NASL Final 1971

NASL Final 1971
Event	NASL Final
	(Best-of-three series)
Game 1
	after extra time
Date	September 12, 1971
Venue	Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance	3,218
Game 2
Date	September 15, 1971
Venue	Franklin Stadium, Dallas
Attendance	6,456
Game 3
Date	September 19, 1971
Venue	Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance	4,687
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NASL Final 1971 was the championship series of the 1971 season. It was contested as a best-of-three series between the Dallas Tornado and the Atlanta Chiefs. The matches were held on September 9, 15, and 19, 1971. Games one and three were played at Atlanta Stadium, in Atlanta, Georgia. Game two was played at Franklin Stadium of Hillcrest High School in Dallas. A combined 14,361 people attended the three game series.^[1] The Chiefs won game one, while the Tornado won games two and three to claim their first NASL championship.^[2]^[3]

Quick Facts Event, Atlanta Chiefs ...

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The Dallas Tornado qualified for the playoffs by virtue of having the highest non-division-winning point total in the league (119 points). They defeated the defending league champion Rochester Lancers 2–1 in a marathon best-of-three semifinal series. The series featured two of the longest matches in the sport's history due to the NASL's adoption of a sudden death rule to replace the penalty shootout. The first leg ended shortly before midnight on September 1 with a victory for Rochester after 176 minutes and required six overtime periods; the third leg lasted 148 minutes with four overtime periods and sent the Tornado to the final with a 2–1 win.^[4]^[5]

The Atlanta Chiefs qualified for the playoffs by winning the Southern Division with 120 points. The Chiefs then defeated the New York Cosmos in the semifinals with two wins and no goals conceded.

More information Champion, Runner-up ...

Champion	Runner-up	Game 1	Venue 1	Game 2	Venue 2	Game 3	Venue 3	Result
Dallas Tornado	Atlanta Chiefs	1–2	Atlanta Stadium	4–1	Franklin Stadium	2–0	Atlanta Stadium	2–1 ^{[note 1]}

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Notes

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Result on games won, as a best-of-three series.

First leg

More information Atlanta Chiefs, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...

Atlanta Chiefs	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Dallas Tornado
da Veiga 72' Motaung 124'	Report	Molnár 41'

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September 12

Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta

Attendance: 3,218

Atlanta Chiefs

Dallas Tornado

Second leg

More information Dallas Tornado, 4–1 ...

Dallas Tornado	4–1	Atlanta Chiefs
Tinney 45' Juracy 54', 76' Tony McLoughlin	Report 1 Report 2	Largie 44'

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September 15

Franklin Stadium, Dallas

Attendance: 6,456

Dallas Tornado ^[6]

Atlanta Chiefs

Playoff

More information Atlanta Chiefs, 0–2 ...

Atlanta Chiefs	0–2	Dallas Tornado^[7]
	Report 1 Report 2	Renshaw 3' Moffat 45'

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September 19

Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta

Attendance: 4,687

Atlanta Chiefs ^[8]

Dallas Tornado


GK	1	Manfred Kammerer
DF		Alan Hamlyn
DF	5	Ken Bracewell (c)
DF	6	Henry Largie
DF	3	John Cocking
DF	11	Uriel da Veiga
MF	12	Alec Papadakis
MF	10	Danny Paton
FW	15	Freddie Mwila
FW	9	Nick Papadakis
FW	24	Kaizer Motaung
Manager:
Vic Rouse


GK	16	Mirko Stojanovic
DF	5	Dick Hall
DF	3	Oreco
DF	4	John Best (c)
DF	12	Momčilo Gavrić
MF	14	Bobby Moffat
MF	6	Roy Turner
FW	18	Phillip Tinney
FW	9	Luiz Juracy
FW	10	Tony McLoughlin
FW	11	Mike Renshaw
Manager:
Ron Newman

1971 NASL Champions: Dallas Tornado

1971 North American Soccer League season

[1]
"Previo Campeones: Dallas Tornado Ganan Titulo en 1971". September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
[2]
NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.
[3]
NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
[4]
Lewis, Michael (September 1, 2015). "Exhaustion and a 176th minute winner: The NASL game that lasted nearly three hours". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
[5]
Arnold, Jong (October 8, 2021). "Fifty years later, Dallas Tornado's NASL title still resonates in soccer community". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
[6]
http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Tornado/Tornado%2071%20Road%20Tony%20McLauglin,%20Chiefs.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}
[7]
"Previo Campeones: Dallas Tornado Ganan Titulo en 1971". September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
[8]
"1971 NASL Finals Highlights - YouTube". YouTube.

Match highlights on YouTube

[points-6] [N 1]
Result on games won, as a best-of-three series.

[1] [1]
"Previo Campeones: Dallas Tornado Ganan Titulo en 1971". September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

[2] [2]
NASL. "NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner". North American Soccer League.

[3] [3]
NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.

[4] [4]
Lewis, Michael (September 1, 2015). "Exhaustion and a 176th minute winner: The NASL game that lasted nearly three hours". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2023.

[5] [5]
Arnold, Jong (October 8, 2021). "Fifty years later, Dallas Tornado's NASL title still resonates in soccer community". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.

[7] [6]
http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Tornado/Tornado%2071%20Road%20Tony%20McLauglin,%20Chiefs.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

[8] [7]
"Previo Campeones: Dallas Tornado Ganan Titulo en 1971". September 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

[9] [8]
"1971 NASL Finals Highlights - YouTube". YouTube.

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