Dallas Tornado

The Dallas Tornado was a soccer team based in Dallas, Texas that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1967 to 1981. Of the twelve teams that comprised the U.S. in 1967, the Tornado franchise played the longest–15 seasons.

This article is about the NASL soccer team. For the USL Premier Development League soccer team, see DFW Tornados. For the meteorological event in 1957, see Early-April 1957 tornado outbreak sequence. For the meteorological event in 2015, see December 26, 2015 tornado outbreak. For the meteorological event in 2019, see Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019 § Northern Dallas–Richardson, Texas.

Dallas Tornado
Full nameDallas Tornado
Nickname(s)The Tornado
Founded1967 (1967)
Dissolved1981 (1981)
Stadium
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ChairmanLamar Hunt
LeagueUSA (1967)
NASL (1968–1981)

Their home fields were Cotton Bowl (1967–1968), P.C. Cobb Stadium (1969), Franklin Field (1970–1971), Texas Stadium (1972–1975, 1980–1981) and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus (1976–1979). The club played Indoor soccer at Reunion Arena for one season (1980–81), and hosted the two-day 1975 Regionals at Fair Park Coliseum.

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