NPSL Final 1967
| Event | NPSL Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aggregate goals | |||||||
| Date | September 3, 1967 | ||||||
| Venue | Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||
| Referee | Walter Crossley (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 16,619 | ||||||
| Date | September 9, 1967 | ||||||
| Venue | Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California | ||||||
| Referee | Mike Ashkenazi | ||||||
| Attendance | 9,037 | ||||||
NPSL Final 1967 was the National Professional Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 1967 season. The event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the Oakland Clippers and the Baltimore Bays. The first leg was played on September 3, 1967 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, with the Bays winning 1–0. The return leg was contested on September 9, 1967 at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, California, and the Clippers won it by the score of 4–1. With the two-day competition complete, the Oakland Clippers held a 4–2 aggregate lead and were crowned the 1967 NPSL champions.[1][2]
Background
The Baltimore Bays finished first in the Eastern Division regular season with 162 points. The Oakland Clippers finished first in the Western Division regular season with 185 points. This earned each team the right to compete in the championship series.
Match summary
Championship results
| Western Division Champions | Aggregate | Eastern Division Champions | First leg | Second leg | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Clippers | 4–2 | Baltimore Bays | 0–1 | 4–1 | September 3 Memorial Stadium 16,619 September 9 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum 9,037 |
First leg
Second leg
September 9 |
| Oakland Clippers[7] | 4–1 | Baltimore Bays |
|---|---|---|
Dragan Djukic  1H'Dragan Djukic 1H'Dragan Djukic 1H' (pen.)Edgar Marín (Mitic) 58' |
Guy Saint-Vil |
         Oakland[8]
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 Baltimore
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1967 NPSL Champions: Oakland Clippers
References
- ↑ NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
- ↑ NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20Dennis%20Violett,%20Clippers.jpg
- ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20Jersey%20Luis%20Mayoral.jpg
- ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Clippers/Clippers%2067%20Road%20Back%20Trond%20Hoftvedt,%20Gavric,%20Bays.jpg
- ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20St.%20Vil,%20Klasson.jpg
- 1 2 Seese, Dennis J. (2015). The Rebirth of Professional Soccer in America: The Strange Days of the United Soccer Association. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 173–175. ISBN 978-1442238947.
- ↑ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Clippers/Clippers%2067%20Goalie%20Mirko%20Stojanovic.jpg
