American Soccer League (1967-1969) North American Soccer League (1970-1980) Born: 1967 – ASL expansion franchise Folded: November 24, 1980 First Game: August 27, 1967 (L 4-2 vs.
That the Dallas Tornado existed as long as they did – 15 seasons from 1967 to 1981 – is a testament to the endurance of American Football League founder Lamar Hunt and fruitcake baron Bill McNutt. The Tornado existed longer than the famed New York Cosmos. They developed the first American-born “Superstar” of the soccer (at least by ABC’s definition) in Kyle Rote Jr. But the team was never wildly popular in Dallas. The club wandered around the metroplex in nomadic fashion, shifting among five different stadiums in little more than a decade of play.
Major League Soccer (1996-2004) Born: June 6, 1995 – MLS founding franchise Re-Branded: August 2004 (FC Dallas) First Game: April 14, 1996 (W 1-0 vs. San
Women’s United Soccer Association (2001-2003) Born: 2000 – WUSA founding franchise Folded: September 15, 2003 First Match: April 14, 2001 (L 1-0 @ Washington Freedom)
American Professional Soccer League (1993-1994) United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (1995) Born: April 1992 – APSL expansion franchise Folded: 1995 First Game: May 1,
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