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{{Short description|Professional soccer league}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2012}}
{{infobox football league
| name                 = United Soccer Association
| logo                 = United_Soccer_Association_1967_logo.gif
| pixels               = 175
| country              = United States 
| other countries      = Canada
| confed               = [[CONCACAF]]
| founded              = {{start date and age|1966}}
| folded               = Merged with [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|NPSL]] <br /> to form [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]] in 1968
| teams                = 12
| levels               = 1
| champions            = [[Los Angeles Wolves]]
| season               = 1967
| most successful club = [[Los Angeles Wolves]] (1)
| tv                   = 
}}

The '''United Soccer Association''' ('''USA''') was a professional [[association football|soccer]] league featuring teams based in the United States and Canada. The league survived only one season before merging with the [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|National Professional Soccer League]] to form the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]. Every team in the league was actually an imported European or South American club, that was then outfitted with a "local" name. [[Dick Walsh (executive)|Dick Walsh]] served as the commissioner.

==Origins==
In 1966 a group of sports [[entrepreneur]]s, led by [[Jack Kent Cooke]] and including [[Lamar Hunt]] and [[Steve Stavro]], formed a consortium known as the '''North American Soccer League''' with the intention of forming a professional soccer league in North America. This group was subsequently sanctioned by both the [[USSFA]] and [[FIFA]]. However a rival consortium known as the [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|National Professional Soccer League]] also emerged and to avoid confusion Cooke renamed his consortium the '''United Soccer Association'''. The USA originally intended to launch its league in the spring of 1968. However the NPSL, which secured a TV contract from [[CBS]], announced it was ready to launch in 1967. Not wanting to lose ground to its rival, the USA decided to fast track its launch. Without any players of its own, it opted to import whole teams from Europe and South America. It was intended that these teams would represent the franchises during the inaugural season, giving them time to build their own squads for the following season. By May 1967, the USA had garnered applications for franchises wanting to create teams for the next season. An application was made for a team in [[Miami]], to be called the Miami Cobras.<ref>{{cite news|title=City Soccer Stars Seek Berths On Miami Team|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_wtAAAAIBAJ&dq=united%20soccer&pg=5638%2C2607285|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=May 26, 1967|access-date=November 3, 2012|first=Bill|last=Cronauer}}</ref> A [[Calgary]]-based franchise was also in the offing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Calgary Seeks Berth In United Soccer|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_wtAAAAIBAJ&dq=united%20soccer&pg=5638%2C2607285|newspaper=[[Schenectady Gazette]]|date=May 12, 1967|access-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref>

==Competing teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Franchises
! Imported clubs
! Stadiums (capacity)
! Owners
|- 
|[[Boston Rovers]] ||  {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] || [[Manning Bowl]] (21,000) || [[Weston Adams]] ([[Boston Bruins]])
|- 
|[[Chicago Mustangs (1967–68)|Chicago Mustangs]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Cagliari Calcio]] || [[Comiskey Park]] (46,550) || [[Arthur Allyn Jr.]] ([[Chicago White Sox]]) 
|- 
|[[Cleveland Stokers]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] ||  [[Cleveland Stadium]] (78,000) || [[Vernon Stouffer]], [[Gabe Paul]] ([[Cleveland Indians]]) 
|- 
| [[Dallas Tornado]] || {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]  ||  [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] (75,504) || [[Lamar Hunt]] ([[Kansas City Chiefs]]) 
|- 
| [[Detroit Cougars (soccer)|Detroit Cougars]] || {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]  || [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] (36,000) || [[William Clay Ford Sr.|William Clay Ford]] ([[Detroit Lions]]) 
|- 
|[[Houston Stars]] || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bangu Atlético Clube|Bangu AC]] || [[Reliant Astrodome|Astrodome]] (44,500) || [[Roy Mark Hofheinz|Judge Roy Hofheinz]] ([[Houston Astros]]) 
|- 
|[[Los Angeles Wolves]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Coliseum]] (93,000) || [[Jack Kent Cooke]] ([[Los Angeles Lakers]] & [[Los Angeles Kings|Kings]]) 
|- 
| [[New York Skyliners]] || {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[C.A. Cerro]] || [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] (67,000) || [[Madison Square Garden|Madison Square Garden Corporation]]  
|- 
| [[San Francisco Golden Gate Gales]] || {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[ADO Den Haag]] ||  [[Kezar Stadium]] (59,942)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesoccerobserver.com/2013/06/28/happels-monster-dutchmen-take-san-francisco-by-storm/|title=Happel's "Monster" Dutchmen Take San Francisco By Storm|work=The Soccer Observer|access-date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722020215/http://thesoccerobserver.com/2013/06/28/happels-monster-dutchmen-take-san-francisco-by-storm/|archive-date=July 22, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> || George Fleharty ([[Ice Follies]]) 
|- 
| [[Toronto City]] || {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] || [[Varsity Stadium]] (25,000) || [[Steve Stavro]]  
|- 
| [[Vancouver Royals|Vancouver Royal Canadians]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]  ||  [[Empire Stadium (Vancouver)|Empire Stadium]] (33,000) || Brigadier General E.G. Eakins 
|- 
| [[Washington Whips]] || {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]|| [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|D.C. Stadium]] (46,000) || [[Earl Foreman]]  
|}

