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6 unusual facts about NASL


Alessandro Noselli

Alessandro Noselli (born 1 September 1980) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for New York Cosmos in the NASL.

Corey Hertzog

After a bright start, Hertzog's first-team chances became fewer, as a result Hertzog was loaned to NASL club FC Edmonton for their Fall season.

NASL

North American Star League, a professional e-sports league for the real-time strategy game StarCraft II

North American Soccer League, a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico which began play in 2011

National Association for the Support of Long Term Care, national trade association representing suppliers and ancillary service suppliers to long term and post acute care

Ritchie Jones

Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones (born 26 September 1986 in Manchester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger who currently plays for FC Edmonton in the NASL.


1975 NASL Indoor tournament

The Soviets beat an outmatched NASL All-Star team 8-4 on February 7 at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens.

1979 South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer team

This season was also the last at Carolina for seniors such as Brian Winstead, who would leave the school as the leading goal-scorer in school history (a title he would hold for seven years); and Paul Turin, a star goalkeeper who would go onto to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks in Pele's NASL.

Apertura and Clausura

The North American Soccer League (NASL), the second-level league in both the United States and Canada, adopted a split season in 2013; the season is divided into a "Spring Championship" and "Fall Championship".

Bob Rigby

Rigby continued to provide positive exposure to the young NASL when he took fourth place in ABC's 1976 Superstars, a televised athletic competition pitting athletes from various sports.

Carlos Alberto Torres

He arrived on the day of the New York City blackout where he was reunited with his friend and partner Pelé and helped the Cosmos capture two consecutive NASL titles in 1977 and 1978.

Detroit Auto Kings

Two teams came to the newly formed NASL from the APSPL - the Cleveland Competitors, owned by Ted Stepien, league President and former owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with the APSPL champion Milwaukee Schlitz.

Detroit Caesars

A team called the Detroit Auto Kings was formed, played at Memorial Field with several Caesar stars, along with former Detroit Tiger Mickey Stanley, finishing second in the NASL, losing again to the Milwaukee Schlitz in the World Series.

Eddie Hawkins

By the time Hawkins graduated, the NASL had folded, but the Pittsburgh Spirit of Major Indoor Soccer League selected him in the first round of the draft in the spring of 1984.

Eugene Van Taylor

In 1977, he played for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers as Gordon Banks' backup before moving to the New York Eagles of the American Soccer League in 1978.

Fort Wayne Flames

Retaining Mahlock as GM, the team hired former three-time Indiana University All American, 1978 Hermann Trophy winner, NASL player, and United States Olympian Angelo DiBernardo to become the third Head Coach of the franchise.

Jan Goossens

In 1980, Goosens moved to Canada and signed with the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League (NASL).

Jean Willrich

The next year (1983–84), the NASL ran its last indoor season and the Sockers took that title as well.

The NASL decided against an indoor season in 1982-1983 so, at the completion of the NASL outdoor season in 1982, the Sockers jumped to Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) where it again won the 1982–83 MISL championship.

John Zangrilli

Becoming a Referee in 1975, Zangrilli reached National grade three years later and remained as such until 1984, officiating hundreds of National Open and Amateur Cups games at the State and Regional level, North American Soccer League’s ASL and USL, and international games including the NY Cosmos (NASL) vs. S.S. Lazio (Italy).

Jordan Cila

Cila's father, Renato Cila, played in the old NASL as well as the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).

Keith Weller

In 1980 after eighteen games, the Tea Men traded Weller to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in exchange for Arnie Mausser.

New York Centaurs

The saga of the New York Centaurs/Fever began in 1994 when English businessman Bob Butler launched the first pro soccer club in the New York City area since the NASL New York Cosmos of the 1970s and 1980s.

Njego Pesa

In January 1979, the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League (NASL) traded Jeff Bourne in exchange for the first pick in the upcoming College Draft.

Patrick Ntsoelengoe

An idol in his own country, Ace spent only one season with Miami, missed the 1974 season but returned to the NASL in 1975 to play for the Denver Dynamos.

Perry Van der Beck

By the time Van der Beck had returned to the Rowdies in 1984, the NASL was on its last legs and in 1985, Van Der Beck left the team to follow former Rowdies coach Gordon Jago to the Dallas Sidekicks of the MISL.

Philadelphia Atoms

Although Clive Toye reports in his recent book that the franchise was sold to an ownership group from Montreal, he apparently confuses the fate of the next Philadelphia NASL team for that of the Atoms; the Atoms were, in fact, going to be relocated to San Antonio by their Mexican owners, who planned to replace the San Antonio Thunder franchise (which itself had just relocated to Honolulu to play as Team Hawaii).

Sal DeRosa

He took over as coach the Lancers (who had since moved to the NASL) midway through the 1970 season, bringing five of the Scorpions’ top players along with him, including midfielder Frank Odoi and goalie Claude Campos.

Soccer Bowl '80

Their opponent, the Los Angeles Aztecs featured Brazilian stand-out Luis Fernando, who had netted 28 goals in his first 28 NASL regular season contests.

Soccer Bowl '84

With only a few games remaining in the season, Sting chairman Lee Stern announced that 1984 would be the Chicago Sting's last in the NASL.


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