The Last American Cup: Taking the Title to Poland
A Moment of Brilliance: A Soccer History Blog, December 25, 2013
The American Challenge Cup There was a time in American soccer history when the some of the top clubs from around the world competed in a top-flight American league. This premier league was the International Soccer League (ISL), which existed for a short period from 1960 to 1965. The ISL generated enough buzz during its existence to lay the foundations for the future of the sport in America. During its existence, the ISL featured a number of teams that are known worldwide today including Bayern Munich, Everton, and Sporting Lisbon, to name a few. Among the teams to compete in the ISL, was a team from behind the Iron Curtain that would prove formidable in the last year of the leagues existence and take the American Challenge Cup (ACC) back to Poland for good. This team was Polonia Bytom. Origins of the ISL The International Soccer League was the brainchild of William Drought Cox, a man who is commonly associated with his ownership of several professional sports franchises including the Philadelphia Phillies,
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