The 1967
NPSL Final was the
National Professional Soccer League's postseason championship final of the
1967 season. The event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the
Oakland Clippers
The Oakland Clippers, also named the California Clippers, were an American soccer team based out of Oakland, California. They played in the non- FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer ...
and the
Baltimore Bays
The Baltimore Bays were a professional soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1967 as one of the ten charter members of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). When the NPSL and the rival United Soccer Association (USA) me ...
. The first leg was played on September 3, 1967 at
Memorial Stadium in
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
, with the Bays winning 1–0. The return leg was contested on September 9, 1967 at the
Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
, and the Clippers won it by the score of 4–1. With the two-day competition complete, the Oakland Clippers held a 4–2 aggregate lead and were crowned the 1967 NPSL champions.
Background
The Baltimore Bays finished first in the
Eastern Division regular season with 162 points. The Oakland Clippers finished first in the
Western Division regular season with 185 points. This earned each team the right to compete in the championship series.
Match summary
Match details
First leg
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Second leg
1967 NPSL Champions:
Oakland Clippers
The Oakland Clippers, also named the California Clippers, were an American soccer team based out of Oakland, California. They played in the non- FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer ...
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