==Map of clubs==
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{{Location map+ | USA
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| places  =

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 42.48
| lon_deg = -70.95
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| label_size = 80
| position = top
| label = '''[[Boston Rovers|Rovers]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 41.50
| lon_deg = -81.70
| mark = Red pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[Cleveland Stokers|Stokers]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 42.33
| lon_deg = -83.07
| mark = Red pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = top
| label = '''[[Detroit Cougars (soccer)|Cougars]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 40.83
| lon_deg = -73.93
| mark = Red pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[New York Skyliners|Skyliners]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 43.67
| lon_deg = -79.40
| mark = Red pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = top
| label = '''[[Toronto City]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 38.89
| lon_deg = -76.98
| mark = Red pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[Washington Whips|Whips]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 41.83
| lon_deg = -87.63
| mark = Blue pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[Chicago Mustangs (1967-68)|Mustangs]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 32.78
| lon_deg = -96.76
| mark = Blue pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[Dallas Tornado|Tornado]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 29.69
| lon_deg = -95.41
| mark = Blue pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[Houston Stars|Stars]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 34.01
| lon_deg = -118.29
| mark = Blue pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[Los Angeles Wolves|Wolves]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 37.77
| lon_deg = -122.46
| mark = Blue pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[San Francisco Golden Gate Gales|Golden Gate Gales]]'''}}

{{Location map~ | USA
| lat_deg = 49.28
| lon_deg = -123.03
| mark = Blue pog.svg
| label_size = 80
| position = bottom
| label = '''[[Vancouver Royal Canadians|Royal Canadians]]'''}}

}}
}}

{{Clear}}

==1967 season==
After a series of exhibition games, the USA began playing on May 28 and got off to a good start. The [[Houston Stars]] attracted an opening crowd of 34,965.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xTQ0AAAAIBAJ&dq=boston%20rovers%20vancouver&pg=6493%2C2685734|newspaper=[[The Miami News]]|date=May 29, 1967|access-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref> However subsequent attendances did not keep pace and the league finished with an average of 7,890 per game. Of the twelve teams, the [[Los Angeles Wolves]], represented by [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and featuring [[Derek Dougan]], the [[Cleveland Stokers]], represented by [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and featuring [[Gordon Banks]], and the [[Washington Whips]], represented by [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], emerged as the strongest sides. [[Roberto Boninsegna]] of [[Chicago Mustangs (1967–68)|Chicago Mustangs]] finished as the league's top scorer with 10 goals.

