NPSL Final 1967
{{short description|Soccer match}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football match
| title = NPSL Final 1967
| other_titles =
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| event = Soccer Bowl (NPSL)
| team1 = Baltimore Bays
| team1association =
| team1score = 2
| team2 = Oakland Clippers
| team2association =
| team2score = 4
| details = on aggregate
| most_valuable_player =
| referee =
| firstleg = First leg
| team1score1 = 1
| team2score1 = 0
| details1 =
| date1 = {{Start date|1967|09|3}}
| stadium1 = Memorial Stadium
| city1 = Baltimore, Maryland
| man_of_the_match1a =
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| fair_player1 =
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| referee1 = Walter Crossley (England)
| attendance1 = 16,619
| weather1 =
| secondleg = Second leg
| team1score2 = 1
| team2score2 = 4
| details2 =
| date2 = {{Start date|1967|09|9}}
| stadium2 = Oakland-Alameda Coliseum
| city2 = Oakland, California
| man_of_the_match2a =
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| referee2 = Mike Ashkenazi
| attendance2 = 9,037
| weather2 =
| previous = 1967 (USA)
| next = 1968
}}
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.[http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/09/10/nasl-retro-oakland-derrota-baltimore-ganan-campeonato-npsl-en-1967 NASL Retro: Oakland derrota a Baltimore] on NASL, September 10, 2015{{cite web|last=NASL|title=NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner|url=http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788|publisher=North American Soccer League|access-date=October 14, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045420/http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=NASL |title=NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result |url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=458 |publisher=North American Soccer League |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023409/http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=458 |archivedate=October 12, 2013 }}
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
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| Western Division Champions ! Eastern Division ! 1st. leg ! Venue ! 2nd. leg ! Venue ! Agg. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Clippers | Baltimore Bays | {{center|0–1}} | Memorial Stadium | {{center|4–1}} | Oakland-Alameda Coliseum | style="background-color:#D0F0C0"| {{center|4–2}} |
Match details
=First leg=
{{football box
|date=September 3
|time=2:15 p.m. EDT
|team1=Baltimore Bays
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.newspapers.com/image/458362192/?terms=Bays%2BClippers Report 1]
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/376894163 Report 2]
|team2=Oakland Clippers
|goals1= Viollet {{goal|72}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
|attendance= 16,619
|referee= Walter Crossley (England)
}}
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=Second leg=
{{football box
|date=September 9
|time= 12:45 p.m. PDT
|team1=Oakland Clippers{{cite book|title=The Rebirth of Professional Soccer in America: The Strange Days of the United Soccer Association |year=2015|first=Dennis J.|last= Seese|pages=173–175|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1442238947}}
|score= 4–1
|report=[http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/09/10/nasl-retro-oakland-derrota-baltimore-ganan-campeonato-npsl-en-1967 Report 1]
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/458373106/?terms=Bays%2BClippers Report 2]
[https://www.newspapers.com/image/376901526/ Report 3]
|team2=Baltimore Bays
|goals1= Djukic {{goal|27||35||38|pen.}}
Marín {{goal|58}}
|goals2= Santisteban {{sentoff|0|38|}}
Saint-Vil {{goal|41}}
|stadium=Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland
|attendance= 9,037
|referee= Mike Ashkenazi
}}
| width=92%
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1967 NPSL Champions: Oakland Clippers
References
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{{Soccer Bowl (NASL Championship)}}
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{{1967 in American soccer}}
Category:September 1967 sports events in the United States
Category:1967 in sports in Maryland
Category:1967 in sports in California
Category:Sports competitions in Oakland, California
Category:Sports competitions in Baltimore