North American Soccer League Clubs World Tours 1967-68

Records

TeamPWDLPts
Dallas Tornado441092529
Chicago Mustangs16511011
Detroit Cougars33006
Vancouver Royals42024
Toronto Falcons20202
North American Soccer Clubs World Tours 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Dallas Tornado Results 1967-68

VersusW/LScore
Fenerbahce (Turkey)D
Australia (National Team)D
Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)L1-3
Puntarenas (Costa Rica)D3-3
San Carlos (Costa Rica)L0-2
Dallas Tornado Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Chicago Mustangs

VersusW/LScore
AFE (Ecuador) (in Miami, Florida)W3-1
Bogota All-Stars (Colombia) (in Miami, Fl.)W5-2
Porkenir Lima (Peru) (in Miami, Fl.)L1-2
Huachipato Concepcion (Chile) W2-1
Antofagasta (Chile)L0-2
Universidad Catolica (Chile)L1-4
Arica (Amateur Team) (Chile)W6-1
Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia)L1-8
Wacker Innsbruck (Austria)L2-5
Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia)L0-4
Svoboda Tetovo Uzice (Bulgaria)L0-3
Radnicki (Yugoslavia)D2-2
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)L3-4
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)L0-1
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)L2-4
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)W5-3
Chicago Mustangs Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Vancouver Royals

VersusW/LScore
Racing Club de Buenos Aires (Argentina)L0-4
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)W1-0
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)W2-1
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)L1-3
Vancouver Royals Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Toronto Falcons

VersusW/LScore
Unknown Team (El Salvador)D
Unknown Team (El Salvador)D
Toronto Falcons Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Detroit Cougars

VersusW/LScore
Jamaica (National Team)W4-0
Jamaica (National Team)W4-1
Violette Club (Haiti)W3-1
Detroit Cougars Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Report

With the formation of the North American Soccer League in 1968 after the merger of the two competing League in 1967 (United Soccer Association, and the National Premier Soccer League – the latter featuring European and South American Teams guesting as American teams in a Summer League in USA), a number of the NASL clubs went on expended World Tours over the Winter of 1967-68 (during the North American off-season).

Dallas Tornado, under the stewardship of Bob Kap, who in the 1970s would go on to try and bring Professional American Football to Europe (see Intercontinental Football League 1970-1978 ), went on a 44-game tour, which resulted in 10 Wins 9 Draws and 25 Losses.

Other tours included Chicago Mustangs playing 9 games in Europe and South America, as well as playing in a preseason tournament in Florida against South American opposition, and the two Canadian Clubs, Vancouver Royals (who gave a good account of themselves in a 0-4 loss to the unofficial World Club Champions, Racing Club of Argentina), and Torinto Falcons.

Detroit Cougars managed big wins against the Jamaican National Team and a Haitian Club side, and St. Louis had a tour lined up that was to take in Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

References

Magazines

[1] Jose, Colin (1968) “Dallas Test Strength” World Soccer. May 1968. pg. 11.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martin Slattery

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Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 1 August 2020

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