The USA entered its playoff stage in July 1967. The ''Western Division'' champion [[Los Angeles Wolves]], by the flip of a coin, won the right to host the [[USA Final 1967|championship game]] against the ''Eastern Division'' champion [[Washington Whips]]. The match drew 17,824 to [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]. The Wolves won the championship beating the Whips, 6–5, after 36 minutes of extra-time. The wide-open final featured two [[Hat-trick (association football)|hat-tricks]], three [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalties]] given ''(two converted)'', four goals scored within a four-minute period midway through the second half and each team scoring during (non-golden goal) extra time. The game was finally decided when Whips defender [[Ally Shewan]] scored an [[own goal]] shortly after the start of [[golden goal]] extra time.

==Final standings==
===Eastern Division===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|section=Eastern
|winpoints=2

|team1=WAS|name_WAS=[[Washington Whips]]
|team2=CLE|name_CLE=[[Cleveland Stokers]]
|team3=TOR|name_TOR=[[Toronto City]]
|team4=DET|name_DET=[[Detroit Cougars (soccer)|Detroit Cougars]]
|team5=NYS|name_NYS=[[New York Skyliners]]
|team6=BOS|name_BOS=[[Boston Rovers]]
|win_WAS=5|draw_WAS=5|loss_WAS=2|gf_WAS=19|ga_WAS=11
|win_CLE=5|draw_CLE=4|loss_CLE=3|gf_CLE=19|ga_CLE=13
|win_TOR=4|draw_TOR=5|loss_TOR=3|gf_TOR=23|ga_TOR=17
|win_DET=3|draw_DET=6|loss_DET=3|gf_DET=11|ga_DET=18
|win_NYS=2|draw_NYS=6|loss_NYS=4|gf_NYS=15|ga_NYS=17
|win_BOS=2|draw_BOS=3|loss_BOS=7|gf_BOS=12|ga_BOS=26
|col_UC=#97DEFF|text_UC=[[USA Final 1967|1967 USA Championship]]
|result1=UC
|update=complete
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.<br />'''Note:''' 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
|source=[http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1967.html#USA American Soccer History Archives]
}}</onlyinclude>

===Western Division===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|section=Western
|winpoints=2

|team1=LAW|name_LAW=[[Los Angeles Wolves]]
|team2=SFG|name_SFG=[[San Francisco Golden Gate Gales]] 
|team3=CHI|name_CHI=[[Chicago Mustangs (1967–68)|Chicago Mustangs]]
|team4=HOU|name_HOU=[[Houston Stars]]
|team5=VAN|name_VAN=[[Vancouver Royals|Vancouver Royal Canadians]]
|team6=DAL|name_DAL=[[Dallas Tornado]]
|win_LAW=5|draw_LAW=5|loss_LAW=2|gf_LAW=21|ga_LAW=14|status_LAW=C
|win_SFG=5|draw_SFG=3|loss_SFG=4|gf_SFG=25|ga_SFG=19
|win_CHI=3|draw_CHI=7|loss_CHI=2|gf_CHI=20|ga_CHI=14
|win_HOU=4|draw_HOU=4|loss_HOU=4|gf_HOU=19|ga_HOU=18
|win_VAN=3|draw_VAN=5|loss_VAN=4|gf_VAN=20|ga_VAN=28
|win_DAL=3|draw_DAL=3|loss_DAL=6|gf_DAL=14|ga_DAL=23
|col_UC=#97DEFF|text_UC=[[USA Final 1967|1967 USA Championship]]
|result1=UC
|update=complete
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.<br />'''Note:''' 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss
|source=[http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1967.html#USA American Soccer History Archives]
}}</onlyinclude>

