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January 23, 1975: Portland Awarded an NASL Franchise

January 23, 2011 by Dave 1 Comment

The North American Soccer League awarded Portland an expansion franchise on January 23, 1975. The 20th NASL team would eventually be known as the Portland Timbers.

“There really is a new game in town.”

Don Paul, vice president of Oregon Soccer Inc. made the announcement at a press conference at the Multnomah Athletic Club.

Portland added to NASL - From The Oregonian 24-January-1975

Filed Under: History, Portland, Soccer, This Day in History, Timbers

Comments

  1. Kurt says

    January 23, 2011 at 10:52 am

    Nice find! The beginning of the the Timbers

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