Final Team Standings and Playoff Results
This was the first modern attempt to create a major soccer league in the
United States. The ISL was created in 1960, by Bill Cox, a former owner
of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball club. He felt there was an
audience for senior level competition among the urban populations and
first-generation immigrant communities. The ISL imported major teams
from Europe and other places around the world to play in the United
States during their off-months. Most games took place in New York City,
at either the Polo Grounds, Downing Stadium or Roosevelt Stadium in
Jersey City. A few other games were played in Chicago, Detroit and
Chicopee, MA. Later years, Boston and Los Angeles saw a few games as
well
There were two divisions of equal stature (Division I and Division II)
All clubs played each other on an equal basis, accumulating points on a
league-wide system. At the end of the regular season, the divisional
leaders would play a championship match.
Over the years, a steady stream of world teams joined and left the
league, but there were usually 2-3 fairly major teams represented,
although they did not always bring all of their top players. Dukla
Prague was so strong, that the American Challenge Cup was instituted, in
which they played the ISL Champion.
The lack of star players and low attendance ultimately led to the
league's demise, but by then the push was on to develop a truly
top-level league in the US. This information is from the U. S. Soccer
Guide, and the World Handbook of Soccer, and was provided by Mark Pollak
(mpollak0@counsel.com) and Colin Jose.
Scoring System: 2 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.
1960
Results:
Section I
Bayern 3-0 Glenavon Kilmarnock 3-1 Bayern
Nice 2-2 Bayern Kilmarnock 2-0 Glenavon
Kilmarnock 2-0 Burnley Kilmarnock 1-1 Nice
Burnley 3-3 New York Nice 3-2 Glenavon
Burnley 6-2 Glenavon Burnley 4-0 Nice
New York 2-1 Bayern Burnley 3-0 Bayern
New York 1-1 Nice Kilmarnock 3-1 New York
Glenavon 5-1 New York
Section II
Crvena zvezda 5-2 Rapid Sporting 2-1 Sampdoria
Bangu 4-0 Sampdoria Bangu 0-0 Norrkoping
Sporting 4-3 Norrkoping Crvena zvezda 4-0 Norrkoping
Sampdoria 1-1 Crvena zvezda Crvena zvezda 3-0 Sporting
Norrkoping 3-1 Rapid Sampdoria 3-2 Rapid
Sampdoria 6-4 Norrkoping Bangu 2-0 Crvena zvezda
Bangu 5-1 Sporting Rapid n/p Sporting
Bangu 3-2 Rapid
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Section I
Kilmarnock (Scotland) 5 4 1 0 11 3 9
Burnley (England) 5 3 1 1 16 7 7
Olympic Gymnaste Club Nice (France)5 1 3 1 7 10 5
New York Americans (USA) 5 1 2 2 8 13 4
Bayern München (West Germany) 5 1 1 3 7 10 3
Glenavon (N. Ireland) 5 1 0 4 9 15 2
Section II
Bangu (Brazil) 5 4 1 0 14 3 9
Crvena zvezda Beograd (Yugoslavia) 5 3 1 1 13 5 7
Sampdoria (Italy) 5 2 1 2 12 14 5
Sporting CP (Lisboa) (Portugal) 4 2 0 2 6 11 4
IFK Norrköping (Sweden) 5 1 1 3 10 15 3
Rapid Wien (Austria) 4 0 0 4 7 14 0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Bangu defeated Kilmarnock, 2-0.
1961
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Section I
Everton (England) 7 6 1 0 22 5 12
Bangu (Brazil) 7 4 2 1 18 8 9
New York Americans (USA) 7 4 3 0 13 18 8
Karlsruhe (West Germany) 7 3 3 1 16 17 7
Kilmarnock (Scotland) 7 2 3 2 12 13 6
Montreal Concordia (Canada) 7 2 4 1 7 11 5
Dinamo Bucharest (Romania) 7 1 3 3 8 14 5
Besiktas (Turkey) 7 1 4 2 8 19 4
Section II
Dukla Prague (Czechoslovakia) 7 6 0 1 36 6 13
Montreal Concordia (Canada) 7 3 0 4 17 10 10
Monaco (France) 7 4 3 0 18 13 8
Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 7 3 3 1 24 17 7
Espanol (Spain) 7 3 3 1 15 19 7
Rapid Vienna (Austria) 7 2 4 1 12 18 5
Shamrock Rovers (Ireland) 7 1 4 2 12 26 4
Petah Tikva (Israel) 7 0 5 2 6 31 2
CHAMPIONSHIP: Dukla Prague defeated Everton 7-2 and 2-0, on goal
aggregate.
