Drastically different from past soccer leagues in the United States, the NPSL and USA are played during the spring seasons.

Honors and achievements

Competition	Winner
NPSL	Oakland Clippers (1)
USA	Los Angeles Wolves (1)
ASL 1966–67	Baltimore St. Gerards (1)
ASL 1967–68	Ukrainian Nationals (4)
National Challenge Cup	New York Greek American (1)

National team

Men's

Wins	Losses	Draws
0	1	1

May 21 Olympics qualifier	Bermuda	1–1	United States	Hamilton, Bermuda

May 27 Olympics qualifier	United States	0–1	Bermuda	United States

League tables

NPSL

Main article: National Professional Soccer League (1967)

USA

Main article: United Soccer Association

Eastern Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Washington Whips (Q)	12	5	5	2	19	11	+8	15	1967 USA Championship
2	Cleveland Stokers	12	5	4	3	19	13	+6	14
3	Toronto City	12	4	5	3	23	17	+6	13
4	Detroit Cougars	12	3	6	3	11	18	−7	12
5	New York Skyliners	12	2	6	4	15	17	−2	10
6	Boston Rovers	12	2	3	7	12	26	−14	7

Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss

Western Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Los Angeles Wolves (Q)	12	5	5	2	21	14	+7	15	1967 USA Championship
2	San Francisco Golden Gate Gales	12	5	3	4	25	19	+6	13
3	Chicago Mustangs	12	3	7	2	20	14	+6	13
4	Houston Stars	12	4	4	4	19	18	+1	12
5	Vancouver Royal Canadians	12	3	5	4	20	28	−8	11
6	Dallas Tornado	12	3	3	6	14	23	−9	9

Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss

ASL

Main articles: 1966–67 American Soccer League and 1967–68 American Soccer League

National Challenge Cup

Main article: 1967 National Challenge Cup

Semifinals		Final


New York Greek American	3

Paterson Roma	0
		New York Greek American	4

		Orange County	2
Chicago Kickers	0

Orange County	1

Source: TheCup.us^[1]

References

↑ Hikala, Josh. "1967 US Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved December 29, 2012.

1967 in American soccer

« 1965–66

1968 »

Leagues

Men	United Soccer Association (USA) National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) American Soccer League (ASL) 1966–67 1967–68 NCAA (Division I, Division II, Division III)

Cups

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions Cup

National teams

Team seasons

NPSL

Atlanta Chiefs
Baltimore Bays
Chicago Spurs
Los Angeles Toros
New York Generals
Oakland Clippers
Philadelphia Spartans
Pittsburgh Phantoms
St. Louis Stars
Toronto Falcons

USA

Boston Rovers
Chicago Mustangs
Cleveland Stokers
Dallas Tornado
Detroit Cougars
Los Angeles Wolves
New York Skyliners
San Francisco Golden Gate Gales
Toronto City
Vancouver Royal Canadians
Washington Whips

ASL

1966–67	Baltimore St. Gerards Boston Tigers Hartford Kings New Britain Olimpia New Brunswick Hungarian Americans Newark Falcons Newark Portuguese Newark Ukrainian Sitch New York Inter Paterson Roma Ukrainian Nationals

1967–68	Baltimore Flyers Boston Tigers Fall River Astros Hartford Newark Portuguese Newark Ukrainian Sitch New Brunswick Hungarian Americans New York Inter Rochester Lancers Patterson Roma Ukrainian Nationals Washington Darts

Years in American soccer

Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s

1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900

1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

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