Soccer Bowl '75

Soccer Bowl '75 was the championship final of the 1975 NASL season, played between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Portland Timbers. The match took place on August 24, 1975 at Spartan Stadium, in San Jose, California. It was the first North American Soccer League championship to be known as the Soccer Bowl. The Tampa Bay Rowdies won the match, 2–0, to claim their first North American championship. This was the third consecutive year that an expansion team won the NASL title.[2]

Spartan Stadium was the venue for Soccer Bowl '75

Soccer Bowl '75
EventSoccer Bowl
Tampa Bay Rowdies Portland Timbers
2 0
DateAugust 24, 1975 (1975-08-24)
VenueSpartan Stadium, San Jose, California
Man of the MatchStewart Jump
RefereeHenry Landauer (United States)[1]
Attendance17,483

Background

Tampa Bay Rowdies
Main article: 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies season

The Tampa Bay Rowdies qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Eastern Division with 135 points. The point total earned them the number 2 seed and the right to host all preliminary rounds of the playoffs. The Rowdies defeated the Toronto Metros-Croatia in the quarterfinal match, 1–0, on August 13, 1975. Three days later they dispatched the Miami Toros, 3–0, in their semifinal game played on August 16, 1975, to advance to the finals.

Portland Timbers
Main article: 1975 Portland Timbers season

The Portland Timbers qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Western Division with 138 points. The point total earned them the number 1 seed and the right to host all preliminary rounds of the playoffs. The Timbers defeated the Seattle Sounders in the quarterfinal match, 2–1, in sudden death overtime on August 12, 1975. Five days later they beat the St. Louis Stars, 1–0, in a semifinal game played on August 17, 1975, to advance to the finals.

Match details
Tampa Bay Rowdies2–0Portland Timbers
Auguste 66:00' (Smethurst)
Best 87:40'
Attendance: 17,483
Referee: United States Henry Landauer[1][3]
TB Rowdies
Portland Timbers
GK1England Paul Hammond
D13England Stewart Jump
D3Scotland Alex Pringle
D6South Africa Mike Connell
D5England Malcolm Lintondownward-facing red arrow 63:00'
M4Scotland John Boyle (c)
M15England Mark Lindsay
F9Bermuda Clyde Best
F10Scotland Stewart Scullion
F12South Africa Derek Smethurst
F14England John Sissons
Substitutes:
D18Haiti Arsène Augusteupward-facing green arrow 63:00'
D2England Farrukh Quarishi
M7South Africa Bernard Hartze
M8United States Randy Garber
F11United States Doug Wark
F17United States Eddie Austin
GK1Scotland Mike Hewitt
Manager:
Italy Eddie Firmani
GK1England Graham Brown
D2England Ray Martin
D3England Barrie Lynch
D5England Graham Day
M6Wales Brian Godfrey (c)
M7Scotland Thomas McLaren
M8England Barry Powell
M13England Chris Dangerfielddownward-facing red arrow
F9England Peter WitheYellow card
F11Northern Ireland Jimmy Kelly
F12England Willie Anderson
Substitutes:[4]
D4United States Mick Hoban
D18Canada Nick Nicolas
F10Jamaica Dan Gardner
F14England Tony Bettsupward-facing green arrow
F16United States Roger Goldingay
GK22Canada Dave Landry
Manager:
Wales Vic Crowe

1975 NASL Champions: Tampa Bay Rowdies
Television: CBS
Announcers: Frank Glieber, Jack Whitaker[5]

Soccer Bowl MVP:
Stewart Jump (Tampa Bay)
Assistant referees:[6][7]
John Davies
Cor de Groot

Match statistics
First half[8]
Statistic Tampa Bay Portland
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 9 8
Shots on target 2 6
Saves 6 2
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Second half[8]
Statistic Tampa Bay Portland
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 10 10
Shots on target 6 6
Saves 6 4
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 1[9]
Red cards 0 0
Overall[8]
Statistic Tampa Bay Portland
Goals scored 2 0
Total shots 19 18
Shots on target 8 12
Saves 12 6
Offsides 0 0
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0
Fouls 25 21
Corner kicks 8 4

See also

References
  1. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. NASL. "NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result". North American Soccer League.
  3. Image of Soccer Bowl Ticket bp.blogspot.com
  4. Jose, Colin (1989). NASL: A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League. Derby, England: Breedon Books. pp. 311, 312.
  5. Martz, Ron (August 25, 1975). "TV coverage unfair to NASL". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1-C. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  6. "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. World Sports Marketing, publisher. (1975). Kick match program. New York, NY. NASL. p. 67
  8. "Box scores". Evening Independent. August 25, 1975. p. 2-C. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  9. Hunt, Tim (August 25, 1975). "Tampa outduels Timbers for Title". The Argus. Fremont, California. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
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