- North American Soccer Football League
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The North American Soccer Football League was a soccer league that operated for two seasons, 1946 and 1947.
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History
Financial problems reduced the league to five teams in September of 1947. The Maroons and Vikings of Chicago were replaced with the Chicago Tornadoes. The remaining teams were the St. Louis Raiders, Pittsburgh Indians, Toronto Greenbacks, and Detroit Pioneers. The Tornadoes were a combination of the best players from the old Vikings and Maroons.
Champions
- 1946 North American Soccer Football League season: Detroit Wolverines
- 1947 North American Soccer Football League season: Pittsburgh Indians
Teams
- Chicago Vikings: 1946, 1947
- Pittsburgh Indians: 1946, 1947
- Toronto Greenbacks: 1946, 1947
- Chicago Maroons
- Chicago Tornados
- St. Louis Raiders
- Detroit Pioneers
- Detroit Corinthians
Significant players
- Dick Arends with Chicago in '46 and Toronto in '47
- Paul Danilo with Pittsburgh in '46 and '47
- Nicholas DiOrio with Pittsburgh in '46 and Chicago in '47
- Doug McMahon with Chicago in '46
- Gil Heron with Detroit Corinthians in '46 (top league goal scorer) and father of Gil Scott-Heron died 27 November 2008
Sources
Defunct soccer leagues in the United States ALPF (1894–95) • NAFBL (1895–1921) • ASL I (1921–33) • ASL II (1933–83) • NASFL (1946–47) • NPSL I (1967) • USA (1967) • NASL (1968–84) • MISL I (1978–92) • NPSL II (1984–2001) • USL I (1984–85) • WSA (1985–89) • LSSA (1987–92) • ASL III (1988–89) • CISL (1993–97) • EISL (1997–98) • WISL (1998–2001) • WUSA (2001–03) • AISL (2002-08) • MISL II (2001–08) • XSL (2008–09)Categories:- North American Professional Soccer League
- North American Soccer Football League
- Defunct soccer leagues in the United States
- Defunct soccer leagues in Canada
- 1946 in association football
- 1947 in association football
- 1946 establishments in the United States
- 1947 disestablishments
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