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The 1970 Washington Darts season was the team's first season in the North American Soccer League, and the club's fourth season in professional soccer. Previously the club fielded a team in the American Soccer League. In their initial run in the NASL, the team earned first place in the Southern Division and finished with the top record in the league. As division champions they automatically qualified for the championship game known as the NASL Final.
| 1970 season | |||
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| Chairman | William Cousins Jr. | ||
| Manager | Norman Sutherland | ||
| Stadium | Brookland Stadium 30,000 | ||
| NASL | Southern Division: First place Regular Season: First place NASL Championship: Finalist | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Leroy DeLeon(15 goals) All: Leroy DeLeon(16 goals) | ||
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Background
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Review
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Competitions
editNASL regular season
editG = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.
| Northern Division | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
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| Rochester Lancers | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 45 | 111 |
| Kansas City Spurs | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 100 |
| St. Louis Stars | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 71 | 60 |
| Southern Division | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PT |
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| Washington Darts | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 137 |
| Atlanta Chiefs | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 123 |
| Dallas Tornado | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 92 |
Results summaries
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Results by round
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Match reports
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NASL Playoffs
edit| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | First leg | Second leg | Attendance |
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| Rochester Lancers | 4–3[1] | Washington Darts | 3–0 | 1–3 | September 5 • Aquinas Memorial Stadium • 9,321 September 13 • Brookland Stadium • 5,543 |
Match reports
editFirst leg
edit| Rochester Lancers[2][3] | 3–0 | Washington Darts |
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Costa  26' (Kankam)Costa 61' (Ofori)Marotti 72' (pen.) |
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Second leg
edit| Washington Darts | 3–1 | Rochester Lancers |
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| DeLeon 44' (pen.) Gyau 49' (Grell)Browne 65' (Archibald) |
Report | Costa 40' (Metidieri) |
Attendance: 5,543[7]
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Statistics
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Transfers
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1970". Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ "Previo Campeones: Rochester Lancers Capturan Titulo En 1970". September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Loj, Alex (September 6, 1970). "Lancers Defeat Darts". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ a b It went that a way
- ^ Lancers
- ^ 6 Sep 1970, Page 46 – Democrat and Chronicle at Newspapers.com
- ^ Stolze, Craig (September 14, 1970). "Lancers Soccer Champs". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Lincoln Philips
