North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1968

Honors
champion Atlanta Chiefs
mvp John Kowalik
golden boot John Kowalik

The NASL's first season was the merger of the two 1967 leagues, and it started with seventeen clubs. Twelve of them folded over the winter, and the league played 1969 with five.

284 games 3.36 goals / game 4,738 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
San Diego Toros 32 18 6 8 186 65 38 5.81 1.71
Oakland Clippers 32 18 6 8 185 71 38 5.78 1.87
Cleveland Stokers 32 14 11 7 175 62 44 5.47 1.41
Atlanta Chiefs 31 18 6 7 174 50 32 5.61 1.56
Washington Whips 32 15 7 10 167 63 53 5.22 1.19
Chicago Mustangs 32 13 9 10 164 68 68 5.13 1.00
New York Generals 32 12 12 8 164 62 54 5.13 1.15
Kansas City Spurs 32 16 5 11 158 61 43 4.94 1.42
Houston Stars 32 14 6 12 150 58 41 4.69 1.41
Toronto Falcons 32 13 6 13 144 55 69 4.50 0.80
Los Angeles Wolves 32 11 8 13 139 55 52 4.34 1.06
Vancouver Royals 32 12 5 15 136 51 60 4.25 0.85
St. Louis Stars 32 12 6 14 130 47 59 4.06 0.80
Baltimore Bays 32 13 3 16 128 42 43 4.00 0.98
Boston Beacons 32 9 6 17 121 51 69 3.78 0.74
Detroit Cougars 31 6 4 21 88 65 40 2.84 1.63
Dallas Tornado 32 2 4 26 52 28 109 1.63 0.26

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. John Kowalik 30
  2. Pepe Fernandez 29
  3. Henry Klein 20
  4. Iris DeBrito 20
  5. Ilija Mitic 18
  6. Eric Barber 17
  7. Carlos Metidieri 16
  8. Enrique Mateos 16
  9. Kazimierz Frankiewicz 16
  10. Peter Sulinceveski 16

Assists

  1. Ilija Mitic 12
  2. Juan Lima 10
  3. Branko Kraljevic 9
  4. John Kowalik 9
  5. Art Welch 8
  6. Eric Barber 8
  7. Rubén Héctor Sosa 8
  8. Wolfgang Glock 8
  9. Co Prins 7
  10. Dan Stojovic 7

Appearances

  1. Barrie Wright 32
  2. Bob Cram 32
  3. Bob Gansler 32
  4. Brian Harvey 32
  5. Carlos Metidieri 32
  6. Cheung Chi Wai 32
  7. Danny Campbell 32
  8. David Pugh 32
  9. Dieter Perau 32
  10. Dimitri Davidovic 32

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 28, 1968 1968 Atlanta Chiefs 3 - 0 San Diego Toros Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 14994 1
Sept. 21, 1968 1968 Atlanta Chiefs 0 - 0 San Diego Toros Balboa Stadium 9360 1
Sept. 16, 1968 1968 Kansas City Spurs 0 - 1 San Diego Toros Balboa Stadium 6271 1
Sept. 14, 1968 1968 Atlanta Chiefs 2 - 1 Cleveland Stokers Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 6645 1
Sept. 11, 1968 1968 Kansas City Spurs 1 - 1 San Diego Toros Kansas City Municipal Stadium 5042 1
Sept. 11, 1968 1968 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 1 Cleveland Stokers Cleveland Stadium 3431 1
Sept. 8, 1968 1968 Baltimore Bays 0 - 1 Boston Beacons Fenway Park 3229 1
Sept. 7, 1968 1968 Los Angeles Wolves 1 - 4 San Diego Toros Balboa Stadium 5724 1
Sept. 7, 1968 1968 Houston Stars 2 - 2 Vancouver Royals Astrodome 2776 1
Sept. 6, 1968 1968 Dallas Tornado 1 - 2 Kansas City Spurs Cotton Bowl 3212 1
Sept. 6, 1968 1968 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 0 Washington Whips Empire Stadium 14227 1
Sept. 6, 1968 1968 St. Louis Stars 0 - 3 Toronto Falcons Varsity Stadium 4504 1
Sept. 6, 1968 1968 Chicago Mustangs 2 - 1 Detroit Cougars Comiskey Park — 1
Sept. 4, 1968 1968 Kansas City Spurs 2 - 1 Los Angeles Wolves Kansas City Municipal Stadium 8973 1
Sept. 4, 1968 1968 Oakland Clippers 3 - 3 San Diego Toros Balboa Stadium 7147 1
Sept. 4, 1968 1968 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 3 New York Generals Yankees Stadium 2865 1
Sept. 4, 1968 1968 Houston Stars 2 - 0 St. Louis Stars Astrodome 1692 1
Sept. 4, 1968 1968 Chicago Mustangs 1 - 2 Cleveland Stokers Cleveland Stadium 5629 1
Sept. 3, 1968 1968 Boston Beacons 2 - 1 Detroit Cougars Tigers Stadium 3229 1
Sept. 1, 1968 1968 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 1 Washington Whips Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 4570 1
Sept. 1, 1968 1968 Los Angeles Wolves 2 - 0 Vancouver Royals Rose Bowl 1300 1
Sept. 1, 1968 1968 St. Louis Stars 0 - 3 Toronto Falcons Varsity Stadium 4505 1
Sept. 1, 1968 1968 Cleveland Stokers 2 - 3 Houston Stars Astrodome 2669 1
Sept. 1, 1968 1968 Detroit Cougars 1 - 4 New York Generals Yankees Stadium 36904 1
Aug. 31, 1968 1968 Baltimore Bays 4 - 0 Toronto Falcons Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 4753 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Ilija Mitic
All-Star Team Rubén Navarro
All-Star Team Ron Crisp
All-Star Team Pepe Fernandez
All-Star Team Momcilio Gavric
All-Star Team Mirko Stojanovic
All-Star Team Mel Scott
All-Star Team Kazimierz Frankiewicz
All-Star Team Jorgen Christensen
All-Star Team John Kowalik
All-Star Team David Davidovic
Champion Atlanta Chiefs
MVP John Kowalik
Rookie of the Year Willy Roy

