NPSL Final 1967

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 and the Baltimore Bays. The first leg was played on September 3, 1967 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, with the Bays winning 1–0. The return leg was contested on September 9, 1967 at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, California, 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.^[1][2][3]

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[]

September 3

2:15 PM EDT

Baltimore Bays	1–0	Oakland Clippers
Viollet 71'	Report 1 Report 2

Memorial Stadium, Baltimore

Attendance: 16,619

Referee: Walter Crossley (England)

Baltimore Bays [4][5]

Oakland Clippers [6][7]

Second leg[]

September 9

12:45 PDT

Oakland Clippers[8]	4–1	Baltimore Bays
Djukic 27', 35', 38' (pen.) Marín 58'	Report 1 Report 2 Report 3	Santisteban Saint-Vil 41'

Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, Oakland

Attendance: 9,037

Referee: Mike Ashkenazi

Oakland Clippers [9]

Baltimore Bays

1967 NPSL Champions: Oakland Clippers

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