Английская Википедия:1976 National Soccer League season

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Шаблон:Infobox football league season The 1976 National Soccer League season was the fifty-third season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in late April and concluded in early October with Toronto Panhellenic securing the double (NSL Championship, and NSL Cup) by defeating Toronto First Portuguese in a two-match series for the NSL Championship. In the NSL Cup final, Panhellenic defeated Toronto Italia, while Italia successfully defended the First Division title by finishing first in the standings. In the Second Division, Hamilton Italo-Canadians defeated Toronto Croatia for both the division title and NSL II Championship.

Toronto Italia and Serbian White Eagles were both scheduled to participate in the 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, and the NSL was sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) for the season. The NSL was operative in Northern Ontario, Quebec, and expanded into the United States with a franchise in Buffalo, New York.

Overview

The National Soccer League (NSL) expanded its boundaries outside of Canada with a franchise based in Buffalo, New York known as the Buffalo Blazers. The NSL made further territorial gains with a return to Northern Ontario with the acceptance of the Sudbury Cyclones. The previous time the NSL was active in the northern region was in the 1971 season. Both Buffalo, and Sudbury were placed in the Second Division.

Though the league expanded beyond the Montreal–Windsor Corridor the membership still decreased from 21 teams to 18. The slight decrease was a result of both Srbija Kitchener, and Toronto Melita taking a leave of absence when both clubs were suspended by the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) for making payments to amateur players. The two other departing clubs were the Ontario Selects, and Toronto Ukraina took a two-year sabbatical and returned for the 1978 season. Further changes included the relocations of Oakville United to Toronto, and the addition of another team in the Niagara region as Hamilton City became known as Welland Lions Croatia. Another notable change occurred with the renaming of Toronto Homer to Toronto Panhellenic.

Several changes were implemented to the league's structure with the approval of a new constitution which transferred more voting power from the league's executive committee to the league ownership. Reports were also circulating of the creation of a league commissioner to replace Joe Piccininni as league president, but Piccininni resumed his duties throughout the season. The regular-season schedule was revised to prevent interlocking play between the First and Second Division teams, but both divisions were permitted to play one another in the NSL Cup. Restrictions were also placed on the allowance of five import players to each team.

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Manager
Buffalo Blazers	Buffalo, New York	Lackwanna Stadium	Alex Perolli
Hamilton Croatia	Hamilton, Ontario	Brian Timmis Stadium
Hamilton Italo-Canadians	Hamilton, Ontario	Ivor Wynne Stadium
London City	London, Ontario	Cove Road Stadium	Graham Sawyer
Montreal Castors	Montreal, Quebec	Marquette Park
Ottawa Tigers	Ottawa, Ontario	Mooney's Bay Park	Sandro Rausa
Serbian White Eagles	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium	John Dempsey
Sudbury Cyclones	Sudbury, Ontario		Fulvio Stepancich
St. Catharines Heidelberg	St. Catharines, Ontario	Heidelberg Stadium	Alex Crawley
Toronto Croatia	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium
Toronto Falcons	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium
Toronto First Portuguese	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium
Toronto Italia	York, Ontario	York Stadium	Fiorigi Pagliuso
Toronto Macedonia	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium
Toronto Panhellenic	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium	Luiz Villa
Toronto Polonia	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium
Welland Lions Croatia	Welland, Ontario	Plymouth Park
Windsor Stars	Windsor, Ontario	Wigle Park Windsor Stadium	Ivan Marković

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Sudbury Cyclones	Peter Gallo	replaced	Шаблон:Dts		Fulvio Stepancich	May, 1976
Buffalo Blazers	Al Block	replaced	June 1, 1976		Vincent Lauricella	June1, 1976
Toronto Italia	Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Rodrigues	replaced	Шаблон:Dts	1st in July	Fiorigi Pagliuso	July 9, 1976
Windsor Stars	Шаблон:Flagicon Roy Cheetham	fired	Шаблон:Dts	8th in August	Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Marković	August 5, 1976

