1967 National Professional Soccer League season: Difference between revisions

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| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
|Atlanta Chiefs
|Atlanta Chiefs
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|Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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|Atlanta
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|Baltimore Bays
|Baltimore Bays
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|Memorial Stadium
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|Baltimore
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|-
|New York Generals
|New York Generals
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|Yankee Stadium (1923)
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|The Bronx, New York
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|-
|Philadelphia Spartans
|Philadelphia Spartans
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|Temple Stadium
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|Philadelphia
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|-
|Pittsburgh Phantoms
|Pittsburgh Phantoms
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|Forbes Field
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|Pittsburgh
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|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
|Chicago Spurs
|Chicago Spurs
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|Soldier Field (1924)
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|Chicago
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|-
|Los Angeles Toros
|Los Angeles Toros
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|United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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|Los Angeles
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|Oakland Clippers
|Oakland Clippers
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|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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|Oakland, California
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|St. Louis Stars
|St. Louis Stars
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|Busch Memorial Stadium
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|St. Louis
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|Toronto Falccons
|Toronto Falccons
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|Varsity Stadium (1911)
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|Old Toronto, Toronto
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* League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
* League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
*
*Atlanta Chiefs enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.
*Baltimore Bays enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
*Chicago Spurs enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Soldier Field (1924) in Chicago.
*Los Angeles Toros enfranchised in Western Division, playing at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
*New York Generals enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Yankee Stadium (1923) in The Bronx, New York.
*Oakland Clippers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
*Philadelphia Spartans enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.
*Pittsburgh Phantoms enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
*St. Louis Stars enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.
*Toronto Falcons enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Varsity Stadium (1911) in Old Toronto, Toronto.


== Regular Season Results ==
== Regular Season Results ==
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|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Division
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|'''Baltimore Bays'''
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|'''14'''
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|'''9'''
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|'''9'''
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|'''162'''
|-
|-
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|'''Philadelphia Spartans'''
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|'''14'''
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|'''9'''
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|'''9'''
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|'''157'''
|-
|-
|
|New York Generals
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|11
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|13
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|8
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|143
|-
|-
|
|Atlanta Chiefs
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|10
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|12
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|9
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|135
|-
|-
|
|Pittsburgh Phantoms
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|10
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|14
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|7
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|132
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
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|'''Oakland Clippers'''
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|'''19'''
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|'''8'''
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|'''5'''
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|'''185'''
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|-
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|'''St. Louis Stars'''
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|'''14'''
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|'''11'''
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|'''7'''
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|'''156'''
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|-
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|Chicago Spurs
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|10
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|11
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|11
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|142
|-
|-
|
|Toronto Falcons
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|10
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|17
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|5
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|127
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|-
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|Los Angeles Toros
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|7
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|15
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|10
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|114
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Two-Game Aggregate)
!Champions
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
!Commissioner's Cup Champions
|-
|'''Oakland Clippers'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="5" |'''Oakland Clippers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Oakland Clippers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''6'''
| rowspan="5" |'''Oakland Clippers'''
|-
|Baltimore Bays
|2
|-
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
| rowspan="3" |St. Louis Stars
| rowspan="3" |3
|-
|-
|
|Philadelphia Spartans
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|1
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|-
|
|'''St. Louis Stars'''
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|'''2'''
|}
|}
Philadelphia Spartans vs. St. Louis Stars served as third-place match. Commissioner's Cup postseason event between championship match and third-place match winner did not determine league championship but served as a separate trophy.


