1974 National Soccer League season

National Soccer League
Season1974
Champions
League cupToronto Italia
Top goalscorerMomčilo Stojanović (54)[1]
Best goalkeeperBlagoje Tamindžić[2]
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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.[3] 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.[3][4] The NSL Cup was won by Toronto Italia after defeating Toronto First Portuguese.[5][6]

The league experienced a further increase in match attendance and contributed an instrumental role in the construction of Lamport Stadium.[7][8] Toronto Croatia became involved with the Toronto Metros to form Toronto Metros-Croatia to compete in the 1975 North American Soccer League season.[9]

  1. ^ "PROCESSION OF INCOMING TALENT KEY TO SUCCESS OF 2016 CHAMPIONS....never ending arrivals keep Serbian White Eagles on top". Canadian Soccer League. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "National Soccer League 1926 to 1992" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Waring, Ed (October 21, 1974). "White Eagles romp to Canadian title, defeat Calgary 3-1". The Globe and Mail. p. S6.
  4. ^ "CSL Past Champions" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 117.
  6. ^ "1st Portuguese has 1-0 victory". Toronto Star. October 5, 1974. p. D5.
  7. ^ Waring, Ed (October 15, 1974). "President of NSL wants new stadium to bear his name". The Globe and Mail. p. 41.
  8. ^ Waring, Ed (April 16, 1974). "NSL primary tenant: Stadium to be built on reformatory site". The Globe and Mail. p. 37.
  9. ^ Kernaghan, Jim (November 9, 1974). "Soccer's Metros are given a reprieve by Toronto Croatia". Toronto Star. p. D6.