Championship Game Summaries


*1967
Game 1     Baltimore, MD     September 3
Baltimore Bays 1, Oakland Clippers 0

Scoring Summary:
BAL - Viollet
Attendance: 16,329     Referee: W. Crossley
Game 2     Oakland, CA     September 9
Oakland Clippers 4, Oakland Clippers 1
Scoring Summary:
OAK - Djukic 3
OAK - Marin
BAL - St. Vil
Attendance: 9,037     Referee: M. Ashkenazi
Oakland Wins 4-2 on aggregate

**1967
Los Angeles, CA     July 14
Los Angeles Wolves 6, Washington Whips 5

Scoring Summary:
LA - Burnside 3
LA  - Knowles
LA  - Dougan
LA  - Washington Own Goal
WAS - Munro
WAS - Smith
WAS - Storrie
Attendance: 17,824     Referee: D. Giebner

1968
San Diego, CA     Game 1     September 21
San Diego Toros 0, Atlanta Chiefs 0

Scoring Summary:
None
Attendance: 9,360     Referee: R. Clark
Atlanta, GA     Game 2     September 28
Atlanta Chiefs 3, San Diego Toros 0
Scoring Summary:
ATL - McPharland
ATL - Scott
ATL - Motaung
Attendance: 14,994     Referee: J. Carr
Atlanta won the 1968 championship 3-0 on aggregate

 

1969
No Championship game played.
League championship won by Kansas City Spurs

 

1970
Rochester, NY     Game 1     September 5
Rochester Lancers 3, Washington Darts 0

Scoring Summary:
ROC - Costa 2
ROC - Marotti
Attendance: 9,321     Referee: M. Ashkenazi
Washington, D.C.     Game 2     September 13
Washington Darts
3, Rochester Lancers 1
Scoring Summary:
WAS - DeLeon
WAS - Nana
WAS - Browne
ROC - Costa
Attendance: 5,543
Rochester won the 1970 championship 4-3 on aggregate

1971
Atlanta, GA     Game 1     September 12
Atlanta Chiefs 2, Dallas Tornado 1

Scoring Summary:
ATL - Uriel
ATL - Motaung
DAL - Molnar
Dallas, TX     Game 2     September 15
Dallas Tornado 4, Atlanta Chiefs
1
Scoring Summary:
DAL - Tinney
DAL - Juracy 2
DAL - McLoughlin
ATL - Largie
Atlanta, GA     Game 3     September 19
Atlanta Chiefs 0, Dallas Tornado 2

Scoring Summary:
DAL - Renshaw
DAL - Moffat
Attendance: 4,687
Dallas won the 1971 championship by two games to one

 

1972
New York, NY
     August 26
New York Cosmos 2, St. Louis Stars 1

Scoring Summary:
NY - Horton
NY - Jelinek
STL - Frankiewicz
Attendance: 6,102
New York won the 1972 championship

1973
Dallas, TX
     August 25
Dallas Tornado 0, Philadelphia Atoms 2

Scoring Summary:
PHI - Dallas Own Goal
PHI - Straub
Attendance: 18,824     Referee: B. Gallacher
Philadelphia won the 1973 championship

 

1974
Miami, FL
     August 25
Los Angeles Aztecs 3, Miami Toros 3

Scoring Summary:
LA - DeRienzo
LA - Banhoffer
LA - MacMillan
MIA - Los Angeles Own Goal
MIA - Wright
MIA - Araguiz
Attendance: 15,507     Referee: J. Davies
Los Angeles won the 1974 championship on a penalty shootout

 

1975
San Jose, CA
     August 24
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2, Portland Timbers 0

Scoring Summary:
TB - Auguste
TB - Best
Attendance: 17,009     Referee: H. Landauer
Tampa Bay won the 1975 championship

 

1976
Seattle, WA
     August 28
Toronto Metros-Croatia 3, Minnesota Kicks 0

Scoring Summary:
TMC - Eusebio
TMC - Lukacevic
TMC - Ferreira
Attendance: 25,765     Referee: D. Maglio
Toronot Metros-Croatia won the 1976 championship

 

1977
Portland, OR
     August 28
New York Cosmos 2, Seattle Sounders 1

Scoring Summary:
NY - Hunt
NY - Chinaglia
SEA - Ord
Attendance: 35,548     Referee: T. Kibritjian
New York won the 1977 championship

 

1978
New York, NY
     August 27
New York Cosmos 3, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1

Scoring Summary:
NY - Tueart 2
NY - Chinaglia
TB - Mirandinha
Attendance: 74,901     Referee: J. Highet
New York won the 1978 championship

 

1979
New York, NY
     September 8
Vancouver Whitecaps 2, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1

Scoring Summary:
VAN - Whymark 2
TB - van der Veen
Attendance: 50,669     Referee: G. D'Ippolito
Vancouver won the 1979 championship

 

1980
Washington, D.C.
     September 21
New York Cosmos 3, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 0

Scoring Summary:
NY - Romero
NY - Chinaglia 2
Attendance: 50,768     Referee: P. Avis
New York won the 1980 championship

 

1981
Toronto, ON
     September 26
Chicago Sting 0, New York Cosmos 0

Scoring Summary:
None
Attendance: 36,971     Referee: D. Maglio
Chicago won the 1981 championship in shootout

 

1982
San Diego, CA
     September 18
New York Cosmos 1, Seattle Sounders 0

Scoring Summary:
NY - Chinaglia
Attendance: 22,634     Referee: D. Socha
New York won the 1982 championship

 

1983
Vancouver, BC
     October 1
Tulsa Roughnecks 2, Toronto Blizzard 0

Scoring Summary:
TUL - Pesa
TUL - Futcher
Attendance: 60,051     Referee: E. Bellion
Tulsa won the 1983 championship

 

1984
Chicago, IL
     Game 1     October 1
Chicago Sting 2, Toronto Blizzard 1

Scoring Summary:
CHI - Margetic
CHI - Rojas
TOR - Wilson
Attendance: 8,352     Referee: D. Socha
Toronto, ON
     Game 2     October 3
Toronto Blizzard 2, Chicago Sting 3

Scoring Summary:
TOR - Paskin
TOR - Bettega
CHI - Simanton
CHI - Marjetic 2
Attendance: 16,821     Referee: B. Maxwell
Chicago won the 1984 championship two games to zero

* National Professional Soccer League Champion,  ** United Soccer Association Champion

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