Toronto Falcons (1967–1968)
| Full name | Toronto Falcons | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Falcons | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Dissolved | 1968 | ||
| Stadium | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Chairman | Joseph Peters | ||
| Head coach | László Kubala | ||
| League | NPSL (1967) NASL (1968) | ||
| 1967/68 | NASL Western Division, 4th | ||
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The Toronto Falcons were a soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They played only two years, 1967 in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and 1968 in the North American Soccer League (NASL). Their home field was Varsity Stadium.
During the 1967 season, while still in the NPSL, the Falcons drew an average of 3,792 people per game. Toronto's record for the 1967 season was a bearable 10–5–17. The following season, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the NASL. Their intercity rival, Toronto City, of USL folded in the process after only one year.
In the NASL, with the legendary László Kubala as their coach, the Falcons played well collecting a 13–6–13 record, but financial troubles caused the club (along with 11 others) to fold. Their average attendance for the 1968 season was 5,336 people per game. The NASL would return to Toronto in 1971 in the form of the Toronto Metros.