# United Soccer Association

La United Soccer Association (USA) fou una competició futbolística professional disputada per clubs dels Estats Units i el Canadà que estigué activa el 1967.
La lliga va ser creada el 1966 liderada per Jack Kent Cooke, Lamar Hunt i Steve Stavro, disputant-se la primera edició l'any 1967.
La temporada següent (1968) es fusionà amb la NPSL per formar la NASL.

## Historial

Fonts:
* 1967: Los Angeles Wolves

## Classificacions

Fonts:

### Divisió Est

| Pos | Equip | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | DG | Pts | Classificació o descens |
| 1 | Washington Whips (Q) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 15 | 1967 USA Championship |
| 2 | Cleveland Stokers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 14 | |
| 3 | Toronto City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Detroit Cougars | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 12 | |
| 5 | New York Skyliners | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Boston Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 7 | |

### Divisió Oest

| Pos | Equip | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | DG | Pts | Classificació o descens |
| 1 | Los Angeles Wolves (Q) | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 15 | 1967 USA Championship |
| 2 | San Francisco Golden Gate Gales | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 13 | |
| 3 | Chicago Mustangs | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | Houston Stars | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Vancouver Royal Canadians | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 11 | |
| 6 | Dallas Tornado | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 9 | |

### Final (1967 USA Championship)

| Los Angeles Wolves | 6-5 (pr.) | Washington Whips |
| Knowles 3' Burnside 65', 67', 82' Dougan 113' Shewan 122' (gol d'or, p.p.) | Informe | Smith 21' Munro 64' (pen.), 89', 120' (pen.) Storrie 66' |

## Equips participants

| Franquícies | Clubs importants | Estadis (Capacitat) | Propietari |
| Boston Rovers | Shamrock Rovers | Manning Bowl (21.000) | Weston Adams (Boston Bruins) |
| Chicago Mustangs | Cagliari Calcio | Comiskey Park (46.550) | Arthur Allyn Jr. (Chicago White Sox) |
| Cleveland Stokers | Stoke City | Cleveland Stadium (78.000) | Vernon Stouffer, Gabe Paul (Cleveland Indians) |
| Dallas Tornado | Dundee United | Cotton Bowl (75.504) | Lamar Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs) |
| Detroit Cougars | Glentoran | Tiger Stadium (36.000) | William Clay Ford (Detroit Lions) |
| Houston Stars | Bangu AC | Astrodome (44.500) | Judge Roy Hofheinz (Houston Astros) |
| Los Angeles Wolves | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Los Angeles Coliseum (93.000) | Jack Kent Cooke (Los Angeles Lakers & Kings) |
| New York Skyliners | C.A. Cerro | Yankee Stadium (67.000) | Madison Square Garden Corporation |
| San Francisco Golden Gate Gales | ADO Den Haag | Kezar Stadium (59.942) | George Fleharty (Ice Follies) |
| Toronto City | Hibernian | Varsity Stadium (25.000) | Steve Stavro |
| Vancouver Royal Canadians | Sunderland | Empire Stadium (33.000) | Brigadier General E.G. Eakins |
| Washington Whips | Aberdeen | D.C. Stadium (46.000) | Earl Foreman |

## Referències

* ↑ «1967 in American soccer». Arxivat de l'original el 2008-12-04. [Consulta: 28 març 2019].
* ↑ Cronauer, Bill «City Soccer Stars Seek Berths On Miami Team». St. Petersburg Times, 26-05-1967 [Consulta: 3 novembre 2012].
* ↑ «Calgary Seeks Berth In United Soccer». Schenectady Gazette, 12-05-1967 [Consulta: 3 novembre 2012].
* ↑ MacCambridge, Michael. Lamar Hunt: A Life in Sports. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2 octubre 2012.
* ↑ Beard, Randy «Rowdies Take On A Western Flavor». Evening Independent, 17-09-1981, p. 4-C [Consulta: 5 maig 2017].
* ↑ «USA - List of League Champions (leaguewise)». RSSSF. [Consulta: 9 febrer 2019].
* ↑ «New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston». The Miami News, 29-05-1967 [Consulta: 3 novembre 2012].
* ↑ «Wolves v Aberdeen, United Soccer Association Championship, 14th July 1967». YouTube, 25-07-2013. [Consulta: 17 gener 2014].
* ↑ United Press International «Wolves capture U.S. soccer title». The New York Times, 16-07-1967, p. 152 [Consulta: 2 novembre 2012].
* ↑ «Past Winners | North American Soccer League». Naslsoccerbowl.com. Arxivat de l'original el 5 de novembre 2013. [Consulta: 17 gener 2014].
* ↑ http://www.azdistrict2.com/about-dick-giebner.html Arxivat 2016-10-11 a Wayback Machine.
* ↑ «Happel's "Monster" Dutchmen Take San Francisco By Storm». The Soccer Observer. Arxivat de l'original el 22 juliol 2015. [Consulta: 26 novembre 2014].