1968 North American Soccer League season
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The 1968 North American Soccer League season was the 56th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 1st with a national first-division league with the inaugural season of the NASL.
Season | 1968 |
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Champions | Atlanta Chiefs |
Premiers | San Diego Toros most total points *Atlanta Chiefs best Won/Loss record |
Matches played | 271 |
Goals scored | 924 (3.41 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Janusz Kowalik (30 goals) |
Average attendance | 4,669 |
1969 → |
The NASL was formed this year as a merger between the former top division soccer leagues, the United Soccer Association along with the National Professional Soccer League. In the inaugural year, the Atlanta Chiefs were the champions, by winning the NASL Final 3–0, in a two-game aggregate over the San Diego Toros. While the Chiefs were the champions for the season, the premiers for this season were the Toros, who obtained the highest point total.[1]