===USA Final 1967===
{{main|USA Final 1967}}
{{football box
|date=July 14, 1967
|time=
|team1=[[Los Angeles Wolves]]
|score=6–5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQJIdFYp3Qo  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/JQJIdFYp3Qo |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Wolves v Aberdeen, United Soccer Association Championship, 14th July 1967 |publisher=YouTube |date=July 25, 2013 |access-date=January 17, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|aet=yes
|report=https://www.newspapers.com/image/458643772/?terms=Wolves%2BWhips
|team2=[[Washington Whips]]
|goals1=[[Peter Knowles|Knowles]] {{goal|3}}<br />[[David Burnside (footballer)|Burnside]] {{goal|65||67||82}}<br />[[Derek Dougan|Dougan]] {{goal|113}}<br />[[Ally Shewan|Shewan]] {{golden goal|122|o.g.}}
|goals2=[[Jimmy Smith (footballer born 1947)|Smith]] {{goal|21}}<br />[[Frank Munro|Munro]] {{goal|64|pen.|89||120|pen.}}<br />[[Jim Storrie|Storrie]] {{goal|66}}
|stadium=[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]]
|attendance=17,842<ref>{{cite news|author=United Press International|author-link=United Press International|title=Wolves capture U.S. soccer title|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/16/archives/wolves-capture-us-soccer-title-defeat-whips-65-before-17842-on.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 16, 1967|page=152|access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>
|referee= Dick Giebner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788 |title=Past Winners &#124; North American Soccer League |publisher=Naslsoccerbowl.com |access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref> ([[United States Soccer Federation|USA]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.azdistrict2.com/about-dick-giebner.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 22, 2016 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011091632/http://www.azdistrict2.com/about-dick-giebner.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}

'''1967 USA Champions:''' [[Los Angeles Wolves]]

==USA All-Stars==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! First Team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm |title=NASL Homepage |date=May 1, 2008 |access-date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/colosseum/Arena/6925/nasl.html |title=Steve Dimitry's NASL Web Page |publisher=Oocities.org |access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref> !! &nbsp; Position &nbsp; !! Second Team
|-
|[[Bobby Clark (footballer, born 1945)|Bobby Clark]], Washington 
| align=center | [[Goalkeeper (association football)|G]]
|[[Gordon Banks]], Cleveland
|-
|[[Mario Tito]], Houston
| align=center | [[Defender (association football)|D]]
|[[Eric Skeels]], Cleveland
|-
|[[José Maria Fidélis dos Santos|Jose Fidelis]], Houston
| align=center | D
|[[Jan Villerius]], San Francisco
|-
|[[Pat Stanton]], Toronto
| align=center |[[Midfielder|M]]
|[[Joe Davis (footballer, born 1941)|Joe Davis]], Toronto
|-
|[[Jim Baxter]], Vancouver
| align=center | M
|[[John Moore (footballer, born 1945)|John Moore]], Cleveland
|-
|[[Tommy McMillan (footballer, born 1944)|Tommy McMillan]], Washington
| align=center | M
|[[Miguel Longo|Miguel Angelo Longo]], Chicago
|-
|[[Ary Clemente]], Houston
| align=center | [[Forward (association football)|F]]
|[[Doug Smith (footballer, born 1937)|Doug Smith]], Dallas
|-
|[[Bangu Atlético Clube|Paulo Borges]], Houston
| align=center | F
|[[Henk Houwaart]], San Francisco
|-
|[[Peter Dobing]], Cleveland
| align=center | F
|[[Roberto Boninsegna]], Chicago
|-
|[[George Eastham]], Cleveland
| align=center | F
|[[Benedicto Ribeiro]], New York
|-
|[[Roy Vernon]], Cleveland
| align=center | F
|[[Peter Cormack]], Toronto
|}

===Coach of the year===
*[[Ronnie Allen]], Los Angeles<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0-lUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3583,3023019&dq=wolves+whips+soccer+title&hl=en|title=Wolves left out|newspaper=[[Leader-Post]]|date=July 18, 1967|access-date=November 1, 2013|agency=[[Associated Press]]|location=Regina}}</ref>

