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Los Angeles Aztecs

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Defunct American soccer club
Soccer club
Los Angeles Aztecs
Full nameLos Angeles Aztecs
FoundedDecember 11, 1973
DissolvedDecember 9, 1981; 43 years ago (December 9, 1981)
StadiumEast Los Angeles College Stadium (1974)
Murdock Stadium (1975–76)
LA Memorial Coliseum (1977, 1981)
Rose Bowl (1978–80)
Indoor:[1]
The Forum (1979–80)
LA Sports Arena (1980–81)

TheLos Angeles Aztecs were an American professional soccer team based inLos Angeles, California, that existed from 1974 to 1981. The Aztecs competed in theNorth American Soccer League (NASL) from1974 to1981 as well as the1975 NASL Indoor tournament, the1979–80 and1980–81 NASL Indoor seasons, and won theNASL Championship in 1974. During their eight years of existence, the Aztecs played at four different venues and were controlled by four different ownership groups. European soccer legendsGeorge Best andJohan Cruyff played for the team, and from1975 to1977 English singerElton John was a part-owner.

History

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Founding and first season success

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In January 1974, looking to build off what was considered increasing public interest in professional soccer, theNorth American Soccer League (NASL) announced Los Angeles as one of six cities awarded anexpansion team for the upcoming1974 season.[2] Jack Gregory, a local doctor and real estate investor, paid the franchise fee and acted as team owner[3][4] andAlex Perolli was appointed the first head coach.[3][5] After playing a series of pre-season friendlies against teams from Mexico,[6] the Aztecs opened their first NASL season with a 2–1 win over theSeattle Sounders at theEast Los Angeles College Stadium with 4,107 fans in attendance.[7] After three consecutive victories to start the season, Perolli publicly criticized and then fired his starting goal keeper,Trinidad and Tobago internationalKelvin Barclay, after he allowed three goals in the second half.[8] The Aztecs finished the season with a record of 11 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, averaging 5,098 fans per game, and winning first place in the Western Division .[9] ForwardDoug McMillan scored eleven goals and was named Rookie of the Year for the 1974 season, an honor he had separately won theprevious season with theCleveland Stars of theAmerican Soccer League.[10][11] Having earned afirst round bye, the Aztecs defeated theBoston Minutemen 2–0 at home in the semi-finals.[12] Having earned the most points during the season, Los Angeles should[citation needed] have hosted theNASL Final 1974; however, due to the CBS televised start time of 3:30 (EDT)[13] and other factors[citation needed], the game was moved to theMiami Orange Bowl.[14] On August 25, 1974, with 15,507 people in attendance, the Los Angeles Aztecs and theMiami Toros played to a 3–3 draw in regular time, after which Los Angeles won thepenalty shoot-out 5–3 to win the 1974 NASL Championship.[15][16][17] It was the second year in a row that an expansion franchise and won the championship[18] following thePhiladelphia Atoms in1973.

New ownership

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Following the 1974 season,Alex Perolli left his position as head coach to take up the same job at the expansionSan Antonio Thunder[19] and owner Jack Gregory sold his interest in the team to a group headed by John Chaffetz.[4][5][20] The new owners hired 25-year-oldTerry Fisher, at the time the youngest coach in the NASL, giving him a two-year contract as head coach.[21] That February, the team traded its first and second draft choices to the expansionChicago Sting and drafted Michael Bain, two-timeAll-American and captain of the1974 NCAA Division I Soccer championsHoward Bison.[22][a] The Aztecs were one of the sixteen NASL teams to participate in the1975 NASL Indoor tournament. In total, the Aztecs played three indoor matches in 1975, a pre-tournament tune-up match against theSan Jose Earthquakes on February 14, and tournament matches against theVancouver Whitecaps andSeattle Sounders.[23]

The Aztecs opened the1975 North American Soccer League season with a 2–1 victory on the road against theSan Jose Earthquakes.[24] The team's first home sellout occurred on July 3, 1975, in a 5–1 rout of thePelé ledNew York Cosmos,Uri Banhoffer scored a hat-trick and was named NASL player of the week for his performance.[25] The team officially protested their 2 August 1975 2–1 overtime loss to Earthquakes stating crowd noise prevented head coach Fisher from communicating with his players between the end of regulation and the beginning of overtime.[26] The team finished the season with a record of twelve wins and ten losses, ending in third place of the Western Division.[9] Making the playoffs as awild card afterChicago Sting lost their final game of the season to theWashington Diplomats,[27] the Aztecs were defeated by theSt. Louis Stars in a quarter-finals match that was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[28]

