National Professional Soccer League (1967)
This article is about the original NPSL of 1967. For the later indoor soccer league, see National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001). National Professional Soccer League Founded 1967 Folded merged with USA to form NASL in 1968 Country United States Other club(s) from Canada Number of teams 10 Level on pyramid 1 Last champions Oakland Clippers (1967) Most championships Oakland Clippers (1) TV partners CBS The National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) was a North American professional soccer league that existed for only the 1967 season before merging with the United Soccer Association (USA) to form the North American Soccer League. It had ten charter members, nine from the United States and one from Canada. To encourage attacking play, the NPSL introduced a new standings points system that was later used by the NASL – 6 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 0 for a loss and 1 bonus point for each of the first three goals scored...