1973 American Soccer League

Football league season

American Soccer League
1973 season
Season	1973
Champions	New York Apollo (2nd title)
Premiers	New York Apollo (2nd title) & Cincinnati Comets
Top goalscorer	Eddy Roberts (12)
← 1972 1974 →

Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1973 season.

League standings

Northern Conference
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
New York Apollo	14	10	0	4	46	15	20
Connecticut Wildcats	14	8	3	3	28	21	19
Boston Astros	14	8	1	5	26	20	17
Syracuse Suns	14	1	0	13	18	55	2

Source:

Mid-Atlantic Conference
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Baltimore Bays	14	7	2	5	31	25	16
New Jersey Brewers	14	5	5	4	31	23	15
Delaware Wings	14	5	2	7	22	25	12
Philadelphia Spartans	14	4	3	7	22	29	11

Source:

Midwest Conference
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Cincinnati Comets	12	10	0	2	46	15	20
Cleveland Stars	12	8	2	2	56	22	18
Gary Tigers	12	3	2	7	24	48	8
Detroit Mustangs	12	0	2	10	16	57	2

Source:

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals September 2–3			ASL Final September 8

1a	New York Apollo	2

4	Baltimore Bays	0
			1a	New York Apollo	1

			1b	Cincinnati Comets	0
1b	Cincinnati Comets	4

3	Cleveland Stars	0

Semifinals

September 2	Cincinnati Comets	4–0	Cleveland Stars	St. Xavier Stadium • Att. ???

September 3	New York Apollo	2–0	Baltimore Bays	Metropolitan Oval • Att. ???

Final

September 8, 1973

New York Apollo (NY)	1–0(OT)	Cincinnati Comets (OH)
Tony Francillo 105'	Report

Metropolitan Oval, Queens, New YorkAttendance: 5,000Referee: (USA)

References

"3 Sep 1973, 29 - The Cincinnati Enquirer at". Newspapers.com. September 3, 1973. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
"4 Sep 1973, 22 - The Baltimore Sun at". Newspapers.com. September 4, 1973. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

American Soccer League II (RSSSF)

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