North American Soccer League

The original North American Soccer League (NASL) was formed in 1967 when the competing United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League decided to join forces. For the next 12 seasons, it was the top-level league for outdoor soccer in the U.S. and...

At least it looked that way in the late '70s, as the North American Soccer League (NASL) grew in popularity in North America. Kids all over the continent were playing in youth leagues, while the NASL grew to 24 teams in 1978, a number...

The Atlanta Apollos began as the Atlanta Chiefs and played in the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. When that league merged with the Untied Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League, the Chiefs followed. The team was sold in 1973 and...

The Atlanta Chiefs outdoor soccer team was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the National Professional Soccer League, which later merged with the United Soccer Association to from the North American Soccer League in 1968. In 1973, the club was sold and...

The Baltimore Comets played for two seasons in the old North American Soccer League (NASL) starting in 1974. Their home field was Memorial Stadium. In 1976, they moved west to become the San Diego Jaws. In 1977, they became the Las Vegas Quicksilvers before...

??The Boston Minutemen played in the original North American Soccer League from 1974 through 1976. After a season with out an outdoor soccer team, the region welcomed the Tea Men in 1978.??

Based in Anaheim, California, the Surf played in the old North American Soccer League??(NASL) from 1978 to 1981. The team began as the St. Louis Stars??in 1968. In edition to playing four seasons at Anaheim Stadium, the club played two seasons in the NASL's...

The??Caribous of Colorado played in the original North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1978 season. The team was co-owned by??Jim Guercio, a music producer widely known for his work with such artists as The Beach Boys and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. After a...

The Chicago Mustangs were charter members of the United Soccer Association (USA) in 1967. The league was made up if wholly imported European teams, The Mustangs were actually??Cagliari Calcio??from Italy. In 1968, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) to form...

The Sting played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1984 and the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988. They won the NASL Championship in 1981 and 1984. The team was dissolved...

The Cleveland Stokers played in the United Soccer Association (USA) in 1967 and the North American Soccer League (formed when the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League) in 1968. They played their home games at Cleveland Stadium. The biggest highlight of their...

The Dallas Tornado soccer team was a charter member of the United Soccer Association (USA) in 1967. In 1968, the team, along with the rest of the USA, merged with the National Soccer League (NSL) to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). One...

Members of the original North American Soccer League, the Dynamos played two seasons in Denver, 1974 and 1975. In 1976, they moved to Minnesota to become the Kicks.

The Detroit Express played in the old North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. Its home field was the Pontiac Silverdome. They also participated in the NASL indoor league during the 1979/80 and 1980/81 seasons.

The Edmonton Drillers played in the original North American Soccer League from 1979 to 1982. The team was owned by Peter Pocklington, who also owned the Edmonton Oilers hockey team. The franchise was previously known as the Oakland Stompers and the Hartford Bicentennials.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1977. Their home was Lockhart Stadium which is considered to be America's first-ever soccer-specific stadium. In 1984, the team moved to Minnesota. Two subsequent, but unrelated, soccer teams have used the Strikers...

The original San Jose Earthquakes played in the old North American Soccer League?? (NASL)??beginning in 1974. In 1983 and 1984, they were known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes and played in the Major Indoor Soccer League??(MISL) while still fielding the outdoor team. They left...

The Hartford Bicentennials joined the old North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1975. After the 1976 season, they became the Connecticut Bicentennials. The team moved to Oakland, CA in 1978 and became the Stompers, then to Edmonton, AB in 1979, where they became the...

The Hurricane played in the original North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. Their home pitch was the Astrodome.?? In the winter, the team moonlighted as the Houston Summit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Both teams played to small crowds with...

The Tea Men were established in New England in 1978 as an expansion team in the old North American Soccer League (NASL). Stadium issues forced the team to relocate to Northern Florida in 1980. In 1983, they left the for the American Soccer League,...

The??Los Angeles Aztecs??were a North American Soccer League??from 1974 to 1981 and were co-owned by??Elton John.

The first major league pro sports team to call Las Vegas home, the Quicksilvers of the North American Soccer League arrived in 1977 from San Diego where they spent a season as the Jaws. The year before that, they were the Baltimore Comets for...

The Memphis Rogues played for three seasons in the old North American Soccer League (NASL), 1978, 1979, and 1980. Their home field was the Liberty Bowl. They played one season of indoor soccer, 1979/80 also in the NASL. In 1981, the team moved to...

??Founded as the Washington Darts in 1967, this outdoor soccer team was a originally a member of the original American Soccer League. In 1969 they joined the North American Soccer League. In 1972 they moved to Miami and became the Gatos. The following year...

The Minnesota Kicks played in the old North American Soccer League??(NASL) from 1976 to 1981. Popular for most of their time in the Twin Cities, the team was sold after the 1980 season to a new ownership group. After losing over $2 million the...

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1977. Their home was Lockhart Stadium which is considered to be America's first-ever soccer-specific stadium. In 1984, the team moved to Minnesota. Two subsequent, but unrelated, soccer teams have used the Strikers...

The Tea Men played in the old North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980. They played one season in the NASL's indoor league (1979-80). Failing to resolve nagging stadium issues, the team moved to Jacksonville in the fall of 1980.

The Oakland Stompers played in the original North American Soccer League for just one season. Founded as the Hartford Bicentennials??in 1975, the team moved to Oakland in 1978. In 1979, the team was purchased by Peter Pocklington, who also owned the Edmonton Oilers hockey...

The Philadelphia Atoms were an American soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL). Get this for any Old School Shirt soccer fan!

The??Philadelphia Atoms??were an American??soccer??team based out of??Philadelphia??that played in the??North American Soccer League??(NASL). Great for any Old School Shirts soccer fan!