The Dallas Tornado qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Southern Division with 111 points. They also had the highest point-total in the NASL, and therefore were guaranteed home field throughout the playoffs. They defeated the defending champion New York Cosmos, 1–0, in the first semifinal game played on August 15, 1973 to advance to the finals.
The Philadelphia Atoms qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Eastern Division with 104 points. They also had the second highest point-total in the NASL. This guaranteed them at least one home playoff game. They soundly defeated the Northern Division champion Toronto Metros, 3–0, in the second semifinal game played on August 18, 1973 to advance to the finals.
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nasl, final, 1973, championship, match, 1973, season, between, expansion, philadelphia, atoms, dallas, tornado, match, played, august, 1973, texas, stadium, irving, texas, philadelphia, atoms, match, were, crowned, 1973, north, american, soccer, league, champi. NASL Final 1973 was the championship match of the 1973 season between the expansion Philadelphia Atoms and the Dallas Tornado The match was played on August 25 1973 at Texas Stadium in Irving Texas The Philadelphia Atoms won the match 2 0 and were crowned the 1973 North American Soccer League champions 1 2 NASL Final 1973Texas Stadium hosted the FinalEventNASL FinalDallas Tornado Philadelphia Atoms0 2DateAugust 25 1973 1973 08 25 VenueTexas Stadium Irving TexasRefereeBill Gallacher Canada Attendance18 824 19721974 Contents 1 Background 2 Match details 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBackground editThe Dallas Tornado qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Southern Division with 111 points They also had the highest point total in the NASL and therefore were guaranteed home field throughout the playoffs They defeated the defending champion New York Cosmos 1 0 in the first semifinal game played on August 15 1973 to advance to the finals The Philadelphia Atoms qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Eastern Division with 104 points They also had the second highest point total in the NASL This guaranteed them at least one home playoff game They soundly defeated the Northern Division champion Toronto Metros 3 0 in the second semifinal game played on August 18 1973 to advance to the finals Match details editAugust 25 1973 3 8 00 p m CDT Dallas Tornado0 2Philadelphia AtomsReport 1 Report 2 Best nbsp 65 o g Straub nbsp 85 Texas Stadium Irving Texas 4 5 Attendance 18 824 6 Referee Bill Gallacher Canada 7 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dallas Tornado nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Philadelphia Atoms GK 1 nbsp Ken Cooper DF 14 nbsp Bobby Moffat DF 4 nbsp John Best c DF 5 nbsp Dick Hall MF 6 nbsp Roy Turner nbsp 82 MF 13 nbsp Mohammad Attaih MF 10 nbsp Ilija Mitic FW 17 nbsp Ray Bloomfield FW 2 nbsp Jim Benedek nbsp 45 FW 12 nbsp Kyle Rote Jr FW 11 nbsp Mike Renshaw Substitutes 8 MF 7 nbsp Bob Ridley nbsp 45 FW 9 nbsp Luiz Juracy nbsp 82 Manager nbsp Ron Newman GK 1 nbsp Bob Rigby DF 2 nbsp Barry Barto DF 3 nbsp Bobby Smith DF 4 nbsp Roy Evans DF 5 nbsp Chris Dunleavy DF 17 nbsp Bill Straub MF 8 nbsp Stan Startzell MF 18 nbsp Derek Trevis c MF 11 nbsp George O Neill FW 15 nbsp Charles Duccilli nbsp 68 FW 16 nbsp Karl Minor Substitutes 9 MF 12 nbsp Manfred Schellscheidt nbsp 68 Manager nbsp Al Miller 1973 NASL Champions Philadelphia Atoms Assistant referees Howard Neil United States Bill Wuertz United States See also edit1973 North American Soccer League seasonReferences edit NASL NASLSoccerBowl History Past Winner North American Soccer League NASL NASL 1968 1984 Yearly Result North American Soccer League Archived from the original on October 12 2013 Jasner Phil August 25 1973 Atoms Tornado Both Teams Miss Stars Oceans Away Philadelphia Daily News p 27 Retrieved November 29 2019 Armed with Americans Philadelphia s soccer team beat 09 03 73 SI Vault sportsillustrated cnn com Archived from the original on November 13 2012 Retrieved July 20 2022 Philadelphia Atoms Dallas Tornado 1973 NASL Finals Highlights YouTube YouTube Archived from the original on December 29 2012 Retrieved June 25 2013 The Year in American Soccer 1973 Archived from the original on July 13 2013 Retrieved October 27 2013 Past Winners North American Soccer League www naslsoccerbowl com Archived from the original on October 13 2013 Retrieved July 20 2022 Jose Colin 2003 North American Soccer League Encyclopedia Haworth NJ St Johann Press p 379 Jose Colin 2003 North American Soccer League Encyclopedia Haworth NJ St Johann Press p 379 External links editMatch highlights on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NASL Final 1973 amp oldid 1213223941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
