The Miami Toros were a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the 1972 season in the NASL's Southern Division as the Miami Gatos. In 1973, the club rebranded as the Miami Toros. Their home field was at times the Miami Orange Bowl, Tamiami Field and Miami Dade College's North Campus Stadium.[1][2]
^ abEd, Uncle (October 13, 2010). "Football in Miami and Beyond: Ft Lauderdale Strikers History: PART II: PRO SOCCER COMES TO MIAMI". Football in Miami and Beyond. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
^Blankenship, Ken (July 2, 1976). "Rowdies try Toros". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C. Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Google News Archive.
^. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
^Gurney, Jack (June 11, 1975). "Round Two: Rowdies Vs. Toros In 'Blood' Match". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Google News Archive.
^ abBlankenship, Ken (July 26, 1976). "Toros facing changes". St. Petersburg Times. p. 4C. Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Google News Archive.
^"Rowdies Press Photos – 1975 Rowdies vs. Toros Brawl". Tampa Bay Rowdies Appreciation Blog. May 28, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
^. May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^"John Young :: thefinalball.com". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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Miami Toros rosters
Miami Gatos roster
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miami, toros, were, professional, soccer, team, north, american, soccer, league, from, 1972, 1976, club, founded, 1967, washington, darts, moved, miami, where, they, played, 1972, season, nasl, southern, division, miami, gatos, 1973, club, rebranded, their, ho. The Miami Toros were a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976 The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts and moved to Miami where they played the 1972 season in the NASL s Southern Division as the Miami Gatos In 1973 the club rebranded as the Miami Toros Their home field was at times the Miami Orange Bowl Tamiami Field and Miami Dade College s North Campus Stadium 1 2 Miami Toros 1973 76 Full nameMiami Gatos Miami TorosFounded Previously Washington Darts 1972 Miami Gatos1973 Miami TorosDissolved1976 rebranded Fort Lauderdale Strikers StadiumMiami Dade North Stadium 1972 Miami Orange Bowl 1973 1975 Tamiami Field 1974 1976 Miami FloridaChairmanJohn Bilotta 1972 1973 Joe Robbie 1973 1976 LeagueNASLHome colorsAway colorsLogo of the Miami Gatos used in 1972After the 1976 season the team moved to Fort Lauderdale and became known as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and later moved to Minnesota and became known as the Minnesota Strikers 3 Prominent players included 1973 league MVP Warren Archibald who was from Point Fortin the smallest borough in Trinidad and Tobago and 1975 league MVP Juan Carlos Moramarco who was from Rosario Argentina Beginning in 1975 the Toros had a rivalry with the Tampa Bay Rowdies that grew even fiercer after the Toros moved to Ft Lauderdale and became the Strikers 4 5 6 unreliable source Contents 1 Year by year 2 Honors 3 Head coaches 4 Owners GMs 5 References 6 External linksYear by year editYear League W L T Pts Reg season Playoffs Attendance1972 NASL 3 8 3 44 4th Southern Division did not qualify 2 1121973 NASL 8 5 6 88 3rd Eastern Division did not qualify 5 4791974 NASL 9 5 6 107 1st Eastern Division Won Semifinal Dallas Lost Championship Los Angeles Aztecs 7 3401975 NASL indoor 2 0 4 2nd Region 3 did not qualify N A1975 NASL 14 8 123 2nd Eastern Division Won Quarterfinal Boston Lost Semifinal Tampa Bay 4 9211976 NASL indoor 1 1 2 3rd Eastern Regional did not qualify N A1976 NASL 6 18 63 4th Atlantic Conference Eastern Division did not qualify 3 070Honors editNASL championships 7 unreliable source 1974 runner upDivision titles 1974 Eastern DivisionLeague MVP 1973 Warren Archibald 1975 Steve DavidLeague scoring champion 1975 Steve David 23 goals 6 assists 52 points League goal scoring champion 1973 Warren Archibald 12 goals 1975 Steve David 23 goals Coach of the Year 1974 John Young All Star first team selections 1972 Willie Evans 1973 Warren Archibald David Sadler 1974 Roberto Aguirre Ronnie Sharp 1975 Steve David Ronnie SharpAll Star second team selections 1972 Dave Metchick 1973 Roberto Aguirre 1974 Warren Archibald Ralph Wright 1975 Ralph WrightAll Star honorable mentions 1972 Warren Archibald Billy Fraser 1974 Steve David 1976 Jim HoltonU S Soccer Hall of Fame 2003 Ace Ntsoelengoe Joe amp Elizabeth RobbieHead coaches edit nbsp Sal DeRosa 1972 nbsp John Young 1973 1974 8 nbsp Dr Greg Myers 1975 1976 5 nbsp Ken Furphy 1976 1977 Owners GMs edit nbsp Garo Yepremian 1972 1 nbsp John Bilotta 1971 72 nbsp Joe Robbie 1973 76 nbsp Angel Lorie Jr Managing Partner 1972 75 nbsp Elizabeth Robbie Managing Partner 1976 References edit a b Ed Uncle October 13 2010 Football in Miami and Beyond Ft Lauderdale Strikers History PART II PRO SOCCER COMES TO MIAMI Football in Miami and Beyond Retrieved October 15 2016 Blankenship Ken July 2 1976 Rowdies try Toros St Petersburg Times p 3C Retrieved October 15 2016 via Google News Archive Fort Lauderdale Strikers Home Page Archived from the original on June 4 2011 Retrieved May 20 2011 Gurney Jack June 11 1975 Round Two Rowdies Vs Toros In Blood Match Sarasota Herald Tribune p C1 Retrieved October 15 2016 via Google News Archive a b Blankenship Ken July 26 1976 Toros facing changes St Petersburg Times p 4C Retrieved October 15 2016 via Google News Archive Rowdies Press Photos 1975 Rowdies vs Toros Brawl Tampa Bay Rowdies Appreciation Blog May 28 2013 Retrieved October 15 2016 NASL North American Soccer League May 1 2008 Archived from the original on May 1 2008 Retrieved November 1 2017 John Young thefinalball com www thefinalball com Retrieved October 15 2016 External links editMiami Toros rosters Miami Gatos roster Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miami Toros amp oldid 1187120803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
