NASL Final 1970

NASL Final 1970 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 1970 season. As no championship game was played for the 1969 season, it was the first championship game since the 1968 season. The event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the Rochester Lancers and the Washington Darts. The first leg was held on September 5, 1970 at Aquinas Memorial Stadium in Rochester, New York, with the Lancers victorious by a score of 3–0. The second leg was played on September 13, 1970 at Brookland Stadium in Washington, D.C. That day the Darts came out on top by the score of 3–1. Renato Costa, who played under the alias of "Raul Herrera" that year, scored three of Rochester's four goals.^[1] With the two-legged competition completed, the Rochester Lancers held a 4–3 aggregate lead and were crowned the 1970 NASL champions.^[2][3]

NASL Final 1970

Event	NASL Final
Rochester Lancers Washington Darts 4 3
on aggregate
First leg
Rochester Lancers Washington Darts 3 0
Date	September 5, 1970 (1970-09-05)
Venue	Aquinas Memorial Stadium, Rochester, New York
Referee	Mike Ashkenazi
Attendance	9,321
Second leg
Washington Darts Rochester Lancers 3 1
Date	September 13, 1970 (1970-09-13)
Venue	Brookland Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	5,543
← 1968 1971 →

Background

Main article: 1970 Washington Darts season

The Rochester Lancers and the Washington Darts respectively won the Northern Division and Southern Division of the NASL. This earned each team the right to compete for the league title.

Series summary

Champion	Runner-up	Game 1	Venue	Game 2	Venue	Agg.
Rochester Lancers	Washington Darts	3–0	Aquinas Memorial Stadium	1–3	Brookland Stadium	4–3

Match details

First leg

Rochester Lancers[4][5]	3–0	Washington Darts
Costa 26', 61' Marotte 72' (pen.)	Report

NASL Final 1970

September 5

8:00 p.m. (EST)

First leg

Aquinas Memorial Stadium, Rochester, NY

Attendance: 9,321

Referee: Mike Ashkenazi

Rochester Lancers[6][7]

Washington Darts[6][5]

GK 1 Claude Campos DF 2 Phil Davis DF 5 Peter Short DF 14 Winston Earle DF 3 Charlie Mitchell (c) MF 15 Yeo Kankam MF 16 Frank Odoi MF 10 Luis Marotte FW 9 Renato Costa FW 17 Gladstone Ofori FW 11 Carlos Metidieri Substitutes:[8] MF 7 Jesús Pelez Miranda Manager: Sal DeRosa

GK 1 Lincoln Phillips[note 1] DF 12 Frank Donlavey DF 16 Winston Alexis DF 13 Willie Evans (c) DF 6 Victor Gamaldo MF 10 Billy Fraser MF 11 Warren Archibald MF 17 Danny Paton FW 7 Joseph Gyau FW 15 Victorio Casa FW 14 Leroy DeLeon Substitutes:[8] F 8 John Muir M 5 Bertrand Grell Manager: Lincoln Phillips[note 1]

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Second leg

Washington Darts	3–1	Rochester Lancers
DeLeon 44' (pen.) Gyau 49' Browne 65'	Report	Costa 40'

September 13

3:00 p.m. (EST)

Second leg

Brookland Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 5,543^[9]

Washington Darts [10]

Rochester Lancers [10]

GK 1 Lincoln Phillips[note 1] DF 12 Frank Donlavey DF 3 Roland Crispin DF 13 Willie Evans (c) DF 6 Victor Gamaldo MF 10 Billy Fraser MF 11 Warren Archibald MF 5 Bertrand Grell FW 7 Joseph Gyau FW 9 Gerry Browne FW 14 Leroy DeLeon Substitutes:[8] MF 17 Danny Paton Manager: Lincoln Phillips[note 1]

GK 1 Claude Campos DF 2 Phil Davis DF 5 Peter Short DF 14 Winston Earle DF 3 Charlie Mitchell (c) MF 15 Yeo Kankam MF 16 Frank Odoi MF 10 Luis Marotte FW 9 Renato Costa FW 17 Gladstone Ofori FW 11 Carlos Metidieri Substitutes:[8] MF 7 Jesús Pelez Miranda Manager: Sal DeRosa

Notes

1. Lincoln Phillips was a player-coach for Rochester.

1970 NASL Champions: Rochester Lancers

Post-match

The Lancers were sent to the 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup as the first and only representative from the original NASL, alongside 1970 U.S. Open Cup winners Elizabeth S.C.^[11]

See also

• 1970 North American Soccer League season