Standings

First Division

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|team1=ITA|name_ITA=Toronto Italia |team2=MON|name_MON=Montreal Castors |team3=PAN|name_PAN=Toronto Panhellenic |team4=POR|name_POR=Toronto First Portuguese |team5=WIN|name_WIN=Windsor Stars |team6=LON|name_LON=London City |team7=SER|name_SER=Serbian White Eagles |team8=MAC|name_MAC=Toronto Macedonia |team9=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Croatia |team10=WEL|name_WEL=Welland Lions Croatia

|win_ITA=17|draw_ITA=7|loss_ITA=3|gf_ITA=53|ga_ITA=13|status_ITA=C |win_MON=16|draw_MON=5|loss_MON=6|gf_MON=47|ga_MON=18 |win_PAN=15|draw_PAN=7|loss_PAN=5|gf_PAN=46|ga_PAN=19|status_PAN=O |win_POR=14|draw_POR=5|loss_POR=8|gf_POR=51|ga_POR=27 |win_WIN=11|draw_WIN=6|loss_WIN=10|gf_WIN=47|ga_WIN=31 |win_LON=10|draw_LON=8|loss_LON=9|gf_LON=44|ga_LON=40 |win_SER=10|draw_SER=6|loss_SER=11|gf_SER=38|ga_SER=48 |win_MAC=8|draw_MAC=5|loss_MAC=14|gf_MAC=33|ga_MAC=49 |win_HAM=4|draw_HAM=3|loss_HAM=20|gf_HAM=26|ga_HAM=68|status_HAM=R |win_WEL=3|draw_WEL=2|loss_WEL=22|gf_WEL=18|ga_WEL=88|status_WEL=R

|col_Q=#ACE1AF|text_Q=Qualification for Playoffs |result1=Q| |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=September 30, 1976 |source=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NSL_1921_1992.pdf }}

Second Division

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2

|team1=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Italo-Canadians |team2=CRO|name_CRO=Toronto Croatia |team3=POL|name_POL=Toronto Polonia |team4=BUF|name_BUF=Buffalo Blazers |team5=OTT|name_OTT=Ottawa Tigers |team6=SUD|name_SUD=Sudbury Cyclones |team7=FAL|name_FAL=Toronto Falcons |team8=STH|name_STH=St. Catharines Heidelberg

|win_HAM=19|draw_HAM=1|loss_HAM=1|gf_HAM=50|ga_HAM=11|status_HAM=COP |win_CRO=14|draw_CRO=3|loss_CRO=4|gf_CRO=48|ga_CRO=27|status_CRO=P |win_POL=11|draw_POL=2|loss_POL=8|gf_POL=38|ga_POL=21 |win_BUF=9|draw_BUF=2|loss_BUF=10|gf_BUF=37|ga_BUF=50 |win_OTT=9|draw_OTT=1|loss_OTT=11|gf_OTT=36|ga_OTT=40 |win_SUD=7|draw_SUD=4|loss_SUD=10|gf_SUD=27|ga_SUD=32 |win_FAL=4|draw_FAL=2|loss_FAL=15|gf_FAL=18|ga_FAL=47 |win_STH=2|draw_STH=3|loss_STH=16|gf_STH=16|ga_STH=42

|col_Q=#ACE1AF|text_Q=Qualification for Playoffs |result1=Q| |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=September 30, 1976 |source=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NSL_1921_1992.pdf }}

Cup

The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all eighteen teams took part. The tournament would conclude in a final match for the Cup.

Promotion and relegation matches

The promotion and relegation system utilized by the National Soccer League operated with the last-placed team in the First Division being automatically relegated, while the Second Division champion would receive an automatic promotion to the First Division. The second last team in the First Division would play in a series of matches against the runner-ups in the Second Division to determine which team would be relegated or promoted.

External links

• RSSSF CNSL page
• thecnsl.com - 1976 season