#OnThisDay in 1959 – Ed Murphy scored twice as USA claimed its 1st #PanAmericanGames Soccer Tournament (bronze) medal as it posted a 4:2 win over #México before 2,000 fans at #Chicago’s #HansonPark. (📸Courtesy -'59 U.S. Team Member George Brown).
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#OnThisDay in 1983 – #CSDSuchitepéquez defeated visiting #TigresUANL 3:0 in 2nd leg (4:1 agg) of Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round before 12,000 fans at #Guatemala's Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo. Walter Claverie, José Luis González & Adán Paniagua scored for the hosts.
#OnThisDay in 1977 – #Pelé concluded his professional career as #NewYorkCosmos claimed its 1st Soccer Bowl Trophy (2nd overall #NASL Title) by defeating #SeattleSounders, 2:1, in the final before a crowd of 35,548 at Portland’s Civic Stadium. Steve Hunt & Giorgio Chinaglia scored for #NYCosmos.
#OnThisDay in 1976 – #Eusébio scored twice to lead #TorontoMetrosCroatia to a 3:0 win over #MinnesotaKicks in #NASL Final, before a crowd of 25,765, at Seattle’s Kingdome. #Toronto became 1st Canadian club to lift the Soccer Bowl Trophy.
#OnThisDay in 1985 – Amílcar Lanza scored the game-winner as #CDOlimpia posted a historic 1:0 away victory against #ClubAmerica in the 2nd leg (3:2 agg.) of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round, at #México’s Estadio Corregidora
#OnThisDay in 1978 – Hosts #NewYorkCosmos lifted its 2nd Soccer Bowl Trophy (3rd overall #NASL Championship) as it defeated #TampaBayRowdies, 3:1, in the final, before a crowd of 74,901, at #GiantsStadium. Dennis Tueart scored twice & Giorgio Chinaglia added a tally for #NYCosmos.
#DidYouKnow? #OnThisDay in 1964 – #PhiladelphiaUkrainianNationals received a forfeit win (1:0) over #CDGuadalajara during Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round. The Mexican club had received a 3-year suspension by Concacaf & FMF after refusing to play ’63 Champions Cup Final (vs. #RacingClubHaïtien).
#OnThisDay in 1974 – #LosAngelesAztecs claimed #NASL Championship by defeating the hosts #MiamiToros, 5:3 on penalties, after a 3:3 draw in the final, before 15,507 spectators, at the #OrangeBowl. Tony Douglas scored the 5th & clinching pk for L.A.
#OnThisDay in 1997 – Carlos Hermosillo scored twice to lead #CruzAzul to its 2nd consecutive & 5th overall Concacaf Champions Cup after a 5:3 win over #LosAngelesGalaxy in the final at Washington, D.C.’s RFK Stadium. Eduardo Hurtado had 2 goals for the Galaxy.
Check out the latest article by #ANCCIF detailing how #Cuba captured its historic first-ever medal at the 1971 #PanAmericanGames in Cali, #Colombia tinyurl.com/47jh33fj
ANCCIF - Cuba Secures 1st Medal At ’71 Pan American Games After Dramatic Tied Finish
1971 Cuban Pan American Games Team/Photo Courtesy – Antonio Garcés (CUB)
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#OnThisDay in 1962 - Salvador Reyes scored a hat-trick (3 goals) to lead hosts #CDGuadalajara to the inaugural Concacaf Champions Cup trophy! 🏆Hosts #Chivas defeated #ComunicacionesFC 5:0 (6:0 agg) in the 2nd leg final before 43,000 spectators at Estadio Jalisco.
#OnThisDay in 1989 – Kerry Jamerson scored the game-winner as #TrinidadandTobago earned its 1st World Cup Qualifying win on Central American soil as it defeated hosts #Guatemala 1:0 during Concacaf Final Round at Estadio Mateo Flores. (📸Courtesy – Marcelo Assaf)
#OnThisDay in 1916 – USA won its 1st game, as FIFA member, when it defeated hosts #Sweden, 3:2, before 16,000 fans, at Stockholm Stadion. Harry Cooper, Charles Ellis & Charles Harry Spalding scored for the Stars & Stripes. Konrad Törnqvist had both goals for the home side.
