1981 Event 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL 1978 Event NASL realligns its 24 teams into 6 divisions 1976 Event N.Y. Cosmos beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 for NASL cup 1975 Event Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Portland 2-0 for NASL cup 1974 Event L.A. Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup 1972 Event N.Y. Cosmos beat St. Louis Stars, 2-1 to win NASL championship 1968 Event U.S. Soccer Football Assoc refuses to let NASL disband 1968 Event Atlanta Chiefs beat San Diego Toros 3-0 for NASL championship 1967 Event United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL
