1961 International Soccer League
Football league season
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The 1961 season was the second edition of the International Soccer League. Played in the United States and Canada by teams invited from Europe, the tournament featured two groups of eight teams, who played a round-robin format. The final, held in August, was a two-legged tie between the winner of each group to decide the overall champion.
Official programme for the final | |
| Season | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Champions |  Dukla Prague |
| Top goalscorer | Rudolf Kučera (15 goals)[1] |
← 1960 1962 → | |
League standings
Section I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Everton |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 12 |
| 2 |  Bangu |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 |  New York Americans |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Karlsruher SC |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Kilmarnock |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Montreal Concordia |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 |
| 7 |  Dinamo București |
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 |
| 8 |  Beşiktaş |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 |
| 17 May | Beşiktaş | 3–1 | Karlsruhe | New York, NY |
Şenol Birol  |
Reinhold Wischnowsky |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 9538 Referee: Peter Rhodes |
| 25 May | Everton | 2–1 | Kilmarnock FC | Montreal, QC |
| news [3] | Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
| 28 May | Bangu | 6–1 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Zé Maria 30' Valter dos Santos 8' 28' Ademir da Guia 34' |
|
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 7130 |
| 23 May | Montreal Concordia | 0–1 | Everton | Montreal, QC |
Hector Lopez 87' |
Preview[4] post[5] |
Billy Bingham 22' Alec Young 72' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Cameron McShane |
| 30 May | Montreal Concordia | 2–0 | Dinamo Bucharest | Montreal, QC |
| Tito Maule 25' Apard Kiraly 50' |
news[6] | Stadium: Molson Stadium Referee: Peter Rhodes |
| 30 May | New York Americans | 1–0 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Raul Seoane | Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10212 |
| 30 May | Karlsruher SC | 3–2 | Kilmarnock FC |
| 1 June | Kilmarnock FC | 4–0 | New York Americans | Montreal, QC |
| 7:00pm | Hughie Brown (31') Andy Kerr (43') Bert Black (65') Matt Watson (84') |
news [7] | Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 7000[8] |
| 1 June | Montreal Concordia | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Montreal, QC |
| 9:00pm | José Sanches 48' |
Şenol Birol 15' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 5500 Referee: Peter Rhodes |
| 8 June | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Montreal, QC |
| Billy Muir 12' |
Selim Soydan 7' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Referee: Tom Cuthbert |
| 14 June | Everton | 4–0 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Bobby Collins Frank Wignall Alex Young |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 5000 Referee: John Best |
| 18 June | Dinamo București | 5–2 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Constantin David Iosif Varga Constantin Frățilă |
Şenol Birol Arif Özataç |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 7331 Referee: Peter Rhodes |
Section II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dukla Prague |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 13 |
| 2 | Montreal Concordia |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 |  AS Monaco |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Red Star Belgrade |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 7 |
| 5 |  RCD Español |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 7 |
| 6 |  Rapid Wien |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 |
| 7 |  Shamrock Rovers |
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 4 |
| 8 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 2 |
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
