1974 National Soccer League season
Season | 1974 |
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Champions |
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The 1974 National Soccer League season was the fifty-first season under the
The league experienced a further increase in match attendance and contributed an instrumental role in the construction of
Overview
The membership in the league increased to 19 members with the additions of Toronto Macedonia, and the Quebec Selects.[10] 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.[11][12] The previous time the Macedonian community participated in the NSL was in the 1963 season.[13] 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.[14][8]
The average match attendance increased from the previous season with the
Teams
Team | City | Stadium | Manager |
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Hamilton City
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Hamilton, Ontario | Ivor Wynne Stadium[23] | |
Hamilton Croatia | Hamilton, Ontario | Ivor Wynne Stadium | |
Hamilton Italo-Canadians | Hamilton, Ontario | Brian Timmis Stadium | |
London City | London, Ontario | Cove Road Stadium
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|
Montreal Cantalia | Montreal, Quebec
|
CEPSUM Stadium[24]
|
Salvatore Italiano[25] |
Quebec Selects | Montreal, Quebec | Jarry Park Stadium[26] | Graham Adams[26] |
Ottawa Tigers | Ottawa, Ontario
|
Mooney's Bay Sports Complex[27] | Nick Iulano[28] |
Serbian White Eagles | Toronto, Ontario
|
CNE Stadium[12]
|
Dragan Popović[3] |
Srbija Kitchener | Kitchener, Ontario | ||
St. Catharines Heidelberg | St. Catharines, Ontario
|
Club Heidelberg Field[29] | Alex Crawley[30] |
Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario
|
CNE Stadium[12]
|
Vladimir Šimunić[31] |
Toronto First Portuguese | Toronto, Ontario
|
CNE Stadium[12]
|
Luis Dabo[28] |
Toronto Homer | Toronto, Ontario
|
CNE Stadium[12]
|
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Toronto Hungaria | Toronto, Ontario
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CNE Stadium[12] | Tom Boljkovac[32] |
Toronto Italia
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York, Ontario
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York Stadium[12] | Franco Gallina[25] |
Toronto Macedonia | East York, Ontario
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East York Stadium[12] | |
Toronto Melita | Toronto, Ontario
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CNE Stadium[12]
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Toronto Polonia | Toronto, Ontario
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CNE Stadium[12]
|
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Toronto Ukrainians | Toronto, Ontario
|
CNE Stadium[12]
|
Ostap Steckiw[33] |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Toronto Croatia | Tom Zlodre[31] | replaced | June 1974 | Vladimir Šimunić[31] | June, 1974 | |
Montreal Cantalia | Ottavio Cucuraghi[25] | replaced | June 1974 | Salvatore Italiano[25] | June, 1974 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Serbian White Eagles (C)
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36 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 16 | +102 | 63 | Qualification for Playoffs |
2 | Toronto Homer | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 57 | |
3 | Toronto Croatia (O) | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 51 | |
4 | Toronto Italia
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36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 51 | |
5 | Toronto Macedonia | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 42 | +60 | 51 | |
6 | Hamilton Croatia | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 49 | |
7 | Toronto First Portuguese | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 48 | |
8 | London City
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36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 45 | +44 | 47 | |
9 | Hamilton City
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36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 42 | |
10 | Hamilton Italo-Canadians | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | |
11 | Quebec Selects | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 78 | −34 | 30 | |
12 | Toronto Hungaria | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 83 | −13 | 29 | |
13 | Montreal Cantalia | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 25 | |
14 | St. Catharines Heidelberg | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 25 | |
15 | Toronto Melita | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 80 | −39 | 23 | |
16 | Toronto Ukrainians | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 43 | 94 | −51 | 17 | |
17 | Toronto Polonia | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 96 | −69 | 12 | |
18 | Srbija Kitchener | 36 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 49 | 150 | −101 | 12 | |
19 | Ottawa Tigers | 36 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 126 | −95 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Playoffs
Finals
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
Finals
October 4, 1974 | Toronto First Portuguese | 1–0 | Toronto, Ontario | |
Jorge Félix 44' |
[[6] Report] | Stadium: CNE Stadium |
Canadian Open Cup
The Canadian Open Cup was a tournament organized by the
October 19, 1974 | Toronto, Ontario | |||
Stojanović 25' Mile Skoric 60' |
[[38] Report] | Ray Cannon 62' | Stadium: CNE Stadium Attendance: 366 |
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- ^ a b "Want more goals: Fans berate players despite 1-0 victory". The Globe and Mail. July 1, 1974. p. S3.
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