Best years

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George Best playing for the Aztecs

Following the1975 season, English singerElton John, purchased a stake in the team, and was given permission by the league to sit on the bench during games.[29][30] A few weeks later, Managing General Partner Chaffetz announced the team's intention of signing1968 Ballon d'Or winnerGeorge Best, who had been released byManchester United.[31] After some confusion in December between the team announcing Best's signing[32] and the player denying he had,[33] George Best arrived in Los Angeles on February 20, 1976.[34] The Aztecs opened the1976 North American Soccer League season on the road with a 1–2 loss against theSan Jose Earthquakes, Best scored his first of fifteen goals for the season on April 25, 1976, in the team's home opener against theRochester Lancers.[35] Los Angeles finished the season in third place of the Pacific Conference Southern Division with a record of twelve wins and twelve losses.[9] The Aztecs were defeated in the First Round of the playoffs 2–0 by theDallas Tornado on August 18, 1976.[36]

After playing the previous two seasons atMurdock Stadium on the campus ofEl Camino College, the team moved to theL.A. Coliseum for the 1977 season.[37] The Aztecs began the1977 North American Soccer League season on the road against the Earthquakes again, this time beating San Jose 3–0.[38] On July 3, 1977, the largest home crowd of the season, 32,165, attended the game against theCosmos, for Brazilian superstarPelé's last competitive appearance in Los Angeles. The Aztec won the game 4–1.[39] The Aztecs finished the season in second place of the Pacific Conference Southern Division with a record of fifteen wins and eleven losses.[9] The Aztecs were defeated by theSeattle Sounders in the Conference Championships[40] after having beaten the Earthquakes in the first round,[41] andDallas Tornado over two-legs in the Division Championships.[42][43]

After the season, the team was purchased by a group headed byAlan Rothenberg[4][44] with formerLos Angeles Lakers playerRudy LaRusso named general manager.[45] The Aztecs also signed a lease to play its homes matches at theRose Bowl for the1978 North American Soccer League season.[46] In the first game of the season, the Aztecs lost to theHouston Hurricane in a shoot-out after playing to a 2–2 draw.[47] Rumor's of Best's extravagant lifestyle and various personal problems, includingalcoholism, began to spread during the previous season.[48][49] After missing two training sessions and meeting with the team owners to address his concerns with the direction of the club, Best skipped the team's final practice before their May 10, 1978, match against the Oakland Stompers,[50] and the team announced his indefinite suspension.[51] The following month, the team traded Best to theFort Lauderdale Strikers, with the Aztecs receiving playersGeorge Dewsnip,Andy Rowland and the Strikers first 1980 draft choice.[52] On June 6, 1978, and with a record of five wins in thirteen games, the Aztecs fired head coach Terry Fisher and replaced him withTommy Smith.[53] With only three wins during the next fourteen games, Smith was replaced by team Director of PersonnelPeter Short for the final two games of the season.[54] The Aztecs finished the season in last place of the National Conference Western Division, recording nine wins and twenty-one loses. It was the team's worst outdoor season record and the only outdoor season the Aztecs did not qualify for the playoffs.[9] The Aztecs did not participate in the1978 NASL Skelly Indoor Invitational, but did play a few indoor exhibition games in March 1978.[55]

Michels & Cruyff years

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Head coachRinus Michels ahead of the 1979 season

On November 14, 1978, team presidentLarry Friend announced formerFC Barcelona,AFC Ajax, andDutch national team managerRinus Michels had been hired as head coach.[56] Michels revamped the team's roster with only four players from the Aztecs 1978 team remaining on the roster for the1979 NASL season.[57] The Aztecs started the season with a record of five wins in seven games when on May 22, 1979, the team announced the signing of three-timeBallon d'Or winnerJohan Cruyff on a $1.4 million contract over two years which also included a percentage of gate receipts, making Cruyff the highest paid athlete in Southern California.[58][59][60] The Aztecs finished the season in second place of the National Conference Western Division with a record of eighteen wins and twelve losses.[9] Prior to signing Cruyff, the Aztecs averaged 7,500 fans a game, but ended the season with an average attendance of 14,333.[59][9] The Aztecs defeated theWashington Diplomats two games to none in the first round of the playoffs.[61] The Aztecs won the home leg of the Conference Semifinals against theVancouver Whitecaps in an overtime shootout, but lost the away leg and the 30 minute mini game.[62] Cruyff was awarded the league MVP[63] andLarry Hulcer was named the Rookie of the Year for the 1979 season.[64]

