1975 Miami Toros season

Miami Toros
1975 season
Manager Greg Myer
Stadium Miami Orange Bowl
NASL Eastern Division: Second place
Semifinalist
Top goalscorer League:
South Africa Derek Smethurst
(20 goals)
All:
South Africa Derek Smethurst
(20 goals)
Average home league attendance 4,921
Home colors
Away colors
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The 1975 Miami Toros season was the third season of the team, and the club's ninth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished in second place of the Eastern Division. They were a semifinalist in the North American Soccer League playoffs.

Competitions

NASL regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.

Northern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Boston Minutemen 13 9 41 29 116
Toronto Metros-Croatia 13 9 39 28 114
New York Cosmos 10 12 39 38 91
Rochester Lancers 6 16 29 49 64
Hartford Bicentennials 6 16 27 51 61
Eastern DivisionWLGFGAPT
Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 6 46 27 135
Miami Toros 14 8 47 30 123
Washington Diplomats 12 10 42 47 112
Philadelphia Atoms 10 12 33 42 90
Baltimore Comets 9 13 34 52 87
Central DivisionWLGFGAPT
St. Louis Stars13 93834115
Chicago Sting12103933106
Denver Dynamos 913374285
Dallas Tornado 913333883
San Antonio Thunder 616244659
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
Portland Timbers16 64327138
Seattle Sounders15 74228129
Los Angeles Aztecs12104233107
Vancouver Whitecaps1111382899
San Jose Earthquakes 814374883

NASL Playoffs

Quarterfinals

August 12 Seattle Sounders 1 – 2 (OT) Portland Timbers Civic Stadium • Att. 31,523
August 13 Miami Toros 2 – 1 (OT) Boston Minutemen Nickerson Field • Att. 2,187
August 13 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 – 2 (PK, 4–5) St. Louis Stars Francis Field • Att. 6,119
August 13 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0 – 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium • Att. 16,111


Semifinals

August 16 Miami Toros 0 – 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium • Att. 22,710
August 17 St. Louis Stars 0 – 1 Portland Timbers Civic Stadium • Att. 33,503


References