1962
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Section I
America RJ (Brazil) 5 3 2 0 11 8 8
Reutlingen (West Germany) 5 3 1 1 6 1 7
Guadalajara (Mexico) 5 1 2 2 7 7 4
Palermo (Italy) 5 1 2 2 7 8 4
Dundee FC (Scotland) 5 1 2 2 9 11 4
Hadjuk Split (Yugoslavia) 5 1 3 1 8 10 3
Section II
Belenenses (Poryugal) 5 4 1 0 14 6 9
Wiener AC (Austria) 5 2 2 1 11 17 6
Panathinaikos (Greece) 5 1 3 1 9 12 5
MTK Budapest (Hungary) 5 1 2 2 10 12 4
Elfsborg (Sweden) 5 0 3 2 12 16 3
Real Oviedo (Spain) 5 0 3 2 7 10 3
CHAMPIONSHIP: America RJ defeated Belenenses 2-1 and 1-0, on goal
aggregate.
AMERICAN CHALLENGE CUP: Dukla Prague defeated America RJ, 1-1 and 2-1,
on goal aggregate.
1963
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Section I
West Ham United (England) 6 3 2 1 14 10 8
Mantova (Italy) 6 3 1 2 15 10 7
Kilmarnock (Scotland) 6 2 3 1 17 13 7
SC Recife (Brazil) 6 2 2 2 13 13 6
Preussen Munster (West Germany) 6 3 0 3 13 16 6
Deportivo Oro (Mexico) 6 1 2 3 13 18 4
Valenciennes (France) 6 2 0 4 8 13 4
Section II
Gornik Zabrze (Poland) 6 4 1 1 17 6 9
Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia) 6 3 1 2 14 11 7
Wiener AC (Austria) 6 3 1 2 12 13 7
Ujpest Dosza (Hungary) 6 3 0 3 10 10 7
Belenenses (Portugal) 6 1 3 2 7 8 5
Real Valladolid (Spain) 6 2 1 3 9 15 5
Halsingborg (Sweden) 6 1 1 4 10 14 3
CHAMPIONSHIP: West Ham defeated Gornik 1-1 and 1-0, on goal aggregate.
AMERICAN CHALLENGE CUP: Dukla Prague defeated West Ham United, 1-0 and
101, on goal aggregate.
1964
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Section I
SV Werder Bremen (West Germany) 6 4 2 0 18 10 10
Heart of Midlothian (Scotland) 6 4 1 1 7 5 9
Lanerossi-Vicenza S.S. (Italy) 6 2 2 2 12 11 6
Blackburn Rovers (England) 6 1 1 4 7 11 3
E.C. Bahia (Brazil) 6 0 2 4 5 12 2
Section II
Zaglebie Sosnowiec (Poland) 6 4 2 0 16 7 10
Schwechater (Austria) 6 2 3 1 11 10 7
Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 6 2 3 1 12 12 7
Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal) 6 1 3 2 5 6 5
AEK Athens (Greece) 6 0 1 5 3 12 1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Zaglebie defeated Werder Bremen 4-0 and 1-0, on goal
aggregate.
AMERICAN CHALLENGE CUP: Dukla Prague defeated Zaglebie 3-1 and 1-1, on
goal aggregate.
1965
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Section I
New York Americans (USA) 6 4 1 1 11 8 9
Portugesa (Brazil) 6 4 0 2 18 11 8
Varese (Italy) 6 2 2 2 11 9 6
TSV Munich 1860 (West Germany) 6 2 0 4 8 13 4
West Ham United (England) 6 1 1 4 9 16 3
Section II
Polonia Bytom (Poland) 6 3 3 0 13 4 9
Ferencvaros (Hungary) 6 3 2 1 10 6 8
West Bromwich Albion (England) 6 1 2 3 6 13 4
Kilmarnock (Scotland) 6 1 1 4 5 11 3
CHAMPIONSHIP: Polonia Bytom defeated New York Americans 3-0 and 2-1, on
goal aggregate.
AMERICAN CHALLENGE CUP: Polonia defeated Dukla Prague, 2-0 and 1-1, on
goal aggregate.
Scores in 1960 thanks to Mikael Jönsson (mikaelj@mbox302.swipnet.se)
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