1970 National Soccer League season

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National Soccer League
Season1970
Champions
League cupToronto First Portuguese
Top goalscorerNino Flamini (25)[1]
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The 1970 National Soccer League season was the forty-seventh season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in late April and concluded in early November with the NSL Championship final. The regular-season title was clinched by Toronto Croatia by finishing first throughout the regular season.[2][3] In the playoffs, the championship title was won by Hamilton Croatia after defeating Toronto Croatia.[4] The NSL Cup was secured by Toronto First Portuguese after defeating Toronto Hellas.[5][6]

Overview[edit]

Before the commencement of the season, a dispute emerged between the National Soccer League (NSL) and the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) over a variety of issues during the OSA's annual meeting.[7] At the meeting, the NSL's delegation requested that the league receive more representatives in future OSA meetings and a percentage of the gate earnings from friendly matches involving touring European teams.[7] All of the NSL's requests were denied, and in addition, the league was required to recruit match officials from the local Referees Society.[7] The league's circuit become centered around a Montreal–London corridor with the league expanding to the Ottawa region for the first time in its history.[8]

The Ottawa franchise was given to Ottawa Sons of Italy, who were the 1969 champions of the Ottawa-Rideau Soccer League.[9][10] Hamilton received further representation with the acceptance of Hamilton Apollos and Hamilton Croatia.[8] Hamilton Croatia previously competed in the Inter-City Soccer League.[11] The NSL retained its presence in Quebec with the Portuguese de Quebec of Montreal replacing Montreal Inter-Italia.[8] Two notable absentees were Toronto Italia and Sudbury Italia as both were given a leave of absence to settle their financial troubles.[8][12] Another departing club was Arsenal Portuguese Oakville.

Reports were also circulating of a potential national Canadian championship featuring champions from the NSL, and the Western Canada Soccer League.[12] The NSL began to experience an increase in match attendance since their initial decrease and stagnation in the mid-1960s.[13][4] The Toronto-based teams at Stanley Park averaged the highest amount with an average of 1000 per match followed by London which averaged around 680 spectators.[4]

Teams[edit]

Team City Stadium Manager
Hamilton Apollos Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton AAA Grounds[14] Andy Pollack[15]
Hamilton Croatia Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton AAA Grounds[16] Joe Dundovic[17]
Hamilton Homer Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton AAA Grounds[18]
Kitchener Concordia Kitchener, Ontario
London German Canadians London, Ontario Cove Road Stadium[19] Phil Brooman[20]
Ottawa Sons of Italy Ottawa, Ontario St. Joseph's High School[21] Sandro Rausa[22]
Portuguese de Quebec of Montreal Montreal, Quebec Jarry Stadium[23]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium[13] Alan Harvey[24]
Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium[13] Arthur Rodrigues[25]
Toronto First Portuguese Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium[13] Arthur Rodrigues[24][note 1]
Toronto Hellas Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium[13]
Toronto Hungaria Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium[13]
Toronto Olympia Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium[13]
Toronto Ukrainia Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium[13] Leo Dowhaluk[26]
  1. ^ Rodrigues was First Portugal's head coach at the start of the season then later joined Toronto Croatia

Coaching changes[edit]

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure 		Date of
vacancy 		Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Toronto Croatia Marijan Bilić[27] End of caretaker spell Arthur Rodrigues


Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Croatia (C) 26 20 3 3 75 19 +56 43 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Hamilton Croatia (O) 26 16 8 2 67 24 +43 40
3 Serbian White Eagles 26 17 5 4 60 26 +34 39
4 Toronto First Portuguese 26 15 4 7 56 37 +19 34
5 London German Canadians 26 13 6 7 55 29 +26 32
6 Toronto Hellas 26 13 5 8 49 36 +13 31
7 Hamilton Homer 26 12 7 7 48 36 +12 31
8 Ottawa Sons of Italy 26 9 6 11 39 49 −10 24
9 Toronto Hungaria 26 7 8 11 42 43 −1 22
10 Soccer Portugais du Quebec of Montreal 26 6 7 13 23 45 −22 19
11 Toronto Ukrainians 26 7 3 16 34 51 −17 17
12 Hamilton Apollos 26 6 4 16 25 57 −32 16
13 Kitchener Kickers 26 5 3 18 31 84 −53 13
14 Toronto Olympia 26 1 1 24 23 91 −68 3
Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 1970. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NSL_1921_1992.pdf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Playoffs[edit]

