| Season | 1968 |
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| Champions | Atlanta Chiefs |
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Atlanta Chiefs withdrew |
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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.
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, Atlanta Chiefs were the champions, by winning the NASL Final 3–0 over San Diego Toros. While the Chiefs were the champions for the season, the premiers for this season were the San Diego Toros, who obtained the best regular season record.
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17 teams competed in this inaugural season, and the Atlanta Chiefs won the championship.
8 came from the NPSL: Atlanta, Baltimore, Kansas City (from Chicago), New York, Oakland, St. Louis, San Diego ( from Los Angeles) and Toronto.
9 came from the USA: Boston (nickname changed), Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Vancouver (nickname shorten) and Washington.
2 teams from the NPSL folded (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh).
3 teams from the USA folded (New York, San Francisco and Toronto).
Two teams: Houston (USA) and St. Louis (NPSL) had the same nickname the "Stars".
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system
6 points for a win 3 points for a tie 0 points for a loss 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
| Team | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Atlanta Chiefs | 18 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 174 |
| Washington Whips | 15 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 32 | 167 |
| New York Generals | 12 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 54 | 164 |
| Baltimore Bays | 13 | 16 | 3 | 42 | 43 | 128 |
| Boston Beacons | 9 | 17 | 6 | 51 | 69 | 121 |
| Team | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Cleveland Stokers | 14 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 175 |
| Chicago Mustangs | 13 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 68 | 164 |
| Toronto Falcons | 13 | 13 | 6 | 55 | 69 | 144 |
| Detroit Cougars | 6 | 21 | 4 | 48 | 65 | 88 |
| Team | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Kansas City Spurs | 16 | 11 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 158 |
| Houston Stars | 14 | 12 | 6 | 58 | 41 | 150 |
| St. Louis Stars | 12 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 59 | 130 |
| Dallas Tornado | 2 | 26 | 4 | 28 | 109 | 52 |
| Team | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| San Diego Toros | 18 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 38 | 186 |
| Oakland Clippers | 18 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 38 | 185 |
| Los Angeles Wolves | 11 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 52 | 139 |
| Vancouver Royals | 12 | 15 | 5 | 51 | 60 | 136 |
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Atl | Atlanta Chiefs | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Lak | Cleveland Stokers | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Atl | Atlanta Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Pac | San Diego Toros | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pac | San Diego Toros | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Gulf | Kansas City Spurs | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Result | Game 1 | Game 2 | Dates | ||
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| Atlanta Chiefs | 3 - 2 | Cleveland Stokers | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | September 11 , 14 |
| San Diego Toros | 2 - 1 | Kansas City Spurs | 1 - 1 | 1 - 0 | September 11 , 16 |
| Result | Game 1 | Game 2 | Dates | ||
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| Atlanta Chiefs | 3 - 0 | San Diego Toros | 0 - 0 | 3 - 0 | September 21 , 28 |
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