Full name Los Angeles Aztecs Founded 11 December 1973 | Dissolved 1981 | |
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Ground Capacity 20,355 (East LA)
12,127 (El Camino)
92,594 (Coliseum)
92,542 (Rose Bowl) League North American Soccer League Grounds Weingart Stadium, East Los Angeles College, Murdock Stadium, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Rose Bowl, The Forum | ||
1974 08 25 nasl final los angeles aztecs vs miami toros
The Los Angeles Aztecs were a soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League from 1974–81. The team was based in Los Angeles, California and part-owned (for a time) by Elton John.
Contents
- 1974 08 25 nasl final los angeles aztecs vs miami toros
- 1978 04 09 new york cosmos at los angeles aztecs
- History
- Ownership
- References
1978 04 09 new york cosmos at los angeles aztecs
History
The Aztecs are remembered for their mixed success and were sometimes compared to the New York Cosmos as the Cosmos of the West Coast. However, they did not draw nearly as well as the Cosmos, or even the Seattle Sounders, who were consistently the attendance leaders among the Western NASL teams . They won the 1974 NASL Championship over the Miami Toros. In 1976, a fading George Best signed alongside Ron Davies and played from 1976 to 1978. In 1979 attendance peaked (with an average attendance of around 14,000) as manager Rinus Michels signed the Dutch superstar Johan Cruyff who went on to win the NASL Most Valuable Player Award in his one year with the Aztecs. In 1981, their final season, the Aztecs were managed by former Brazil manager Cláudio Coutinho, who died after the season ended as a result of a scuba diving accident in Brazil.
Ownership
