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In 1967, two pro soccer leagues started in the United States: the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)- sanctioned United Soccer Association and the unsanctioned National Professional Soccer League. It has been suggested that the timing of this was related to the huge amount of attention given throughout the English-speaking world given to the victory by England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the resulting documentary film, Goal. The National Professional Soccer League had a national television contract in the U.S. with the CBS television network, but the ratings for matches were unacceptable even by weekend daytime standards and the arrangement was terminated. The leagues merged in 1968 to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). The NASL lasted until 1984 when it folded. The league also played indoor soccer from 1979-82 and from 1983-84.1 NASL Champions
- 1968 Atlanta Chiefs
- 1969 Kansas City Spurs
- 1970 Rochester Lancers
- 1971 Dallas Tornado
- 1972 New York Cosmos
- 1973 Philadelphia Atoms
- 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs
- 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies
- 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia
- 1977 New York Cosmos
- 1978 New York Cosmos
- 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps
- 1980 New York Cosmos
- 1981 Chicago Sting
- 1982 New York Cosmos
- 1983 Tulsa Roughnecks
- 1984 Chicago Sting
2 NASL Indoor Champions
- 1980 Memphis Rogues
- 1981 Edmonton Drillers
- 1982 San Diego Sockers
- 1983 No NASL indoor league
- 1984 San Diego Sockers
2.1 Teams of NASL 1968-84
- Atlanta Chiefs 1968-1972
- Atlanta Apollos 1973
- Atlanta Chiefs 1979-1981
- Baltimore Bays 1968-1969
- Baltimore Comets 1974-1975
- Boston Beacons 1968
- Boston Minutemen 1974-1976
- Calgary Boomers 1981
- California Surf 1978-1981
- Chicago Mustangs 1968
- Chicago Sting 1975-1984
- Cleveland Stokers 1968
- Colorado Caribous 1978
- Connecticut Bicentennials 1977
- Dallas Tornado 1968-1981
- Denver Dynamos 1974-1975
- Detroit Cougars 1968
- Detroit Express 1978-1980
- Edmonton Drillers 1979-1982
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1977-1983
- Golden Bay Earthquakes 1983-1984
- Hartford Bicentennials 1975-1976
- Houston Stars 1968
- Houston Hurricane 1978-1980
- Jacksonville Tea Men 1981-1982
- Kansas City Spurs 1968-1970
- Las Vegas Quicksilver 1977
- Los Angeles Wolves 1968
- Los Angeles Aztecs 1974-1981
- Miami Gatos 1972
- Miami Toros 1973-1976
- Memphis Rogues 1978-1980
- Minnesota Kicks 1976-1981
- Minnesota StrikersThe Minnesota Strikers were an American professional soccer franchise located in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul metropolitan area. The Strikers' history begins in 1984, when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers were relocated to Minnesota. The team played that year in 1984
- Montreal Olympique 1971-1973
- Montreal Manic 1981-1983
- New England Tea Men 1978-1980
- New York Generals 1968
- New York Cosmos 1971-1984
- Oakland Clippers 1968
- Oakland Stompers 1978
- Philadelphia Atoms 1973-1976
- Philadelphia Fury 1978-1980
- Portland TimbersThe Portland Timbers are Portland, Oregon's entry in the A-League, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States. The club was formed in 2001, but took the name of the franchise that existed in the defunct North American Soccer League in the 1975-1982
- Rochester Lancers 1970-1980
- San Antonio Thunder 1975-1976
- San Diego Toros 1968
- San Diego Jaws 1976
- San Diego Sockers 1978-1984
- San Jose EarthquakesThe San Jose Earthquakes are San Jose, California's Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. The Earthquakes won the MLS Cup in 2001 and 2003. The Earthquakes play their home games at Spartan Stadium on the South Campus of San Jose State University. They were 1974-1982
- Seattle SoundersThe Seattle Sounders are two U. professional soccer teams based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1994, the men's team belongs to the A-League Soccer league. The women's team, founded in 2000, belongs to the W-League Soccer league. They take their name f 1974-1983
- St. Louis Stars 1968-1977
- Tampa Bay Rowdies 1975-1984
- Team AmericaTeam America has several meanings: Team America was a Marvel Comics series about patriotic race car drivers who fought crime. Team America is the name of the group of protagonists in the 2004 movie Team America: World Police''. Team America was a short-li 1983
- Team Hawaii 1977
- Toronto Falcons 1968
- Toronto Metros 1971-1974
- Toronto Metros-Croatia 1975-1978
- Toronto Blizzard 1979-1984
- Tulsa RoughnecksThe Tulsa Roughnecks were a North American Soccer League team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The play at the Skelly Stadium. They were a regular in the NASL playoffs, winning the Soccer Bowl in 1983. Famou splayers include Charlie Mitchell, Iraj Danifard, Billy Ca 1978-1984
- Vancouver Royals 1968
- Vancouver Whitecaps 1974-1984
- Washington Whips 1968
- Washington Darts 1970-1971
- Washington Diplomats 1974-1981
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