From September through October 1979, the team embarked on a three-country European tour[65] beginning with a 2–1 victory overParis Saint-Germain F.C.[66] The team then played six games in theNetherlands winning three, losing two and earning one draw.[67][68][69] On the team's final leg throughEngland, the Aztec drew 1–1 againstBirmingham City F.C.[70] and lost 2–0 toChelsea F.C.[71] Mexican media companyTelevisa purchased the team in early 1980 and sold the team's rights to Johan Cruyff to the Washington Diplomats for $1 million in order to save payroll money; Cruyff alleged the new owners wanted more Mexican players instead of him.[72][73] The Aztecs participated in the1979–80 NASL Indoor season earning only two wins in twelve matches.[9] A few weeks prior to the beginning of the1980 outdoor season, Michels resigned has head coach, but was able to reach an agreement with the new owners and confirmed he would be returning.[74][75] The Aztecs finished the 1980 season in second place of the National Conference Western Division with a record of twenty wins and twelve losses.[9] Losing the first game of the Conference Quarterfinals atRFK Stadium the Aztecs defeated the Diplomats in the series by winning the home leg in a shootout, and the 30-minute minigame 2–0.[76] The Aztecs advanced to the Conference Championships after defeating theSeattle Sounders in another shootout after each team won their home leg and playing to a 1–1 tie in the minigame.[77] The Aztecs were defeated by theNew York Cosmos in both games of the Conference Championships.[78][79] Less than a month after the team was eliminated from the playoffs, Michels left the team for the position of technical director ofFC Köln.[80]

Final season

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The Aztecs achieved their best indoor season record with eleven wins and seven loses and earning first place of the Western Division in the1980–81 NASL Indoor season[9] but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs byEdmonton Drillers.[81][82] On January 9, 1981, the Aztecs announcedCláudio Coutinho had signed a two-year contract to coach the team.[83] The team also moved back to theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum to play their home games for the 1981 outdoor season.[84] The Aztecs finished the1981 North American Soccer League season in second place of the Western Division with a record of nineteen wins and thirteen losses and an average attendance of 5,814.[9] The team was knocked out of the first round of the playoffs by theMontreal Manic two games to one, the last game decided on a controversial penalty call in overtime.[85][86][87] Following the season on December 9, 1981,Televisa released a statement stating the team would not be operating for the 1982 season and that any remaining player contracts would be sold.[88]

Year-by-year

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YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsOpen CupAvg. Attend.
19741NASL1st, WesternChampionsdid not enter5,098
1975N/ANASL Indoor3rd, Region 4did not qualifyN/AN/A
19751NASL3rd, WesternQuarterfinalsdid not enter8,307
19761NASL3rd, Pacific Southern1st Rounddid not enter8,051
19771NASL3rd, Pacific SouthernSemifinalsdid not enter9,638
1978N/ANASL Indoor4th,Schlitz TournamentN/AN/AN/A
19781NASL4th, National Westerndid not qualifydid not enter9,301
19791NASL2nd, National WesternConference Semifinalsdid not enter14,334
1979–80N/ANASL Indoor5th, Westerndid not qualifyN/A3,152
19801NASL2nd, National WesternConference Championshipsdid not enter12,057
1980–81N/ANASL Indoor1st, Western1st RoundN/A3,439
19811NASL2nd, Western1st Rounddid not enter5,814

Notable players

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Ownership

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Honors

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NASL championships

NASL Regular Season Premierships

Division Champions

League MVP

Rookie of the Year

League scoring champion

League goal scoring champion

League Assists Leader

Indoor tournament scoring champion

Indoor All-Stars

All-Star first team selections

All-Star second team selections

All-Star honorable mentions

U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame

Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame

Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame[90]

External links

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Notes

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  1. ^Michael Bain does not appear on any NASL Official roster

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