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and the

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. The match took place on August 24, 1975 at Spartan Stadium, in

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. It was the first

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championship to be known as the

. The Tampa Bay Rowdies won the match, 2–0, to claim their first North American championship. This was the third consecutive year that an expansion team won the NASL title. SPStaSJ

Background

Tampa Bay Rowdies

The

qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Eastern Division with 135 points. The point total earned them the number 2 seed and the right to host all preliminary rounds of the playoffs. The Rowdies defeated the Toronto Metros-Croatia in the quarterfinal match, 1–0, on August 13, 1975. Three days later they dispatched the

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, 3–0, in their semifinal game played on August 16, 1975, to advance to the finals.

Portland Timbers

The

qualified for the playoffs by virtue of winning the Western Division with 138 points. The point total earned them the number 1 seed and the right to host all preliminary rounds of the playoffs. The Timbers defeated the Seattle Sounders in the quarterfinal match, 2–1, in sudden death overtime on August 12, 1975. Five days later they beat the St. Louis Stars, 1–0, in a semifinal game played on August 17, 1975, to advance to the finals.

Match details

, goals2 = , stadium = Spartan Stadium,

, attendance = 17,483 , referee = Henry Landauer 1975 NASL Champions:

Television:

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Announcers:

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, Jack Whitaker

Match statistics

References

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