NASL Final 1968

NASL Final 1968
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium hosted the second leg of the Final
EventNASL Final
on aggregate
First leg
DateSeptember 21, 1968 (1968-09-21)
VenueBalboa Stadium[1], San Diego, California
RefereeReg Clark (Canada)
Attendance9,360
Second leg
DateSeptember 28, 1968 (1968-09-28)
VenueAtlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
RefereeJim Carr (England)
Attendance14,994
1967
1970

NASL Final 1968 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 1968 season,[2] and the first championship final for the NASL. The event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the Atlanta Chiefs and the San Diego Toros. The first leg was played to a, 0–0, draw on September 21, 1968, at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The return leg was contested on September 28, 1968, at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia with the Chiefs winning by the score of 3–0. After the two-day competition was completed, the Atlanta Chiefs held a 3–0 aggregate lead and were crowned the 1968 NASL champions.[3][4]

  1. ^ "San Diego Toros All-time Game Results | SoccerStats.us".
  2. ^ History: 1968-1984 on NASL website
  3. ^ NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
  4. ^ NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.