1974 Miami Toros season

Miami Toros
1974 season
Manager	John Young
Stadium	Miami Orange Bowl
NASL	Eastern Division: First place; NASL Championship:Finalist
Top goalscorer	League: ; Steve David ; (13 goals) ; All: ; Steve David ; (13 goals)
Average home league attendance	7,340
Home colors	Away colors
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ManagerJohn Young

StadiumMiami Orange Bowl

NASLEastern Division: First place
NASL Championship:Finalist

Top goalscorerLeague:

Steve David
(13 goals)
All:

Steve David
(13 goals)

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.

Northern Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Boston Minutemen	10	9	1	36	23	94
Toronto Metros	9	10	1	30	31	87
Rochester Lancers	8	10	2	23	30	77
New York Cosmos	4	14	2	28	40	58

Eastern Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Miami Toros	9	5	6	38	24	107
Baltimore Comets	10	8	2	42	46	105
Philadelphia Atoms	8	11	1	25	25	74
Washington Diplomats	7	12	1	29	36	70

Central Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Dallas Tornado	9	8	3	39	27	100
St. Louis Stars	4	15	1	27	42	54
Denver Dynamos	5	15	0	21	42	49

Western Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	PT
Los Angeles Aztecs	11	7	2	41	36	110
San Jose Earthquakes	9	8	3	43	38	103
Seattle Sounders	10	7	3	37	17	101
Vancouver Whitecaps	5	11	4	29	31	70

August 17	Miami Toros	3–1	Dallas Tornado	Tamiami Stadium^[1]^[2] • Att. 5,045

1974 Miami Toros season

Competitions

NASL regular season

Results summaries

Results by round

Match reports

NASL Playoffs

Semifinals

NASL Final 1974

Bracket

See also

References

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Penalties
Aguirre Sharp Mallender Verdi	3–5	Zanotti Banhoffer Marotte Filotis Douglas

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Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Soccer Bowls	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Predecessors	USA 1967 Final NPSL 1967 Final
Indoor seasons	1971 1975 1976 1978 (Skelly) 1978 (Schlitz) 1979 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1983 1983–84
Conferences	1968 East West 1976–1977 Atlantic Pacific 1978–1980 American National
Related	Soccer Bowl broadcasters NASL Indoor Championship
Clubs	Atlanta Apollos Atlanta Chiefs Baltimore Bays Baltimore Comets Boston Beacons Boston Minutemen Boston Shamrock Rovers¹ Calgary Boomers California Surf Chicago Mustangs Chicago Spurs² Chicago Sting Cleveland Stokers Caribous of Colorado Connecticut Bicentennials Dallas Tornado Denver Dynamos Detroit Cougars Detroit Express Edmonton Drillers Fort Lauderdale Strikers Golden Bay Earthquakes Hartford Bicentennials Houston Hurricane Houston Stars Jacksonville Tea Men Kansas City Spurs Las Vegas Quicksilvers Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles Wolves Memphis Rogues Miami Gatos Miami Toros Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Strikers Montreal Manic Montreal Olympique New England Tea Men New York Cosmos New York Generals New York Skyliners¹ Oakland Clippers Oakland Stompers Philadelphia Spartans² Philadelphia Atoms Philadelphia Fury Pittsburgh Phantoms² Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Antonio Thunder San Diego Jaws San Diego Sockers San Diego Toros San Francisco Golden Gate Gales¹ San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders St. Louis Stars Tampa Bay Rowdies Team America Team Hawaii Toronto Blizzard Toronto City¹ Toronto Falcons Toronto Metros Toronto Metros-Croatia Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Royals Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Darts Washington Diplomats Washington Whips
¹ United Soccer Association team that did not join NASL upon merger with NPSL. ² National Professional Soccer League team that did not join NASL upon merger with USA.