Statistics of

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in season 1948–49.

League standings

Championship playoff series

Since three teams finished the season with the same point totals, a two-match, championship playoff was held. Brooklyn Hispano hosted New York Americans in the first match. The winner of that play-in contest earned the right to face

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two weeks later. In the event that either of these matches ended in a draw the following procedures were to be used. Two 15-minute overtime periods to be played in their entirety. If the match was still tied after 120 minutes, the teams would then play two 7.5-minute periods. If still tied after 135 minutes, successive 7.5 minute periods would be played until one team either scored a golden goal or earned a corner kick.

Bracket

Match one – ''Play-in game''

Match two – ''Championship final''

The championship final played out as 90 minutes of regulation and 45 minutes of extra time, before moving to the first period of

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''(via goal or corner kick)''. Jim Mills earned a corner kick for Philadelphia to end the match.

References

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