The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast the Soccer Bowl, which was the annual championship competition of the North American Soccer League. The NASL was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Touchline reporter |
1984 |
Sportsvision TSN |
Howard Balson | Ken Stern | |
1983 |
USA CTV |
Bob Carpenter | Gordon Bradley | Al Miller |
1982 |
USA CTV |
Spencer Ross | Werner Roth [1] | |
1981 |
ABC CTV |
Verne Lundquist | Paul Gardner | |
1980 |
ABC CTV |
Jim McKay | Paul Gardner | Verne Lundquist |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Touchline reporter | |||
1979 |
ABC CTV |
Jim McKay | Paul Gardner | Verne Lundquist | |||
1978 | TVS | Jon Miller | Paul Gardner [2] | ||||
1977 | TVS | Jon Miller | Paul Gardner | Walter Chyzowych | |||
1976 |
CBS CBC |
Jon Miller [3] [4] | |||||
1975 | CBS | Frank Glieber | Jack Whitaker [5] | ||||
1974 | CBS | Frank Glieber | Clive Toye and Kyle Rote Jr. | ||||
1973 | Not televised | ||||||
1972 | Not televised | ||||||
1971 | Not televised | ||||||
1970 | Not televised |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Touchline reporter |
1969 | With only five teams in the league, no championship event was held that year. In a close finish, the NASL trophy was awarded to the Kansas City Spurs, the team with the most points at the end of the season. The season was completed on August 31, 1969. [8] [9] | |||
1968 | CBS | Mario Machado [10] | Clive Toye | |
1967 | CBS | Jack Whitaker | Danny Blanchflower [11] |
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The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast the Soccer Bowl, which was the annual championship competition of the North American Soccer League. The NASL was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Touchline reporter |
1984 |
Sportsvision TSN |
Howard Balson | Ken Stern | |
1983 |
USA CTV |
Bob Carpenter | Gordon Bradley | Al Miller |
1982 |
USA CTV |
Spencer Ross | Werner Roth [1] | |
1981 |
ABC CTV |
Verne Lundquist | Paul Gardner | |
1980 |
ABC CTV |
Jim McKay | Paul Gardner | Verne Lundquist |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Touchline reporter | |||
1979 |
ABC CTV |
Jim McKay | Paul Gardner | Verne Lundquist | |||
1978 | TVS | Jon Miller | Paul Gardner [2] | ||||
1977 | TVS | Jon Miller | Paul Gardner | Walter Chyzowych | |||
1976 |
CBS CBC |
Jon Miller [3] [4] | |||||
1975 | CBS | Frank Glieber | Jack Whitaker [5] | ||||
1974 | CBS | Frank Glieber | Clive Toye and Kyle Rote Jr. | ||||
1973 | Not televised | ||||||
1972 | Not televised | ||||||
1971 | Not televised | ||||||
1970 | Not televised |
Year | Network | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Touchline reporter |
1969 | With only five teams in the league, no championship event was held that year. In a close finish, the NASL trophy was awarded to the Kansas City Spurs, the team with the most points at the end of the season. The season was completed on August 31, 1969. [8] [9] | |||
1968 | CBS | Mario Machado [10] | Clive Toye | |
1967 | CBS | Jack Whitaker | Danny Blanchflower [11] |
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