Detroit Cougars (soccer)

Detroit Cougars
Full name Detroit Cougars
Founded 1967
Dissolved 1968 (1968)
Stadium Tiger Stadium,
University of Detroit Stadium,
both in Detroit, Michigan
Chairman William Clay Ford
Manager John Colrain (1967)
League United Soccer Association,
North American Soccer League

The Detroit Cougars were a soccer team based in Detroit, Michigan, which played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Detroit club consisted of players from Glentoran F.C. and their player-coach John Colrain[1] of the (Northern) Irish Football League.

Following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American Soccer League.

The Cougars' home field was Tiger Stadium. Whenever a scheduling conflict arose, home games were moved to the University of Detroit Stadium. One such match on June 14, 1967 against the Houston Stars ended in an infamous player riot.[2][3][4][5][6]

Year-by-year

Year League W L T Pts Regular Season Playoffs
1967 USA 3 3 6 12 4th, Eastern Division Did not qualify
1968 NASL 6 21 4 88 4th, Lakes Division Did not qualify

References

  1. ↑ http://thesoccerobserver.com/2013/05/23/glentoran-says-goodbye-belfast-hello-detroit/
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19670615&id=dD9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L1cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1358,2644572
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2205&dat=19680420&id=BywmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ff4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3123,2879707
  4. ↑ http://thesoccerobserver.com/2013/06/14/the-infamous-1967-detroit-riot-on-the-soccer-field/
  5. ↑ http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2014/2/16/summer-with-the-cougars
  6. ↑ http://home.comcast.net/~dulyjs/strikers/nasl/det1.html

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