#OnThisDay in 1980 – Rogelio Patiño & Alfonso Rodríguez scored as the #México won its 7th overall Concacaf Youth (U-20) title after defeating hosts USA, 2:0, in the final, at #GiantsStadium. Both sides qualified for ’81 WYC in #Australia. ...
#OnThisDay in 1964 – Following several date postponements & then protests (by each of finalists); delayed ’63 Concacaf Champions Cup Final was not played because #CDGuadalajara withdrew due to its league commitments. Therefore, #RacingHaïtien was officially awarded the trophy.
#OnThisDay in 1919 – After 2 consecutive draws, #BethlehemSteelFC, under head coach Thomas Cahill, earned its 1st victory during its Scandinavian tour after defeating a Swedish team, made up of players from several local clubs, 2:1, in Stockholm. (📸Courtesy - Daniel Paul Morrison)
#OnThisDay in 1998 – Goals by Adrián Mahia & Walter Centeno led #DeportivoSaprissa to a 2:0 victory against #ClubLeón during the 3rd place game of Concacaf Champions Cup, before 12,607 fans, at Washington, D.C.'s RFK Stadium.
#OnThisDay in 1992 – Joey Leonetti & Tim Martin scored for the hosts #SanFranciscoBayBlackhawks as it defeated @clubamerica.bsky.social, 2:1, in 2nd leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 5th Round, before 25,400 spectators, at Spartan Stadium. However, Águilas advanced 4:3 on aggregate.
#OnThisDay in 1934 – #NewYorkAmericans (📸Courtesy – Alfonso Moncada) posted 2:0 shutout victory over hosts @clubnecaxa.bsky.social, before crowd of 20,000, in Mexico City. It was 3rd victory for #AmericanSoccerLeague club on Mexican soil during its tour.
#LeaguesCup2026 action tonight as #NewYorkCityFC takes on #CruzAzul. Even the mascots are ready for the action.
#OnThisDay in 1992 – Hugo Sánchez scored twice to lead hosts @clubamerica.bsky.social to a 3:1 victory against #SanFranciscoBayBlackhawks in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 5th Round at #EstadioAzteca. Peter Isaacs tallied for San Francisco club. (📸s Courtesy – Marcelo Assad)
Recent update at Soccer Almanac where we've added goal scorers for ASL matches through the 1926-27 season. Also some updates on ASL managers that were missing or incorrect. socceralmanac.com/data/leagues...
#OnThisDay in 2003 – Daniel Osorno scored the game-winner in OT for the hosts #México as it won its 4th #GoldCup by defeating #Brazil, 1:0, in the final before a crowd of 85,000 at #EstadioAzteca. El Tri was 1st team since 1953 to defeat the Samba Kings twice in a single tournament.
#OnThisDay in 2009 – #México won its 5th #GoldCup by defeating USA, 5:0, in the final, before a crowd of 79,156, at #GiantsStadium. José Antonio Castro, Guillermo Franco, Giovani Dos Santos, Gerardo Torrado & Carlos Vela all scored for El Tri.
#OnThisDay in 1930 – Carlos Peucelle & Guillermo Stábile scored 2 goals each to lead #Argentina to a 6:1 victory against USA in semifinals of inaugural FIFA World Cup, before a crowd of 72,886, at #Uruguay’s Estadio Centenario. James Brown tallied for the Stars & Stripes.
#OnThisDay in 1993 – Hosts #México won its 1st #GoldCup after defeating USA, 4:0, in the final, before a crowd of 130,800, at #EstadioAzteca. An own goal along w/ tallies from Ignacio Ambríz, Guillermo Cantú & Zague were the offense for El Tri.
#OnThisDay in 2005 – USA captured its 3rd #GoldCup by defeating #Panamá, 3:1 on pks, after a scoreless draw in the final, before a crowd of 31,018, at #GiantsStadium. Santino Quaranta, Landon Donovan & Brad Davis scored in the shootout for the Stars & Stripes.
#OnThisDay in 1997 – #CDSCCruzAzul won its 4th Concacaf Champions Cup by finishing 1st in ’96 delayed final group after an 11:0 win over #SeattleSoundersFC at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores. Carlos Hermosillo & Julio César Yegros scored 3 goals each (hat-tricks) for #CruzAzul.
