1975 Miami Toros season
The 1975 Miami Toros season was the third season of the team, and the club's ninth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished in second place of the Eastern Division. They were a semifinalist in the North American Soccer League playoffs.
| 1975 season | |||
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| General manager | Dr. Greg Myers | ||
| Manager | Dr. Greg Myers[1] | ||
| Stadium | Miami Orange Bowl | ||
| NASL | Eastern Division: Second place Semifinalist | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Steve David (23 goals) All: Steve David (23 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,921 | ||
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Competitions
NASL regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.
| Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 16 | 6 | 46 | 27 | 135 |
| Miami Toros | 14 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 123 |
| Washington Diplomats | 12 | 10 | 42 | 47 | 112 |
| Philadelphia Atoms | 10 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 90 |
| Baltimore Comets | 9 | 13 | 34 | 52 | 87 |
Quarterfinals
| August 13 | Miami Toros | 2–1 (OT) | Boston Minutemen | Nickerson Field • Att. 2,187 |
Semifinals
| August 16 | Miami Toros | 0–3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Tampa Stadium • Att. 22,710 |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Soccer Bowl '75 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland Timbers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Seattle Sounders | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | St. Louis Stars | 0 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | St. Louis Stars | 1(5) | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 1(4) | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Portland Timbers | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Miami Toros | 2 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Boston Minutemen | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Miami Toros | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | ||||||||||||
Match reports
| August 12, 1975 Quarterfinals | Boston Minutemen | 1–2 (OT) | Miami Toros | Boston, Massachusetts |
Melledew  68:03' (Sühnholz) |
Report | Archibald 39:10' (Sharpe, Tinsley) Proctor  98:47' (David) |
Stadium: Nickerson Field Attendance: 2,187 |
| August 17, 1975 Semifinals | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–0 | Miami Toros | Tampa, Florida |
| Smethurst Boyle Scullion |
Report | Stadium: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 22,710 |
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