Chicago Spurs

Defunct American soccer club

Soccer club

Chicago Spurs

Full name| Chicago Spurs
Nickname(s)| Spurs
Founded| 1966
Dissolved| 1967 (relocated)
Stadium| Soldier Field,
Chicago, Illinois
Capacity| 61,500
Owner(s)|  Michael Butler
Al Kaczamarek
William Cutler
Head coach|  Alan Rogers
League| National Professional Soccer League
1967| 3rd, Western Division
Playoffs: DNQ

Home colors

Away colors

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Chicago Spurs were an American soccer team that was a charter member of the non-FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967. The team was based in Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at the Soldier Field. When the NPSL merged with the rival United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League, the team moved and became the Kansas City Spurs, leaving the Chicago market to the Chicago Mustangs.

## History

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In 1966, several groups of entrepreneurs were exploring the idea of forming a professional soccer league in United States and Canada. Two of these groups merged to form the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and franchise rights were awarded to ten ownership groups. The Chicago franchise was awarded to Michael Butler and William Cutler, the partners appointed Alvis Kaczmarek to manage the team as team president.[1] In October, Kaczmarek hired Alan Rogers to coach the new team.[2] The Spurs opened the 1967 season at Soldier Field with a 1–0 victory over the St. Louis Stars with 4,725 fans in attendance.[3][4] The team finished the season in third place of the Western Division with a record of ten wins, eleven loses and eleven draws, with an average attendance of 2,619.[5]

Following the 1967 season, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association (USA) to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). The new league decided against two-team cities, and in order to keep from competing with the Chicago Mustangs of the former USA, owned by White Sox co-owner Arthur Allyn Jr., who were chosen to be the city's NASL representative, the Spurs were sold to a group from Kansas City, Missouri and moved there to become the Kansas City Spurs.[6]

## Year-by-year

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Year  | Division  | W  | L  | T  | Pts  | League  | Playoffs  | Avg. attendance

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1967  | NPSL  | 10  | 11  | 11  | 142  | 3rd, Western Division  | Did not qualify | 2,619

## Coaches

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* Alan Rogers

## See also

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* Kansas City Spurs
* Chicago Mustangs (1967–68)
* Chicago Sting
* Chicago Fire Soccer Club

## References

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1. ^ "New Soccer Manager Named". The St. Petersburg Evening Independent. September 15, 1966. p. 19A. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
2. ^ "Chicago Soccer Team Signs British Coach". The Morning Record. October 25, 1966. p. 4. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
3. ^ "Pro Soccer Games Draw 46,547 Fans". The Norwalk Hour. April 17, 1967. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
4. ^ "Chicago Clips St. Louis 1-0". St. Joseph Gazette. April 17, 1967. p. 1B. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
5. ^ "North American Soccer League". RSSSF. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
6. ^ "Pro League to Operate Two Divisions". The Vancouver Sun. January 5, 1968. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

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Kansas City Spurs

* Founded 1966
* Based in Kansas City, Missouri

Club history|

* Chicago Spurs (1966–1967)
* Kansas City Spurs (1968–1970)

Sports facilities|

* Soldier Field
* Kansas City Municipal Stadium

Important figures|

* Eric Barber
* Leonel Conde
* Eli Durante
* Pepe Fernandez
* Joe Haverty
* Willy Roy
* Manfred Seissler

Other topics|

* Related articles

Honors

NASL Championship (1)|

* 1969 (Champions)

NASL International Cup (1)|

* 1969 (Champions)

NASL Regular Season (1)|

* 1969 (Champions)

NASL Division titles (1)|

* 1968 (Gulf Division)

Seasons

North American Soccer League
(1966–85)|

* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970

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National Professional Soccer League (1967)

* Atlanta Chiefs
* Baltimore Bays
* Chicago Spurs
* Los Angeles Toros
* New York Generals
* Oakland Clippers
* Philadelphia Spartans
* Pittsburgh Phantoms
* St. Louis Stars
* Toronto Falcons

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North American Soccer League (1968–1984)

* Broadcasters
* USSF
* CSA
* Portal
* NASL (2011–2017)
* First overall draft picks

Seasons|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984

Soccer Bowls|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984

Predecessors|

* USA 1967
* Final
* NPSL 1967
* Final

Indoor seasons|

* 1971
* 1975
* 1976
* 1978
* 1979
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1983
* 1983–84

Conferences|

1968
East
West
1976–1977
Atlantic
Pacific
1978–1980
American
National

Related|

* Soccer Bowl broadcasters
* NASL Indoor Championship

Clubs|

* Atlanta Apollos
* Atlanta Chiefs
* Baltimore Bays
* Baltimore Comets
* Boston Beacons
* Boston Minutemen
* Boston Shamrock Rovers†
* Calgary Boomers
* California Surf
* Chicago Mustangs
* Chicago Spurs2
* Chicago Sting
* Cleveland Stokers
* Caribous of Colorado
* Connecticut Bicentennials
* Dallas Tornado
* Denver Dynamos
* Detroit Cougars
* Detroit Express
* Edmonton Drillers
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers
* Golden Bay Earthquakes
* Hartford Bicentennials
* Houston Hurricane
* Houston Stars
* Jacksonville Tea Men
* Kansas City Spurs
* Las Vegas Quicksilvers
* Los Angeles Aztecs
* Los Angeles Wolves
* Memphis Rogues
* Miami Gatos
* Miami Toros
* Minnesota Kicks
* Minnesota Strikers
* Montreal Manic
* Montreal Olympique
* New England Tea Men
* New York Cosmos
* New York Generals
* New York Skyliners1
* Oakland Clippers
* Oakland Stompers
* Philadelphia Spartans2
* Philadelphia Atoms
* Philadelphia Fury
* Pittsburgh Phantoms2
* Portland Timbers
* Rochester Lancers
* San Antonio Thunder
* San Diego Jaws
* San Diego Sockers
* San Diego Toros
* San Francisco Golden Gate Gales1
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders
* St. Louis Stars
* Tampa Bay Rowdies
* Team America
* Team Hawaii
* Toronto Blizzard
* Toronto City1
* Toronto Falcons
* Toronto Metros
* Toronto Metros-Croatia
* Tulsa Roughnecks
* Vancouver Royals
* Vancouver Whitecaps
* Washington Darts
* Washington Diplomats
* Washington Whips

1 United Soccer Association team that did not join NASL upon merger with NPSL.
2 National Professional Soccer League team that did not join NASL upon merger with USA.
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