San Diego Toros
The San Diego Toros were a soccer team who played in the North American Soccer League, based in San Diego, California.
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| Full name | San Diego Toros | ||
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| Founded | 1966 (Los Angeles Toros) 1968 (San Diego Toros) | ||
| Dissolved | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1967)[1] Los Angeles, California Balboa Stadium (1968)[2] San Diego, California | ||
| Capacity | 93,000 34,000 | ||
| Chairman | Dan Reeves | ||
| Manager | George Curtis | ||
| League | North American Soccer League | ||
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The Los Angeles Toros were an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California that was a member of the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. The franchise was owned by Dan Reeves, who also owned the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams.
Following the merger of the NPSL and the United Soccer Association (USA) to form the NASL, the franchise moved to San Diego and became the San Diego Toros ahead of the 1968 NASL season, while the USA's Wolves remained in Los Angeles for 1968.[3]
In 1968 the team's top scorer was Pepe Fernandez.[4]
Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 1967 | NPSL | 7 | 10 | 15 | 114 | 5th, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1968 | NASL | 18 | 8 | 6 | 186 | 1st, Pacific Division | Won Playoff (Kansas City) Lost Championship (Atlanta) |
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References
- Duly, Jeffrey. "North American Soccer League Franchises - Los Angeles Toros (1967), San Diego Toros (1968)". FtLauderdaleStrikers.com.
- http://soccerstats.us/teams/san-diego-toros/games/
- "San Diego Toros Logos". Chris Creamer's sportslogos.net. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- "Los Angeles/San Diego Toros". North American Soccer League Rosters. Nasljerseys.com. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- David A. Litterer (May 14, 2010). "North American Soccer League". RSSSF. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
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