==NASL==
In December 1967 the USA merged with [[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|National Professional Soccer League]] to form the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]], taking the original name of the USA group. As a result of the merger several of the original USA franchises folded. This was partly to avoid some cities having two teams. As a result, [[Toronto City]], [[New York Skyliners]] and the [[San Francisco Golden Gate Gales]] were disbanded in favor of their NPSL rivals, [[Toronto Falcons (1967–1968)|Toronto Falcons]], [[New York Generals]] and [[Oakland Clippers]]. The owners of the Gales franchise subsequently merged with the [[Vancouver Royals|Vancouver Royal Canadians]] and the [[Boston Rovers]] were relaunched as the [[Boston Beacons]]. Together with the [[Cleveland Stokers]], [[Los Angeles Wolves]], [[Houston Stars]], [[Washington Whips]] and [[Dallas Tornado]], these teams then became founding members of the NASL. However, after the 1968 season all of these franchises, with the exception of Dallas folded. For their part, the Tornado went on to become NASL champions in 1971 and continued to play in the NASL until 1981, when they merged with the [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9jI5GTaAjZMC&q=rowdies+tornado+merge&pg=PA262|title=Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports|first=Michael|last=MacCambridge|date=2 October 2012|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=9781449423391|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Beard|first=Randy|title=Rowdies Take On A Western Flavor|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19810917&id=0mhQAAAAIBAJ&pg=6849,584118|newspaper=Evening Independent |date=September 17, 1981 |via=Google News Archive Search|page=4-C|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref>

The idea of importing teams to represent franchises was revived during the [[1969 North American Soccer League season|1969 NASL season]]. Both [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] returned. This time the former represented [[Kansas City Spurs]] and again emerged as champions. The latter linked up once again with [[Dallas Tornado]]. Two other [[Football League|English League]] teams [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] represented [[Baltimore Bays]] and [[Atlanta Chiefs]] while  [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] of the [[Scottish Football League]] played as the [[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]].

==Attendance==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=225|Team
!{{Tooltip|GP|Home games played}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|Total|Total season attendance}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|High|Highest season attendance}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|Low|Lowest season attendance}}
!width=45|{{Tooltip|Average|Average season attendance}}
|-
| align=left | [[Houston Stars]]          ||6 ||align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" | 118,793 ||align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" | 34,965  ||align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" | 12,380 ||align=center bgcolor="#98FB98" | 19,799
|-
| align=left | [[Dallas Tornado]]         ||6 ||55,360 ||20,375 ||4,916 ||9,227
|-
| align=left | [[New York Skyliners]]     ||6 ||52,596 ||21,871 ||3,517 ||8,766
|-
| align=left | [[Washington Whips]] ||7{{efn|name=rp}} ||54,597 ||9,760 ||5,112 ||7,800
|-
| align=left | [[Los Angeles Wolves]]     ||6 ||46,640 ||11,572 ||5,231 ||7,773
|-
| align=left | [[Vancouver Royals|Vancouver Royal Canadians]] ||6 ||42,113 ||10,053 ||5,114 ||7,019
|-
| align=left | [[Toronto City]]           ||6 ||41,538 ||15,178 ||3,152 ||6,923
|-
| align=left | [[Cleveland Stokers]]      ||6 ||39,399 ||9,793 ||4,516 ||6,567
|-
| align=left | [[Detroit Cougars (soccer)|Detroit Cougars]] ||6 ||34,247 ||11,629 ||align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB" | 648 ||5,708
|-
| align=left | [[San Francisco Golden Gate Gales]] ||6 ||32,531 ||8,177 ||3,853 ||5,422
|-
| align=left | [[Chicago Mustangs (1967–68)|Chicago Mustangs]] ||6 ||25,239 ||9,872 ||2,013 ||4,207
|-
| align=left | [[Boston Rovers]]          ||6 ||align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB" | 25,025 ||align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB" | 7,343 ||853 ||align=center bgcolor="#FFC0CB" | 4,171
|-
! Total ||73{{efn|name=rp|One game was replayed, both figures included}} ||568,078 ||34,965 ||648 ||7,782 
|}
{{notelist}}
Sources: [http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?page_id=496 kenn.com]

==References==
===General===
* ''Official 1968 North American Soccer League Guide''. St. Louis: ''The Sporting News'', 1968.
* Durso, Joseph. "Local Pro Soccer Teams May Share Stadium With Yanks in Spring," ''The New York Times'', Sunday, February 12, 1967.

===Specific===
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991010013432/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1967.html The year in American soccer - 1967] by Steve Holroyd on Sover.net (archived, 10 Oct 1999)

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