Club: | Miami Toros |
Season: | 1974 |
Manager: | John Young |
Stadium: | Miami Orange Bowl |
League: | NASL |
League Result: | Eastern Division: First place NASL Championship:Finalist |
League Topscorer: | Steve David (13 goals) |
Season Topscorer: | Steve David (13 goals) |
Average Attendance: | 7,340 |
American: | True |
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Prevseason: | 1973 Toros |
Nextseason: | 1975 Toros (indoor) |
The 1974 Miami Toros season was the second season of the team, and the club's eighth season in professional soccer. This year, the team earned first place in the Eastern Division. They advanced through the North American Soccer League playoffs to the NASL Final, before losing on penalty kicks to the Los Angeles Aztecs.
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win,3 points for a tie,0 points for a loss,1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
Northern Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT | ||
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align=left | Boston Minutemen | 10 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 94 | |
align=left | Toronto Metros | 9 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 87 | |
align=left | Rochester Lancers | 8 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 77 | |
align=left | New York Cosmos | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 40 | 58 |
Eastern Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT | ||
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align=left | Miami Toros | 9 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 107 | |
align=left | Baltimore Comets | 10 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 46 | 105 | |
align=left | Philadelphia Atoms | 8 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 74 | |
align=left | Washington Diplomats | 7 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 70 |
Central Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT | ||
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align=left | Dallas Tornado | 9 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 100 | |
align=left | St. Louis Stars | 4 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 42 | 54 | |
align=left | Denver Dynamos | 5 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 49 |
Western Division | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT | ||
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align=left | Los Angeles Aztecs | 11 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 36 | 110 | |
align=left | San Jose Earthquakes | 9 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 38 | 103 | |
align=left | Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 101 | |
align=left | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 70 |
style=font-size:85% align=center rowspan=3 width=15% | August 17 | width=24% align=right | Miami Toros | align=center width=13% | 3–1 | width=24% | Dallas Tornado | style=font-size:85% rowspan=3 valign=top | Tamiami Stadium[1] [2] • Att. 5,045 |
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