Where the appearances came from

England: 1,221 games, 18.5%United States: 147 games, 2.2%United States: 147 games, 2.2%Scotland: 172 games, 2.6%Netherlands: 136 games, 2.1%Germany: 286 games, 4.3%Denmark: 274 games, 4.1%Denmark: 274 games, 4.1%Croatia: 209 games, 3.2%Brazil: 195 games, 2.9%Argentina: 225 games, 3.4%Zambia: 58 games, 0.9%Uruguay: 58 games, 0.9%Bermuda: 13 games, 0.2%Wales: 91 games, 1.4%Northern Ireland: 77 games, 1.2%Turkey: 28 games, 0.4%Trinidad and Tobago: 10 games, 0.2%Trinidad and Tobago: 10 games, 0.2%Sweden: 65 games, 1.0%Spain: 127 games, 1.9%Spain: 127 games, 1.9%Spain: 127 games, 1.9%South Africa: 24 games, 0.4%South Africa: 24 games, 0.4%Slovakia: 2 games, 0.0%Serbia: 125 games, 1.9%Serbia: 125 games, 1.9%Romania: 29 games, 0.4%Poland: 88 games, 1.3%Norway: 83 games, 1.3%Norway: 83 games, 1.3%Montenegro: 23 games, 0.3%Mexico: 15 games, 0.2%Macedonia: 27 games, 0.4%Jamaica: 91 games, 1.4%Italy: 46 games, 0.7%Italy: 46 games, 0.7%Italy: 46 games, 0.7%Italy: 46 games, 0.7%Israel: 23 games, 0.3%Ireland: 104 games, 1.6%Hungary: 129 games, 1.9%Honduras: 11 games, 0.2%Haiti: 41 games, 0.6%Greece: 33 games, 0.5%Ghana: 41 games, 0.6%El Salvador: 15 games, 0.2%Czechoslovakia: 21 games, 0.3%Costa Rica: 65 games, 1.0%Canada: 16 games, 0.2%Austria: 25 games, 0.4%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
games by country of origin
countrygamesshare
not recorded 2,046 30.9%
England 1,221 18.5%
Germany 286 4.3%
Denmark 274 4.1%
Argentina 225 3.4%
Croatia 209 3.2%
Brazil 195 2.9%
Scotland 172 2.6%
United States 147 2.2%
Netherlands 136 2.1%
Hungary 129 1.9%
Spain 127 1.9%
Serbia 125 1.9%
Ireland 104 1.6%
Yugoslavia 102 1.5%
Jamaica 91 1.4%
Wales 91 1.4%
Poland 88 1.3%
Norway 83 1.3%
Northern Ireland 77 1.2%
Costa Rica 65 1.0%
Sweden 65 1.0%
Uruguay 58 0.9%
Zambia 58 0.9%
Italy 46 0.7%
Ghana 41 0.6%
Haiti 41 0.6%
Greece 33 0.5%
Romania 29 0.4%
Turkey 28 0.4%
Macedonia 27 0.4%
Austria 25 0.4%
South Africa 24 0.4%
Israel 23 0.3%
Montenegro 23 0.3%
Czechoslovakia 21 0.3%
Canada 16 0.2%
El Salvador 15 0.2%
Mexico 15 0.2%
Bermuda 13 0.2%
Honduras 11 0.2%
Trinidad and Tobago 10 0.2%
Slovakia 2 0.0%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played. Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.