Английская Википедия:1974 National Soccer League season

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Шаблон:Infobox football league season The 1974 National Soccer League season was the fifty-first season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in April and concluded in late October with Toronto Croatia defeating Toronto Homer for the NSL Championship. The regular-season title was clinched by the Serbian White Eagles, and as a result, faced the Challenge Trophy champions Calgary Springer Kickers for the Canadian Open Cup and successfully claimed the title. The NSL Cup was won by Toronto Italia after defeating Toronto First Portuguese.

The league experienced a further increase in match attendance and contributed an instrumental role in the construction of Lamport Stadium. Toronto Croatia became involved with the Toronto Metros to form Toronto Metros-Croatia to compete in the 1975 North American Soccer League season.

Overview

The membership in the league increased to 19 members with the additions of Toronto Macedonia, and the Quebec Selects. The Selects were a developmental team sponsored by the Quebec government, and Macedonia was another ethnic associated club that represented the Macedonian diaspora in Toronto. The previous time the Macedonian community participated in the NSL was in the 1963 season. The increase in teams prompted the league ownership to partition the league into two separate divisions with a promotion and relegation system for the following season.

The average match attendance increased from the previous season with the Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Homer as the vanguard clubs in match attendance. The match attendance throughout the NSL would range from 10,000 to 400 spectators. The NSL experienced further riots and fan violence which was primarily fueled by ethnic rivalries amongst the ethnically associated clubs. The frequent hooliganism throughout the season caused several referees to refuse to officiate several NSL matches. The league responded by issuing heavier fines, and suspensions to the responsible parties. On the North American Soccer League front the Toronto Metros were experiencing financial difficulties, which resulted in Toronto Croatia becoming an equal financial partner to form Toronto Metros-Croatia.

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Manager
Hamilton City	Hamilton, Ontario	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Hamilton Croatia	Hamilton, Ontario	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Hamilton Italo-Canadians	Hamilton, Ontario	Brian Timmis Stadium
London City	London, Ontario	Cove Road Stadium
Montreal Cantalia	Montreal, Quebec	CEPSUM Stadium Jarry Park Stadium	Salvatore Italiano
Quebec Selects	Montreal, Quebec	Jarry Park Stadium	Graham Adams
Ottawa Tigers	Ottawa, Ontario	Mooney's Bay Sports Complex	Nick Iulano
Serbian White Eagles	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium	Dragan Popović
Srbija Kitchener	Kitchener, Ontario
St. Catharines Heidelberg	St. Catharines, Ontario
Toronto Croatia	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium	Vladimir Šimunić
Toronto First Portuguese	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium	Luis Dabo
Toronto Homer	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium
Toronto Hungaria	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium	Tom Boljkovac
Toronto Italia	York, Ontario	York Stadium	Franco Gallina
Toronto Macedonia	East York, Ontario	East York Stadium
Toronto Melita	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium
Toronto Polonia	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium
Toronto Ukrainians	Toronto, Ontario	CNE Stadium	Ostap Steckiw

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Toronto Croatia	Tom Zlodre	replaced	Шаблон:Dts		Vladimir Šimunić	June, 1974
Montreal Cantalia	Ottavio Cucuraghi	replaced	Шаблон:Dts		Salvatore Italiano	June, 1974

Standings

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|team1=SER|name_SER=Serbian White Eagles |team2=HOM|name_HOM=Toronto Homer |team3=CRO|name_CRO=Toronto Croatia |team4=ITA|name_ITA=Toronto Italia |team5=MAC|name_MAC=Toronto Macedonia |team6=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Croatia |team7=POR|name_POR=Toronto First Portuguese |team8=LON|name_LON=London City |team9=WEL|name_WEL=Hamilton City |team10=HIC|name_HIC=Hamilton Italo-Canadians |team11=ONT|name_ONT=Quebec Selects |team12=TOR|name_TOR=Toronto Hungaria |team13=MON|name_MON=Montreal Cantalia |team14=STH|name_STH=St. Catharines Heidelberg |team15=MEL|name_MEL=Toronto Melita |team16=UKA|name_UKA=Toronto Ukrainians |team17=POL|name_POL=Toronto Polonia |team18=SRK|name_SRK=Srbija Kitchener |team19=OTT|name_OTT=Ottawa Tigers

|win_SER=28|draw_SER=7|loss_SER=1|gf_SER=118|ga_SER=16|status_SER=C |win_HOM=26|draw_HOM=5|loss_HOM=5|gf_HOM=89|ga_HOM=41 |win_CRO=23|draw_CRO=5|loss_CRO=8|gf_CRO=78|ga_CRO=32|status_CRO=O |win_ITA=21|draw_ITA=9|loss_ITA=6|gf_ITA=99|ga_ITA=36 |win_MAC=22|draw_MAC=7|loss_MAC=7|gf_MAC=102|ga_MAC=42 |win_HAM=20|draw_HAM=9|loss_HAM=7|gf_HAM=84|ga_HAM=43 |win_POR=23|draw_POR=2|loss_POR=11|gf_POR=78|ga_POR=39 |win_LON=19|draw_LON=9|loss_LON=8|gf_LON=89|ga_LON=45 |win_WEL=17|draw_WEL=8|loss_WEL=11|gf_WEL=67|ga_WEL=58 |win_HIC=16|draw_HIC=8|loss_HIC=12|gf_HIC=39|ga_HIC=38 |win_ONT=13|draw_ONT=4|loss_ONT=19|gf_ONT=44|ga_ONT=78 |win_TOR=12|draw_TOR=5|loss_TOR=19|gf_TOR=70|ga_TOR=83 |win_MON=9|draw_MON=7|loss_MON=20|gf_MON=42|ga_MON=64 |win_STH=9|draw_STH=7|loss_STH=20|gf_STH=39|ga_STH=67 |win_MEL=7|draw_MEL=9|loss_MEL=20|gf_MEL=41|ga_MEL=80 |win_UKA=6|draw_UKA=5|loss_UKA=25|gf_UKA=43|ga_UKA=94 |win_POL=4|draw_POL=4|loss_POL=28|gf_POL=27|ga_POL=96 |win_SRK=4|draw_SRK=4|loss_SRK=28|gf_SRK=49|ga_SRK=150 |win_OTT=4|draw_OTT=1|loss_OTT=31|gf_OTT=31|ga_OTT=126

|col_Q=#ACE1AF|text_Q=Qualification for Playoffs |result1=Q|result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q|result5=Q|result6=Q|result7=Q|result8=Q |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=October 30, 1974 |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 nineteen teams took part. The tournament would conclude in a two-legged match final for the Cup.

Canadian Open Cup

The Canadian Open Cup was a tournament organized by the National Soccer League in 1971 where the NSL champion would face the Challenge Trophy winners to determine the best team throughout the country. The 1974 edition served as a qualifier match to determine the Canadian representative to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Serbian White Eagles were the NSL representative for the 1974 competition while their opponents were Calgary Springer Kickers, who were the Alberta Cup, and Challenge Trophy titleholders.

External links

• RSSSF CNSL page
• thecnsl.com - 1974 season