== Markets and Venues ==
== Markets and Venues ==
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!Total
!Total
|-
|-
|Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area
|Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division
|Essex County, Massachusetts
|Fulton County, Georgia
|Lynn, Massachusetts
|Atlanta
|Manning Bowl
|Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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|Atlanta Chiefs
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|15
|
|
|
|15
|-
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
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|Cook County, Illinois
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Chicago
|Comiskey Park
|Soldier Field (1924)
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|Chicago Spurs
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|16
|
|
|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Cleveland
|Cleveland Stadium
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|
|
|
|-
|Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area
|Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
|Dallas County, Texas
|Dallas
|Cotton Bowl Stadium
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|
|
|
|-
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
|Wayne County, Michigan
|Detroit
|University of Detroit Stadium
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|
|
|
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|Reliant Astrodome
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|
|
|
|
|16
|-
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
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|Los Angeles
|Los Angeles
|United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|Los Angeles Toros
|16
|
|
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|16
|
|
|-
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
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|The Bronx, New York
|The Bronx, New York
|Yankee Stadium (1923)
|Yankee Stadium (1923)
|New York Generals
|16
|
|
|16
|-
|Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
|Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia
|Temple Stadium
|Philadelphia Spartans
|16
|
|
|16
|-
|Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
|Pittsburgh
|Forbes Field
|Pittsburgh Phantoms
|16
|
|
|
|16
|-
|-
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
|San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
|Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
|San Francisco County, California
|Alameda County, California
|San Francisco
|Oakland, California
|Kezar Stadium (1925)
|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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|Oakland Clippers
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|16
|
|One
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|17
|-
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis
|Busch Memorial Stadium
|St. Louis Stars
|16
|Two
|18
|-
|-
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Varsity Stadium (1911)
|Toronto Falcons
|16
|
|
|
|16
|
|
|-
| colspan="4" |Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area
|Vancouver, British Columbia
|Empire Stadium
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" |Baltimore
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|Memorial Stadium
|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
|Baltimore Bays
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|16
|
|One
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|17
|
|-
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|
|'''159'''
|
|'''Four'''
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|'''163'''
|}
|}
[[Category:1967]]
[[Category:National Professional Soccer League (1967) seasons]]

Latest revision as of 19:22, 3 September 2026

Seasons
Inaugural season 1967 Final season

Teams and Alignment

Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Division Atlanta Chiefs Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta
Baltimore Bays Memorial Stadium Baltimore
New York Generals Yankee Stadium (1923) The Bronx, New York
Philadelphia Spartans Temple Stadium Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Phantoms Forbes Field Pittsburgh
Western Division Chicago Spurs Soldier Field (1924) Chicago
Los Angeles Toros United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles
Oakland Clippers Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California
St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis
Toronto Falccons Varsity Stadium (1911) Old Toronto, Toronto

Changes

  • League established and aligned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
  • Atlanta Chiefs enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.
  • Baltimore Bays enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
  • Chicago Spurs enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Soldier Field (1924) in Chicago.
  • Los Angeles Toros enfranchised in Western Division, playing at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
  • New York Generals enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Yankee Stadium (1923) in The Bronx, New York.
  • Oakland Clippers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
  • Philadelphia Spartans enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.
  • Pittsburgh Phantoms enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
  • St. Louis Stars enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.
  • Toronto Falcons enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Varsity Stadium (1911) in Old Toronto, Toronto.

Regular Season Results

Division Team W L T Pts
Eastern Division Baltimore Bays 14 9 9 162
Philadelphia Spartans 14 9 9 157
New York Generals 11 13 8 143
Atlanta Chiefs 10 12 9 135
Pittsburgh Phantoms 10 14 7 132
Western Division Oakland Clippers 19 8 5 185
St. Louis Stars 14 11 7 156
Chicago Spurs 10 11 11 142
Toronto Falcons 10 17 5 127
Los Angeles Toros 7 15 10 114

Postseason Results

Team (Two-Game Aggregate) Champions Team (Single-Game) Commissioner's Cup Champions
Oakland Clippers 4 Oakland Clippers Oakland Clippers 6 Oakland Clippers
Baltimore Bays 2
Team (Single-Game) St. Louis Stars 3
Philadelphia Spartans 1
St. Louis Stars 2

Philadelphia Spartans vs. St. Louis Stars served as third-place match. Commissioner's Cup postseason event between championship match and third-place match winner did not determine league championship but served as a separate trophy.

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Georgia Atlanta Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Chiefs 15 15
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Soldier Field (1924) Chicago Spurs 16 16
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Toros 16 16
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bronx County, New York The Bronx, New York Yankee Stadium (1923) New York Generals 16 16
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Temple Stadium Philadelphia Spartans 16 16
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh Phantoms 16 16
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division Alameda County, California Oakland, California Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland Clippers 16 One 17
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis Stars 16 Two 18
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area Old Toronto, Toronto Varsity Stadium (1911) Toronto Falcons 16 16
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore Memorial Stadium Baltimore Bays 16 One 17
Total 159 Four 163
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