1968 North American Soccer League season

North American Soccer League 1968 season
Season	1968
Champions	Atlanta Chiefs
Premiers	San Diego Toros ; most total points ; *Atlanta Chiefs ; best Won/Loss record
Matches played	271
Goals scored	924 (3.41 per match)
Top goalscorer	Janusz Kowalik ; (30 goals)
Average attendance	4,669
	← NPSL 1967; USA 1967 1969 →

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The 1968 North American Soccer League season was the 56th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 1st with a national first-division league with the inaugural season of the NASL.

The NASL was formed this year as a merger between the former top division soccer leagues, the United Soccer Association along with the National Professional Soccer League. In the inaugural year, the Atlanta Chiefs were the champions, by winning the NASL Final 3–0, in a two-game aggregate over the San Diego Toros. While the Chiefs were the champions for the season, the premiers for this season were the Toros, who obtained the highest point total.^[1]

^ "The Year in American Soccer - 1968". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

[sover1968-1] "The Year in American Soccer - 1968". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2014.

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