NASL Final 1970
EventNASL Final
Team 1Rochester Lancers
Team1score4
Team 2Washington Darts
Team2score3
Detailson aggregate
FirstlegFirst leg
Team1score 13
Team2score 10
Date 1September 5, 1970
Stadium 1Aquinas Memorial Stadium
City 1Rochester, New York
Referee 1Mike Ashkenazi
Attendance 19,321
SecondlegSecond leg
Team1score 21
Team2score 23
Date 2September 13, 1970
Stadium 2Brookland Stadium
City 2Washington, D.C.
Attendance 25,543
Previous1968
Next1971

NASL Final 1970 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 1970 season. As no championship game was played for the 1969 season, it was the first championship game since the 1968 season. The event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the Rochester Lancers and the Washington Darts. The first leg was held on September 5, 1970 at Aquinas Memorial Stadium in Rochester, New York, with the Lancers victorious by a score of 3–0. The second leg was played on September 13, 1970 at Brookland Stadium in Washington, D.C. That day the Darts came out on top by the score of 3–1. Renato Costa, who played under the alias of "Raul Herrera" that year, scored three of Rochester's four goals.[1] With the two-legged competition completed, the Rochester Lancers held a 4–3 aggregate lead and were crowned the 1970 NASL champions.[2][3]

Background

Main article: 1970 Washington Darts season

The Rochester Lancers and the Washington Darts respectively won the Northern Division and Southern Division of the NASL. This earned each team the right to compete for the league title.

Series summary

ChampionRunner-upGame 1VenueGame 2VenueAgg.
Rochester LancersWashington Darts
3–0
Aquinas Memorial Stadium
1–3
Brookland Stadium
4–3

Match details

First leg

GK1Claude Campos
DF2Phil Davis
DF5Peter Short
DF14Winston Earle
DF3Charlie Mitchell (c)
MF15Yeo Kankam
MF16Frank Odoi
MF10Luis Marotte
FW9Renato Costa
FW17Gladstone Ofori
FW11Carlos Metidieri
Substitutes:[4]
MF7Jesús Pelez Miranda
Manager:
Sal DeRosa
GK1Lincoln Phillips[note 1]
DF12Frank Donlavey
DF16Winston Alexis
DF13Willie Evans (c)
DF6Victor Gamaldo
MF10Billy Fraser
MF11 Warren Archibald
MF17Danny Paton
FW7Joseph Gyau
FW15Victorio Casa
FW14Leroy DeLeon
Substitutes:[4]
F8John Muir
M5Bertrand Grell
Manager:
Lincoln Phillips[note 1]

Second leg

GK1Lincoln Phillips[note 1]
DF12Frank Donlavey
DF3Roland Crispin
DF13Willie Evans (c)
DF6Victor Gamaldo
MF10Billy Fraser
MF11 Warren Archibald
MF5Bertrand Grell
FW7Joseph Gyau
FW9Gerry Browne
FW14Leroy DeLeon
Substitutes:[4]
MF17Danny Paton
Manager:
Lincoln Phillips[note 1]
GK1Claude Campos
DF2Phil Davis
DF5Peter Short
DF14Winston Earle
DF3Charlie Mitchell (c)
MF15Yeo Kankam
MF16Frank Odoi
MF10Luis Marotte
FW9Renato Costa
FW17Gladstone Ofori
FW11Carlos Metidieri
Substitutes:[4]
MF7Jesús Pelez Miranda
Manager:
Sal DeRosa
Notes
  1. ^ Lincoln Phillips was a player-coach for Rochester.

1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers

Post-match

The Lancers were sent to the 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup as the first and only representative from the original NASL, alongside 1970 U.S. Open Cup winners Elizabeth S.C.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Michael (May 4, 1981). "Memories remain at Holleder". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved May 31, 2023. – via Newspapers.com
  2. ^ NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. ^ NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
  4. ^ Jose, Colin (1989). NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League. Derby, England: Breedon Books. pp. 311, 312.
  5. ^ Yannis, Alex (October 3, 1971). "Cup Soccer Today Slated in Jersey". The New York Times. p. S32. Retrieved May 31, 2023.