North American Soccer Football League

The North American Soccer Football League, also known as the North American Football League, was a soccer league that operated for two seasons, 1946 and 1947.

History

Financial problems reduced the league to five teams in September 1947. The Maroons and Vikings of Chicago were replaced with the Chicago Tornadoes. The remaining teams were the St. Louis Raiders, Pittsburgh Indians, Toronto Greenbacks, and Detroit Pioneers. The Tornadoes were a combination of the best players from the old Vikings and Maroons.

Champions

• 1946 season: Detroit Wolverines
• 1947 season: Pittsburgh Indians

Teams

• Chicago Vikings: 1946, 1947
• Pittsburgh Indians: 1946, 1947
• Toronto Greenbacks: 1946, 1947
• Chicago Maroons
• Chicago Tornados
• St. Louis Raiders
• Detroit Pioneers
• Detroit Corinthians

Significant players

• Dick Arends with Chicago in '46 and Toronto in '47
• Paul Danilo with Pittsburgh in '46 and '47
• Nicholas DiOrio with Pittsburgh in '46 and Chicago in '47
• Doug McMahon with Chicago in '46
• Gil Heron with Detroit Corinthians in '46 (top league goal scorer) and father of Gil Scott-Heron died 27 November 2008

Sources

• NASFL
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External links

• A brief history at The Philly Soccer Page