Statistics of International Soccer League II in season 1961.
 Official programme for the final | |
| Season | 1961 |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Dukla Prague |
← 1960 1962 → | |
League standings
editSection I
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Everton
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 12 |
| 2 |  Bangu
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 9 |
| 3 |  New York Americans
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Karlsruher SC
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Kilmarnock
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Montreal Concordia
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 |
| 7 |  Dinamo București
|
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 |
| 8 |  Beşiktaş
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 |
Section II
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dukla Prague
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 13 |
| 2 | Montreal Concordia
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 |  Monaco
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Red Star Belgrade
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 7 |
| 5 |  Espanyol
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 7 |
| 6 |  Rapid Wien
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 |
| 7 |  Shamrock Rovers
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 4 |
| 8 |  Maccabi Petah Tikva
|
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 2 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Matches
edit| 17 May | Beşiktaş | 3–1 | Karlsruhe | New York, NY |
Şenol Birol  |
[2] | Reinhold Wischnowsky |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 9538 Referee: Peter Rhodes |
| 23 May | Montreal Concordia | 0–1 | Everton FC | Montreal, QC |
Hector Lopez 87' |
Preview[3] post[4] |
Billy Bingham 22' Alec Young 72' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Cameron McShane |
| 25 May | Everton FC | 2–1 | Kilmarnock FC | Montreal, QC |
| news [5] | Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
| 28 May | Bangu | 6–1 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Zé Maria 30' Valter dos Santos 8' 28' Ademir da Guia 34' |
[3] | |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 7130 |
| 30 May | Montreal Concordia | 2–0 | Dinamo Bucharest | Montreal, QC |
| Tito Maule 25' Apard Kiraly 50' |
news[6] | Stadium: Molson Stadium Referee: Peter Rhodes |
| 30 May | New York Americans | 1–0 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Raul Seoane | [4] | Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10212 |
| 30 May | Karlsruher SC | 3–2 | Kilmarnock FC |
| 1 June | Kilmarnock FC | 4–0 | New York Americans | Montreal, QC |
| 7:00pm | Hughie Brown (31') Andy Kerr (43') Bert Black (65') Matt Watson (84') |
news [7] | Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 7000[8] |
| 1 June | Montreal Concordia | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Montreal, QC |
| 9:00pm | José Sanches 48' |
[5] | Şenol Birol 15' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 5500 Referee: Peter Rhodes |
| 8 June | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Beşiktaş | Montreal, QC |
| Billy Muir 12' |
[6] [7] | Selim Soydan 7' |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Referee: Tom Cuthbert |
| 14 June | Everton | 4–0 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Bobby Collins Frank Wignall Alex Young |
[8] | Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 5000 Referee: John Best |
| 15 June | Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | New York, NY |
| Frank O'Neill (2) | Zaharia Ratzabi Nahum Stelmach |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 12,244 Referee: Nels Dahlquist |
| 18 June | Dinamo București | 5–2 | Beşiktaş | New York, NY |
| Constantin David Iosif Varga Constantin Frățilă |
[9] | Şenol Birol Arif Özataç |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 7331 Referee: Peter Rhodes |
| 4 July | Shamrock Rovers | 1-4 | AS Monaco FC | New York, NY |
| Frank O'Neill (23') | Bart Carlier (53') Lucien Cossou (60') Henri Biancheri (64') Claude Peretti (72') |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 8,615 Referee: Nels Dahlquist |
| 9 July | Shamrock Rovers | 1-4 | RCD Espanyol | New York, NY |
| Liam Tuohy (footballer) (68') | Índio (footballer, born 1931) (18'), (28') Ramón Carranza (61') Ronnie Nolan (69') (own goal) |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Nels Dahlquist |
| 11 July | Shamrock Rovers | 3-1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | St Louis, MO |
| Paddy Ambrose (2) Liam Tuohy (footballer) |
Jehoshua Glazer | Stadium: Public Schools Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bill Tatlock |
| 16 July | Shamrock Rovers | 5-1 | Red Star Belgrade | New York, NY |
| Tony Byrne (2) Paddy Ambrose Frank O'Neill Liam Tuohy |
Novak Tomić | Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10,701 Referee: William Peters |
| 18 July | Montreal Concordia | 3–1 | AS Monaco | Montreal, QC |
| Humberto Gambaro Jose Sanches |
[2] | Bert Carlier |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 4,500 |
| 19 July | Shamrock Rovers | 1-3 | SK Rapid Wien | New York, NY |
| Frank O'Neill (79') | Josef Höltl (3') Walter Seitl (35') Rudi Flögel (74') |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 10,701 Referee: Jim McLean |
| 22 July | Shamrock Rovers | 3-4 | Dukla Prague | Chicopee, Massachusetts |
| Liam Tuohy (55') Johnny Fullam (78') Tony Byrne (82') |
Rudolf Kučera (4'), (35') Jiří Sůra (57') Josef Jelínek (62') |
Stadium: Szot Park Attendance: 3,000 |
| 24 July | Montreal Concordia | 2–2 | Shamrock Rovers | Montreal, QC |
| Olivio Lacerdo (38') José Sanches (51') |
[9] | Liam Hennessy (29') Tommy Hamilton (59') |
Stadium: Molson Stadium Attendance: 400 |
| 30 July | Shamrock Rovers | 0-10 | Dukla Prague | New York, NY |
| Rudolf Kučera (5) Josef Vacenovský (2) Josef Masopust Jan Brumovský Jaroslav Borovička |
Stadium: Polo Grounds Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Leo Goldstein |
Championship finals
editFirst leg
editSecond leg
edit| Team details | ||
|---|---|---|
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Dukla Prague won 9–2 on aggregate.
References
edit- ^ "Concordia Blanks Ulster". The Montreal Gazette. 13 May 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Concordia Rallies To Beat Monaco". The Montreal Gazette. 19 July 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ Gillespie, Norman (23 May 1961). "International League Makes Debut Concordia Meets Everton Tonight". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ Gillespie, Norman (24 May 1961). "Everton Eleven Defeats Concordia 1–0". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Gillespie, Norman (26 May 1961). "Collins Paces Everton Over Kilmarnock". The Montreal Gazette. p. 30. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Gillespie, Norman (31 May 1961). "Concordia Beats Dynamo". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Gillespie, Norman (2 June 1961). "Kilmarnock Wins, Concordia, Besiktas Tie 1-1". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Note: The match was a double header with Montreal Concordia vs. Beşiktaş following.
- ^ Norman Gillespie: Concordia, Shamrock Rovers Tie, The Montreal Gazette, 25 July 1961, p. 21
- Series on "Pitch Invasion" by Tom Dunmore from 2011:
- Part 3: Expanded Dreamsn
- Part 4: Struggling Towards Orbit