| 15 June | Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | New York, NY |
| Frank O'Neill |
Zaharia Ratzabi Nahum Stelmach |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 12,244 Referee: Nels Dahlquist |
| 27 June | Dukla Prague | 4–2 | Red Star Belgrade | Montreal, QC |
| Josef Masopust 24' Rudolf Kučera 81', 84'Svatopluk Pluskal 88' |
[10] | Vojislav Melić 14' Branko Zebec 90' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bel Betts |
| 27 June | Montreal Concordia | 4–0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Montreal, QC |
| Humberto Gambaro 40', 44' Ken Leek 51'Sam Lawrie 88' |
[11] | Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
| 2 July | Dukla Prague | 7–1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | New York, NY |
| Svatopluk Pluskal Rudolf Kučera Jaroslav Borovička Josef Vacenovský |
[12] | Zecharia Ratzabi |
Referee: Mohl |
| 2 July | AS Monaco | 3–2 | Rapid Wien | |
| [13] |
| 4 July | Montreal Concordia | 1–1 | RCD Español | Montreal, QC |
| Sam Lawrie 67' |
[14] | Antonio Camps 7' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 4,500 |
| 4 July | Shamrock Rovers | 1–4 | AS Monaco | New York, NY |
| Frank O'Neill 23' |
Bart Carlier 53' Lucien Cossou 60'Henri Biancheri 64'Claude Peretti 72' |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 8,615 Referee: Nels Dahlquist |
| 4 July | Dukla Prague | 6–0 | Rapid Wien | |
| [15] |
| 6 July | RCD Español | 3–1 | AS Monaco | |
| José Sastre Ramón Carranza Índio Da Luz |
[16] | Claude Peretti |
| 6 July | Montreal Concordia | 2–2 | Dukla Prague | Montreal, QC |
| Tommy Barrett 26' (pen.) Ken Leek 42' |
[16] | Josef Jelínek 25' Josef Vacenovský 65' |
| 9 July | Montreal Concordia | 2–2 | Red Star Belgrade | |
| [17] |
| 9 July | Shamrock Rovers | 1–4 | RCD Español | New York, NY |
| Liam Tuohy (footballer) 68' |
Índio Da Luz 18', 28' Ramón Carranza 61'Ronnie Nolan  69' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Nels Dahlquist |
| 11 July | Montreal Concordia | 3–2 | Rapid Wien | Montreal, QC |
| Humberto Gambaro 21' Tommy Barrett 31' (pen.)Ron Heckman 87' |
[18] | Rudi Flögel 4' Walter Seitl 9' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mike Devine |
| 12 July | Red Star Belgrade | 7–2 | RCD Español | New York, NY |
| [19] | Attendance: 17,000 |
| 12 July | Dukla Prague | 2–0 | AS Monaco | New York, NY |
| Josef Vacenovský 6' Josef Jelínek 41' |
[19] | Attendance: 17,000 |
| 16 July | Shamrock Rovers | 5–1 | Red Star Belgrade | New York, NY |
| Tony Byrne Paddy Ambrose Frank O'Neill Liam Tuohy |
Novak Tomić |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10,701[20] Referee: William Peters |
| 16 July | Dukla Prague | 5–1 | RCD Español | New York, NY |
| Josef Vacenovský 31' Josef Masopust 64'Rudolf Kučera 67', 78'Josef Jelínek 89' |
[21] | Índio Da Luz 8' |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10,701 Referee: George Mohl |
| 18 July | Montreal Concordia | 3–1 | AS Monaco | Montreal, QC |
| Humberto Gambaro Jose Sanches |
[9] | Bert Carlier |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 4,500 |
| 19 July | Shamrock Rovers | 1–3 | SK Rapid Wien | New York, NY |
| Frank O'Neill 79' |
Josef Höltl 3' Walter Seitl 35'Rudi Flögel 74' |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10,701 Referee: Jim McLean |
| 20 July | Red Star Belgrade | 7–0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
| [22] |
| 23 July | AS Monaco | 3–0 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |
| [23] |
| 23 July | SK Rapid Wien | 3–0 | RCD Español | |
| [23] |
| 24 July | Montreal Concordia | 2–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Montreal, QC |
| Olivio Lacerdo 38' José Sanches 51' |
[24] | Liam Hennessy 29' Tommy Hamilton 59' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 400 |
| 30 July | Shamrock Rovers | 0–10 | Dukla Prague | New York, NY |
| [25] | Rudolf Kučera Josef Vacenovský Josef Masopust Jan Brumovský Jaroslav Borovička |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Leo Goldstein |
| 30 July | Rapid Wien | 2–2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Fall River, MA |
| [25] |
| 30 July | AS Monaco | 4–2 | Red Star Belgrade | Fall River, MA |
| [25] |
