NPSL Final 1967
EventSoccer Bowl (NPSL)
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
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The 1967 NPSL Final 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]

Background

The Baltimore Bays finished first in the Eastern Division regular season with 14 wins, 9 draws, and 9 losses for a total of 162 points. The Philadelphia Spartans had the exact same record, but finished in second position with only 157 points. This was due to the league's unique scoring system that allowed up to three bonus points per match for each goal scored. The Oakland Clippers finished first in the Western Division, as well as first overall in the league, with 19 wins, 5 draws, and 8 defeats for 185 points. The Clippers easily outpaced the division runner-up St. Louis Stars by 29 points. As division champions each squad earned the right to compete in the championship series.

Match summary

Western Division
Champions 		Eastern Division
Champions 		1st. leg Venue 2nd. leg Venue Agg.
Oakland Clippers Baltimore Bays
0–1
 Memorial Stadium
4–1
 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum
4–2

Match details

First leg

Baltimore Bays1–0Oakland Clippers
Viollet 72' Report 1
Report 2
Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Attendance: 16,619
Referee: Walter Crossley (England)
Baltimore Bays [4][5]
Oakland Clippers [6][7]

Second leg

Oakland Clippers[8]4–1Baltimore Bays
Djukic 27', 35', 38' (pen.)
Marín 58'		 Report 1
Report 2
Report 3		 Santisteban Red card 38'
Saint-Vil 41'
Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 9,037
Referee: Mike Ashkenazi
Oakland Clippers [9]
Baltimore Bays


1967 NPSL Champions: Oakland Clippers

References

  1. ^ NASL Retro: Oakland derrota a Baltimore on NASL, September 10, 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[bare URL image file]
  5. ^ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20Jersey%20Luis%20Mayoral.jpg[bare URL image file]
  6. ^ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Clippers/Clippers%2067%20Road%20Back%20Trond%20Hoftvedt,%20Gavric,%20Bays.jpg[bare URL image file]
  7. ^ http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Bays/Bays%2067%20Home%20St.%20Vil,%20Klasson.jpg[bare URL image file]
  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[bare URL image file]
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