Finals[edit]

November 1, 1970 Toronto Croatia 0–3 Hamilton Croatia Toronto, Ontario
[[4] Report] Arpad Hoffman
Karol Martisek , 		Stadium: Stanley Park Stadium

Cup[edit]

The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all fourteen teams took part. The tournament would conclude in a final match for the Cup.

Finals[edit]

September 27, 1970 Toronto First Portuguese 2–1 (a.e.t.) Toronto Hellas Toronto, Ontario
Alves 57'
Yaúca 120'		 [[28] Report] John Stampoulidis 62' Stadium: Stanley Park Stadium
Attendance: 7205
Referee: Terry Bell

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flamini winner". Ottawa Citizen. October 19, 1970. p. 15.
  2. ^ "CSL Past Champions" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Two teammates start a fight, both ejected". The Globe and Mail. October 15, 1970. p. 45.
  4. ^ a b c d "Soccer league has good year at gate". Toronto Daily Star. 14. November 3, 1970.
  5. ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 117.
  6. ^ Ryan, Allan (September 28, 1970). "Portuguese gets his biggest goal as departure time draws near". Toronto Daily Star. p. 16.
  7. ^ a b c Waring, Ed (February 23, 1970). "Soccer league loses bid to share revenue". The Globe and Mail. p. 21.
  8. ^ a b c d "NSL accepts four new teams; three droped". The Globe and Mail. March 2, 1970. p. 20.
  9. ^ "Sons of Italy join National Soccer League". Ottawa Citizen. March 6, 1970. p. 16.
  10. ^ "Ottawa Team Enters Pro Soccer Loop". Ottawa Journal. March 10, 1970. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Hamilton Croatia - History". hamiltoncroatia.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  12. ^ a b "Selective fhieves take tickets for Celtic-United game". The Globe and Mail. April 24, 1970. p. 31.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h Waring, Ed (July 30, 1970). "Brazilian rookie now NSL's Pele". The Globe and Mail. p. 35.
  14. ^ "Apollos tie Kitchener". Hamilton Spectator. 1 June 1970. p. 18.
  15. ^ Lovegrove, Don (3 March 1970). "Enter two Hamilton teams in semi-pro soccer league". Hamilton Spectator. p. 18.
  16. ^ Lovegrove, Don (22 May 1970). "Croatia in home debut". Hamilton Spectator. p. 17.
  17. ^ "Croatia club huge success this season". Hamilton Spectator. 8 October 1970. p. 26.
  18. ^ "All soccer teams play". Hamilton Spectator. 25 June 1970. p. 25.
  19. ^ "London Ontario Competitive Soccer History". www.gcfclondon.com. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  20. ^ Meckbach, Bruce (June 9, 1970). "Germans beat touring Darmstadt - Trasia 3-2". London Free Press.
  21. ^ "Soccer win to Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen. April 27, 1970. p. 19.
  22. ^ "Ottawa Nips Montreal 2-1". Ottawa Journal. April 27, 1970. p. 14.
  23. ^ "Sons of Italy Down Hamilton Team 4-1". Ottawa Journal. October 13, 1970. p. 24.
  24. ^ a b Waring, Ed (27 April 1970). "White Eagles blanked in NSL opener". The Globe and Mail. p. 21.
  25. ^ "Rodrigues takes post with new club". The Globe and Mail. January 13, 1971. p. 27.
  26. ^ "Leo Dowhaluk". National Soccer League. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  27. ^ Fraser, Terry (July 10, 1970). "Varzim has yielded one goal on tour". Toronto Daily Star. p. 18.
  28. ^ Waring, Ed (September 28, 1970). "Portuguese win soccer crown in overtime, 2-1". The Globe and Mail. p. 21.

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