NPSL Final 1967

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][3]

NPSL Final 1967
EventNPSL Final
Baltimore Bays Oakland Clippers
2 4
on aggregate
First leg
Baltimore Bays Oakland Clippers
1 0
DateSeptember 3, 1967 (1967-09-03)
VenueMemorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
RefereeWalter Crossley (England)
Attendance16,619
Second leg
Oakland Clippers Baltimore Bays
4 1
DateSeptember 9, 1967 (1967-09-09)
VenueOakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland, California
RefereeMike Ashkenazi
Attendance9,037

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 Clippers4–2Baltimore Bays0–14–1September 3 • Memorial Stadium • 16,619
September 9 • Oakland-Alameda Coliseum • 9,037

First leg
Baltimore Bays1–0Oakland Clippers
Dennis Viollet  71:41' (Santisteban) Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 16,619
Referee: Walter Crossley (England)
Baltimore[4][5]
Oakland[6][7]

Second leg
Oakland Clippers[8]4–1Baltimore Bays
Dragan Djukic  27' (Davidovic)
Dragan Djukic  35' (Davidovic)
Dragan Djukic  38' (pen.)
Edgar Marín  (Mitic) 58'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Juan Santisteban  38'
Guy Saint-Vil  41' (Asher Welch)
Attendance: 9,037
Referee: Mike Ashkenazi
Oakland[9]
Baltimore


1967 NPSL Champions: Oakland Clippers

References
  1. NASL Retro: Oakland derrota a Baltimore on NASL, 10 Sep 2015
  2. NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
  3. NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
  4. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20Dennis%20Violett,%20Clippers.jpg
  5. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20Jersey%20Luis%20Mayoral.jpg
  6. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Clippers/Clippers%2067%20Road%20Back%20Trond%20Hoftvedt,%20Gavric,%20Bays.jpg
  7. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20St.%20Vil,%20Klasson.jpg
  8. 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.
  9. http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Clippers/Clippers%2067%20Goalie%20Mirko%20Stojanovic.jpg
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