1969 American Soccer League

American Soccer League
1969 season
Season1969
ChampionsWashington Darts
(2nd title)
PremiersWashington Darts
Top goalscorerJim Lefkos (22)
Longest unbeaten runWashington Darts (19)
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Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1969 season.

League standings

Northern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Syracuse Scorpions 20 12 5 3 53 26 29
Rochester Lancers 20 12 5 3 41 18 29
Boston Astros 20 5 0 15 24 48 10
New York Inter 20 2 4 14 20 44 8
Source: [citation needed]
Southern Division
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Washington Darts 20 14 5 1 46 11 33
Philadelphia Spartans 20 7 5 8 26 32 19
Philadelphia Ukrainians 20 7 5 8 27 38 19
Newark Ukrainian Sitch 20 6 1 13 34 54 13
Source: [citation needed]

ASL All-Stars

First Team[1]   Position   Second Team
Lincoln Phillips, Washington G Walt Tarnawsky, Philadelphia Spart.
Frank Donlavey, Syracuse D Carl Yakovino, Philadelphia Spart.
Charlie Mitchell, Rochester D Robert Watson, Philadelphia Ukran.
Alberto Trik, Philadelphia Ukran. M Eddie Barker, Rochester
Willie Evans, Washington M Winston Earle, Syracuse
Jose Montero, Boston M ______ Dalmago, Washington
John Kerr, Washington F Wagner Leao, Boston
Yao Kankam, Syracuse F Tibor Vigh, Rochester
Jim Lefkos, Syracuse F Juan Paletta, Philadelphia Spart.
Frank Odoi, Syracuse F Marion Oleksyn, Newark
Gerry Browne, Washington F Carlos Metidieri, Rochester

Playoffs

Bracket

Northern Division playoff
(single match) 		ASL Championship
(2-match aggregate)
S1 Washington Darts 2 2 4
N1a Syracuse Scorpions 2 N1 Syracuse Scorpions 0 0 0
N1b Rochester Lancers 1

Northern Division playoff

October 11[2] Rochester Lancers 1–2 Syracuse Scorpions Aquinas Memorial Stadium • Att. 2,456

Championship final

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 First leg Second leg Attendance
Syracuse Scorpions 0–4 Washington Darts 0–2 0–2 September 19 • Griffin Field • ???
September 26 • Brookland Stadium • 3,976

First leg

Syracuse Scorpions0–2Washington Darts
Report Kerr 39' (Gyau)
Browne 41'
Griffin Field, Liverpool, New York
Attendance: ???

Second leg

Washington Darts2–0Syracuse Scorpions
Browne 5'
Gyau 86' (Kerr)		 Report
Attendance: 3,976

1969 ASL Champions: Washington Darts (4-0 aggregate)

Season awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Jim Lefkos, Syracuse[1]
  • Coach of the Year: Lincoln Phillips, Washington
  • Manager of the Year: Walter Bahr, Philadelphia Spartans
  • Rookie of the Year: Bob DiLuca, Rochester
  • Most Improved Player: Jerry Kliveka, Philadelphia Spartans

References

  1. ^ a b Loj, Alex (October 15, 1969). "Mitchell Gets ASL 1st Team All-Star Post". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "16 Oct 1969, Page 31 - The Post-Standard at". Newspapers.com. October 16, 1969. Retrieved June 5, 2022.