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| title = NASL Final 1969

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| event = [[Soccer Bowl|NASL Final]]

| team1 = [[Kansas City Spurs]]

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| team1score = 110

| team2 = [[Atlanta Chiefs]]

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| team2score = 109

| details = Most points in the season

| date = {{Start date|1969|08|31}}

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| previous = [[NASL Final 1968|1968]]

| next = [[NASL Final 1970|1970]]

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'''[[Soccer Bowl|NASL Final]] 1969''' was the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]]'s championship decision of the [[1969 North American Soccer League season|1969 season]]. With only five teams in the league, no championship event was held that year. In a close finish, the NASL trophy was awarded to the [[Kansas City Spurs]], the team with the most points at the end of the season. The season was completed on August 31, 1969.<ref>{{cite web|last=NASL|title=NASLSoccerBowl - History - Past Winner|url=http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/index.php?id=788|publisher=North American Soccer League}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=NASL|title=NASL 1968-1984 - Yearly Result|url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=458|publisher=North American Soccer League}}</ref>

==Background==

The team with the most points in the regular season was crowned league champion. Due to the NASL's unusual points system, this was not the team with the best won-loss percentage. The Kansas City Spurs posted a record of 10 wins, 2 losses, and 4 ties, for 110 points to claim the title, while the [[Atlanta Chiefs]] posted a superior record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 3 ties, but for only 109 points.

==Championship (Season standings)==

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!! style="background:#071871" class="unsortable" colspan="7"| <span style="color:white;">1969 NASL season standings</span>

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| align=left |[[Kansas City Spurs]]||10||2||4||53||28||'''110'''

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| align=left |[[Atlanta Chiefs]]||11||2||3||46||20||'''109'''

|- align=center

| align=left |[[Dallas Tornado]]||8||6||2||32||31||'''82'''

|- align=center

| align=left |[[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]]||3||11||2||24||47||'''47'''

|- align=center

| align=left |[[Baltimore Bays]]||2||13||1||27||56||'''42'''

|}

<small>(Standings were based on the following:

6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

''W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system'')</small>

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'''1969 NASL Champions:''' [[Kansas City Spurs]]

== See also ==

* [[1969 North American Soccer League season]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

==External links==

[http://www.naslsoccerbowl.com/ NASL Soccer Bowl (official website)]

{{Kansas City Spurs}}

{{Atlanta Chiefs}}

{{North American Soccer League (1966–85)}}

{{Soccer Bowl (NASL Championship)}}

{{1969 in American soccer}}

{{Football (soccer) chronology}}

[[Category:Soccer Bowl|1969]]

[[Category:1969 North American Soccer League season|1]]

[[Category:Kansas City Spurs matches|1969]]

[[Category:1969 in Missouri]]

[[Category:Atlanta Chiefs matches]]