1961 International Soccer League

Statistics of International Soccer League II in season 1961.

League standings

Section I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Everton	7	6	0	1	22	5	+17	12
2	Bangu	7	4	1	2	18	8	+10	9
3	New York Americans	7	4	0	3	13	18	−5	8
4	Karlsruher SC	7	3	1	3	16	17	−1	7
5	Kilmarnock	7	2	2	3	12	13	−1	6
6	Template:Fb team Montreal Concordia	7	2	1	4	7	11	−4	5
7	Dinamo București	7	1	3	3	8	14	−6	5
8	Beşiktaş	7	1	2	4	8	19	−11	4

Source:
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.
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Section II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dukla Prague	7	6	1	0	36	6	+30	13
2	Template:Fb team Montreal Concordia	7	3	4	0	17	10	+7	10
3	Monaco	7	4	0	3	18	13	+5	8
4	Red Star Belgrade	7	3	1	3	24	17	+7	7
5	Espanyol	7	3	1	3	15	19	−4	7
6	Rapid Wien	7	2	1	4	12	18	−6	5
7	Shamrock Rovers	7	1	2	4	12	26	−14	4
8	Maccabi Petah Tikva	7	0	2	5	6	31	−25	2

Source:
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.

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Matches

Montreal Concordia v Everton FC

23 May 1961	Montreal Concordia	0 - 1	Everton FC	Montreal, QC
	Hector Lopez 87'	Preview[3] post [4]	Billy Bingham 22' Alec Young  72'	Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bill Betts

Everton FC v Kilmarnock FC

25 May 1961	Everton FC	2-1	Kilmarnock FC	Montreal, QC
		news [5]		Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 6,000

Beşiktaş JK v Karlsruher SC

	Beşiktaş JK	3 - 2	Karlsruher SC	New York, NY

Montreal Concordia v Dinamo Bucharest

30 May 1961	Montreal Concordia	2 - 0	Dinamo Bucharest	Montreal, QC
	Tito Maule 25' Apard Kiraly 50'	news[6]		Stadium: Molson Stadium Referee: Peter Rhodes

New York Americans v Beşiktaş JK

30 May 1961	New York Americans	1 - 0	Beşiktaş JK

Karlsruher SC v Kilmarnock FC

30 May 1961	Karlsruher SC	3 - 2	Kilmarnock FC

Kilmarnock FC v New York Americans

1 June 1961	Kilmarnock FC	4 - 0	New York Americans	Montreal, QC
7:00pm	Hughie Brown (31') Andy Kerr (43') Bert Black (65') Matt Watson (84')	news [7]		Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 7000[8]

Montreal Concordia v Beşiktaş

1 June 1961	Montreal Concordia	1 - 1	Beşiktaş	Montreal, QC
9:00pm	José Sanches (48')	news [7]	Şenol Birol (16')	Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 7000[9] Referee: Peter Rhodes

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Montreal Concordia v AS Monaco

18 July 1961	Montreal Concordia	3 - 1	AS Monaco	Montreal, QC
	Humberto Gambaro Jose Sanches	[2]	Bert Carlier	Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 4,500

Montreal Concordia v Shamrock Rovers

24 July 1961	Montreal Concordia	2 - 2	Shamrock Rovers	Montreal, QC
	Olivio Lacerdo (38') José Sanches (51')	[10]	Liam Hennessy (29') Tommy Hamilton (59')	Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 400

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CHAMPIONSHIP: Dukla Prague defeated Everton FC 7-2 and 2-0, on goal aggregate. ^[11]

References

1. "Concordia Blanks Ulster". The Montreal Gazette. 13 May 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
2. "Concordia Rallies To Beat Monaco". The Montreal Gazette. 19 July 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
3. Gillespie, Norman (23 May 1961). "International League Makes Debut Concordia Meets Everton Tonight". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
4. Gillespie, Norman (24 May 1961). "Everton Eleven Defeats Concordia 1-0". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
5. Gillespie, Norman (26 May 1961). "Collins Paces Everton Over Kilmarnock". The Montreal Gazette. p. 30. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
6. Gillespie, Norman (31 May 1961). "Concordia Beats Dynamo". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
7. Gillespie, Norman (2 June 1961). "Kilmarnock Wins, Concordia, Besiktas Tie 1-1". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
8. Note: The match was a double header with Montreal Concordia vs. Beşiktaş following.
9. Note: The match was a double header with Kilmarnock FC vs. New York Americans preceding.
10. Norman Gillespie: Concordia, Shamrock Rovers Tie, The Montreal Gazette, 25 July 1961, p. 21
11. International Soccer League II (RSSSF) Archived 4 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

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