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Soccer Bowl '76

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Soccer Bowl '76
EventSoccer Bowl
DateAugust 28, 1976 (1976-08-28)
VenueKingdome, Seattle, Washington
Man of the MatchWolfgang Sühnholz
RefereeGordon Hill (England)
Attendance25,765
1975
1977

Soccer Bowl '76 was the championship final of the 1976 NASL season, between the Toronto Metros-Croatia and the Minnesota Kicks. The match was played on August 28, 1976 at the Kingdome, in Seattle, Washington. The Toronto Metros-Croatia won the match, 3–0, to claim their first North American championship.[1][2]

Background

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The Kingdome was the venue for Soccer Bowl '76

Toronto Metros-Croatia

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The Toronto Metros-Croatia qualified for the playoffs by virtue of a second-place finish in the Northern Division with 123 points. Toronto defeated the Rochester Lancers in a first round match, 2–1, on August 18, 1976. Two days later in the conference semifinals they played the Northern Division champion Chicago Sting to a 2–2 draw, and advanced on penalties, 3–1. In the Atlantic Conference finals the Metros-Croatia upset the defending champion Tampa Bay Rowdies, 2–0, on August 24, 1976, to advance to the Soccer Bowl.

Minnesota Kicks

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The Minnesota Kicks qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Western Division with 138 points. The point total earned them the number one seed in the Pacific Conference and with it, a first round playoff bye. The Kicks defeated the Seattle Sounders in the conference semifinals, 3–0, on August 21, 1976. Four days later they downed the Southern Division champion San Jose Earthquakes, 3–1, in the Pacific Conference finals played on August 25, 1975, to advance to the Soccer Bowl.

Match details

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Toronto Metros-Croatia3–0Minnesota Kicks
Eusébio 40:28'
Lukačević 53:57' (Ferreira)
Ferreira 82:43'
Report
Attendance: 25,765
Toronto Metros-Croatia
Minnesota Kicks
GK 1 Canada Željko Bilecki
DF 14 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Damir Šutevski downward-facing red arrow
DF 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mladen Cukon
DF 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Filip Blašković
DF 2 Canada Robert Iarusci
MF 3 Poland Tadeusz Polak
MF 10 Portugal Eusébio (c)
MF 5 Germany Wolfgang Sühnholz
FW 11 Brazil Ivair Ferreira
FW 9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Lukačević
FW 12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Grnja
Substitutes:[7]
MF 7 Canada Gene Strenicer upward-facing green arrow
MF 8 Canada Carmine Marcantonio
DF 16 Canada Chris Horrocks
FW 18 Canada Bruno Pilaš
Manager:
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Domagoj Kapetanović
GK 1 England Geoff Barnett
DF 5 England Steve Litt
DF 4 England Peter Brine
DF 6 England Alan Merrick (c)
DF 3 England Frank Spraggon
MF 11 South Africa Patrick Ntsoelengoe downward-facing red arrow
MF 17 United States Sam Bick
MF 10 England Alan West
FW 21 England Ade Coker
FW 18 England Ron Futcher
FW 9 England Alan Willey
Substitutes:[8]
DF 2 England Ron Webster
FW 7 United States Mike Flater
MF 8 United States Tom Howe upward-facing green arrow
DF 12 England Peter Short
MF 17 United States Sam Bick
Manager:
England Freddie Goodwin

1976 NASL Champions: Toronto Metros-Croatia

Soccer Bowl MVP:
Wolfgang Sühnholz (Toronto)

Assistant referees:

Television: CBS, CBC
Announcers: Jon Miller[9][10]

Statistics

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Overall[11]
Statistic Toronto Minnesota
Goals scored 3 0
Total shots 17 15
On target 11 6
Saves 6 8
Yellow cards ? ?
Red cards 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
  2. ^ NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League.
  3. ^ "Soccer Bowl '76 scheduled today". The Times-Standard (Eureka, CA). August 28, 1976. p. 9. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ Weinstein, Leo (August 29, 1976). "Canadians rip Kicks, win crown". San Francisco Examiner. p. C-1. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "1976 Soccer Bowl Toronto Metro Croatia vs Minnesota Kicks highlights (Film) NASL". YouTube.
  7. ^ Jose, Colin (1989). NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League. Derby, England: Breedon Books. p. 162.
  8. ^ Jose, Colin (2003). North American Soccer League Encyclopedia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press. p. 380.
  9. ^ Miller, Hyman, Jon W., Mark (2000). Confessions of a Baseball Purist: What's Right, and Wrong, with Baseball, as ... JHU Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780801863165.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Lalas, Greg (August 24, 2011). "Soccer Almanac: The explosion of soccer on TV". MLSsoccer.com.
  11. ^ "Toronto trips Kicks for NASL title, 3-0". Baltimore Sun. August 29, 1976. p. B14. Retrieved May 24, 2020.