National Professional Soccer League (1967)

This article is about the original NPSL of 1967. For the later indoor soccer league, see National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001).

National Professional Soccer League
Founded1967 (1967)
Foldedmerged with USA
to form NASL in 1968
CountryUnited States
Other club fromCanada
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid1 (unofficial)
Last championsOakland Clippers
(1967)
Most championshipsOakland Clippers (1)
Broadcaster(s)CBS

The National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) was a North American professional soccer league that existed for only the 1967 season before merging with the United Soccer Association (USA) to form the North American Soccer League. It was a "wild league", as it was not sanctioned by FIFA. It had ten charter members, nine from the United States and one from Canada. To encourage attacking play, the NPSL introduced a new standings points system that was later used by the NASL – 6 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 0 for a loss and 1 bonus point for each of the first three goals scored. The circuit's commissioner was Ken Macker, an American publisher of three Philippines-based newspapers. The name National Professional Soccer League was revived in 1990 and used by a United States professional indoor soccer league.

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