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1967 in American soccer

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The 1967 season in American soccer was often considered to be the first season in the second professional era of American soccer. It was the 54th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States.

Changes from 1965–66

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Honors and achievements

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Competition Winner
NPSL Oakland Clippers (1)
USA Los Angeles Wolves (1)
ASL 1966–67 Baltimore St. Gerards (1)
ASL 1967–68 Ukrainian Nationals (4)
National Challenge Cup New York Greek American (1)

National team

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Men's

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Wins Losses Draws
0 1 1

League tables

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NPSL

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USA

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Eastern Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Washington Whips 12 5 5 2 19 11 +8 15 1967 USA Championship
2 Cleveland Stokers 12 5 4 3 19 13 +6 14
3 Toronto City 12 4 5 3 23 17 +6 13
4 Detroit Cougars 12 3 6 3 11 18 −7 12
5 New York Skyliners 12 2 6 4 15 17 −2 10
6 Boston Rovers 12 2 3 7 12 26 −14 7
Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss

Western Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Wolves (C) 12 5 5 2 21 14 +7 15 1967 USA Championship
2 San Francisco Golden Gate Gales 12 5 3 4 25 19 +6 13
3 Chicago Mustangs 12 3 7 2 20 14 +6 13
4 Houston Stars 12 4 4 4 19 18 +1 12
5 Vancouver Royal Canadians 12 3 5 4 20 28 −8 11
6 Dallas Tornado 12 3 3 6 14 23 −9 9
Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions

ASL

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National Challenge Cup

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Semifinals Final
      
New York Greek American 3
Paterson Roma 0
New York Greek American 4
Orange County 2
Chicago Kickers 0
Orange County 1

Source: TheCup.us[1]

References

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  1. ^ Hikala, Josh (January 26, 2009). "1967 US Open Cup results". TheCup.us. Retrieved December 29, 2012.