The Miami Toros were a North American Soccer League franchise for four summers during the mid-1970’s. The club was known as the Miami Gatos in 1972 before a name change. The Robbie family, owners of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, were the Toros’ primary financial backers. The Toros hosted the 1974 NASL Championship Game at the Orange Bowl on August 25th, 1974, falling in penalty kicks to the Los Angeles Aztecs following a 3-3 draw in regulation.
The Miami Freedom soccer club was an undistinguished entry in the American Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 1992. At the time, the APSL represented the highest level of professional soccer in the United States, although it was a far cry from today’s Major League Soccer. The Freedom, playing in one of the nation’s most apathetic pro sports markets, averaged fewer than 1,000 fans per match in Miami’s 75,000-seat Orange Bowl during their first season in 1990.
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