Los Angeles Aztecs

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Full name

Los Angeles Aztecs

Founded

1974-1981

Ground

Rose Bowl,
Pasadena, California, United States

Capacity

92,542

Chairman

defunct

Manager

defunct

League

NASL





Home colours





Away colours

The Los Angeles Aztecs were a soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League from 1974-81. The team was based in Los Angeles, California and part-owned by Elton John.

1 History
2 Year-by-year
3 Notable Players
4 Average Attendance

[edit] History

the 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs.

The Aztecs are remembered as a successful team and are often compared to the New York Cosmos as the Cosmos' of the West Coast. They won the Soccer Bowl in 1974 against the Miami Toros. In 1976 a big star in George Best was signed and he played for the Aztecs from 1976 to 1978. Another superstar in Johan Cruyff played for the Aztecs in 1979. Historically, the team attracted less attendance than the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS attract with attendance around 24,000, but it's legacy remains to this day..

[edit] Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1974	1	NASL	1st, Western	Champions	Did not enter
1975	1	NASL	3rd, Pacific	Quarterfinals	Did not enter
1976	1	NASL	3rd, Pacific Southern	1st Round	Did not enter
1977	1	NASL	3rd, Pacific Southern	Semifinals	Did not enter
1978	1	NASL	4th, National Western	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1979	1	NASL	2nd, National Western	Conference Semifinals	Did not enter
1979/80	N/A	NASL Indoor	5th, Western	Did not qualify	N/A
1980	1	NASL	2nd, National Western	Conference Championships	Did not enter
1980/81	N/A	NASL Indoor	1st, Western	1st Round	N/A
1981	1	NASL	2nd, Western	1st Round	Did not enter