San Diego Toros
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| Full name | San Diego Toros | ||
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| Founded | 1966 (Los Angeles Toros) 1968 (San Diego Toros) | ||
| Dissolved | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1967)[1] Los Angeles, California Balboa Stadium (1968)[2] San Diego, California | ||
| Capacity | 93,000 34,000 | ||
| Chairman | Dan Reeves | ||
| Manager | George Curtis | ||
| League | North American Soccer League | ||
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San Diego Toros were a soccer team who played in the North American Soccer League, based in San Diego, California.
The Los Angeles Toros were an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California that was a member of the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. The franchise was owned by Dan Reeves, who also owned the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams.
The franchise moved to San Diego as the San Diego Toros for the 1968 season.[3]
In 1968 their top scorer was Pepe Fernandez.[4]
Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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| 1967 | NPSL | 7 | 10 | 15 | 114 | 5th, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1968 | NASL | 18 | 8 | 6 | 186 | 1st, Pacific Division | Won Playoff (Kansas City) Lost Championship (Atlanta) |
Source:[5]
References
- ^ Duly, Jeffrey. "North American Soccer League Franchises - Los Angeles Toros (1967), San Diego Toros (1968)". FtLauderdaleStrikers.com.
- ^ http://soccerstats.us/teams/san-diego-toros/games/
- ^ "San Diego Toros Logos". Chris Creamer's sportslogos.net. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Los Angeles/San Diego Toros". North American Soccer League Rosters. Nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ David A. Litterer (14 May 2010). "North American Soccer League". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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