San Diego Toros

San Diego Toros
Full name San Diego Toros
Founded

1966 (Los Angeles Toros)

1968 (San Diego Toros)
Dissolved 1968
Stadium

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1967)[1]
Los Angeles, California

Balboa Stadium (1968)[2]
San Diego, California
Ground Capacity 93,000
34,000
Chairman Dan Reeves
Manager George Curtis
League North American Soccer League

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
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

  1. Duly, Jeffrey. "North American Soccer League Franchises - Los Angeles Toros (1967), San Diego Toros (1968)". FtLauderdaleStrikers.com.
  2. http://soccerstats.us/teams/san-diego-toros/games/
  3. "San Diego Toros Logos". Chris Creamer's sportslogos.net. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. "Los Angeles/San Diego Toros". North American Soccer League Rosters. Nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. David A. Litterer (14 May 2010). "North American Soccer League". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2013.


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