ISL 1960

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
First Section
*Kilmarnock (Sco)	5	4	1	0	11	8	9
Burnley (Eng)	5	3	1	1	16	7	7
Nice (Fra)	5	1	3	1	7	10	5
New York Americans (USA)	5	1	2	2	8	13	4
Bayern Munich (FRG)	5	1	1	3	7	10	3
Glenavon (NIR)	5	1	0	4	9	15	2
Second Section
*Bangu (Bra)	5	4	0	1	14	3	9
Red Star Belgrade (Yug)	5	3	1	1	13	5	7
Sampdoria (Ita)	5	2	1	2	11	13	5
Sporting Clube (Por)	4	2	0	2	7	12	4
FK Norrkoping (Swe)	5	1	1	3	10	15	3
SC Rapid Wien (Aut)	4	0	0	4	7	14	0

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
06.08.1960	Bangu	2	Kilmarnock	0

ISL 1961

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
First Section
*Everton FC (Eng)	7	6	0	1	23	5	12
Bangu AC (Bra)	7	4	1	2	18	8	9
New York Americans (USA)	7	4	0	3	13	18	8
Karlsruhe (FRG)	7	3	1	3	16	17	7
Kilmarnock (Sco)	7	2	3	3	12	13	6
Concordia (Can)	7	2	1	4	7	11	5
Steaua Bucharest (Rom)	7	1	3	3	8	14	5
Besiktas (Tur)	7	1	2	4	8	19	4
Second Section
*Dukla Prague (CSR)	7	6	1	0	36	6	13
Concordia (Can)	7	3	4	0	17	10	10
AS Monaco (Fra)	7	4	0	3	18	13	8
Red Star Belgrade (Yug)	7	3	1	3	24	17	7
RCD Espanol (Spa)	7	3	1	3	15	19	7
SC Rapid Wien (Aut)	7	2	1	4	12	18	5
Shamrock Rovers (ROI)	7	1	2	4	12	26	4
Hapoel Petah Tikva (Isr)	7	0	2	5	6	31	2

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
02.08.1961	Dukla Prague	7	Everton	2
06.08.1961	Dukla Prague	2	Everton	0
	(Dukla won 9-2 on Agg)

ISL 1962

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
First Section
*America FC (Bra)	5	3	2	0	11	8	8
SSV Reutlingin (FRG)	5	3	1	1	6	4	7
Guadalajara (Mex)	5	1	2	2	7	7	4
US Palermo (Ita)	5	1	2	2	7	8	4
Dundee FC (Sco)	5	1	2	2	9	11	4
Hajduk Split (Yug)	5	1	1	3	8	10	3
Second Section
*Beleneses (Por)	5	4	1	0	14	6	9
FK Wien (Aut)	5	2	2	1	11	7	6
Besiktas (Tur)	5	1	3	1	9	12	5
MTK (Hun)	5	1	2	2	1	12	4
Elfsborg (Swe)	5	0	3	2	12	16	3
Real Oviedo (Spa)	5	0	3	2	7	10	3

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
01.08.1962	America	2	Belenenses	1
05.08.1962	America	1	Belenenses	0
	America won 3-1 on Agg)
	American Challenge Cup
08.08.1962	Dukla Prague	1	America	1
12.08.1962	Dukla Prague	2	America	1
	Dukla won 3-2 on agg)

ISL 1963

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
First Section
*West Ham United (Eng)	6	3	2	1	14	10	8
Mantova (Ita)	6	3	1	2	15	10	7
Kilmarnock (Sco)	6	2	3	1	17	13	7
Recife (Bra)	6	2	2	2	13	13	6
Preussen Munster (FRG)	6	3	0	3	13	16	6
CD Oro (Mex)	6	2	0	4	8	13	4
Valenciennes (Fra)	6	2	0	4	8	13	4
Second Section
*Gornik Zabrze (Pol)	6	4	1	1	17	6	9
Dinamo Zagreb (Yug)	6	3	1	2	14	13	7
Rapid Wien (Aut)	6	3	1	2	12	13	7
Ujpesti Dozsa SC (Hun)	6	3	0	3	10	10	6
Belenenses (Por)	6	1	3	2	7	8	5
Real Valladolid (Spa)	6	2	1	3	9	15	5
Helsingborgs IF (Swe)	6	1	1	4	10	14	3

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
31.07.1963	Gornik Zabrze	1	West Ham United	1
04.08.1963	West Ham United	1	Gornik Zabrze	0
	West Ham won 2-1 on Agg
	American Challenge Cup
07.08.1963	Dukla Prague	1	West Ham United	0
11.08.1963	Dukla Prague	1	West Ham United	1
	Dukla won 2-1 on Agg

ISL 1964

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
First Section
*Werder Bremen (FRG)	6	4	2	0	18	10	10
Heart of Midlothian (Sco)	6	4	1	1	7	7	9
Lanerossi Vicenza (Ita)	6	2	2	2	12	11	6
Blackburn Rovers (Eng)	6	1	1	4	7	11	3
Bahia (Bra)	6	0	2	4	5	12	2
Second Section
*Zaglebie Sosnowiec (Pol)	6	4	2	0	16	7	10
Schwechater (Aut)	6	2	3	1	10	9	7
Red Star Belgrade (Sco)	6	2	3	1	12	12	7
Vitoria Guimaraes (Por)	6	1	3	2	5	6	5
AEK Athinai (Gre)	6	0	1	5	3	12	1

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
30.07.1964	Werder Bremen	0	Zaglebie	4
02.08.1964	Werder Bremen	0	Zaglebie	1
	Zaglebie won 5-0 on Agg
	American Challenge Cup
05.08.1965	Dukla Prague	3	Zaglebie	1
09.08.1965	Dukla Prague	1	Zaglebie	1
	Dukla won 4-2 on Agg

ISL 1965

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
First Section
*New Yorkers (USA)	6	4	1	1	11	8	9
Portuguesa (Bra)	6	4	0	2	18	11	8
Varese (Ita)	6	2	2	2	11	9	6
TSV 1860 Munich (FRG)	6	2	0	4	8	13	4
West Ham United (Eng)	6	1	1	4	9	16	3
Second Section
*Polonia Byrom (Pol)	6	3	3	0	13	4	9
Ferencvaros (Hun)	6	3	2	1	10	6	8
West Bromwich Albion (Eng)	6	1	2	3	6	13	4
Kilmarnock (Sco)	6	1	1	4	5	11	3

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
01.08.1965	Polonia	3	New Yorkers	0
05.08.1965	Polonia	2	New Yorkers	1
	Polonia won 5-1 on Agg
	American Challenge Cup
08.08.1965	Polonia	2	Dukla Prague	0
11.08.1965	Polonia	1	Dukla	1
	Polonia won 3-1 on Agg

Report

Glentoran (Northern Ireland) and Shamrock Rovers (Republic of Ireland) competed in the International Soccer League in USA in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Glenavon won one match of their five in 1960 beating New York Americans 5-1, and in 1962 Shamrock Rovers won on and drew two of their seven matches, trouncing Red Star Belgrade 5-1.

The International Soccer League was a Summer League held in the United States of America from 1960 to 1965, and featured some of the top teams from all over the World, such as Bangu and America (Brazil), Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen (Germany), Sampdoria (Italy), Sporting Clube (Portugal), Everton FC and West Ham United (England), Dundee FC and Kilmarnock (Scotland), Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia), MTK and Verencvaros (Hungary), Rapid Wien (Austria), Dukla Prague (Czechoslovakia), Polonia and Gornik (Poland), Real Valladollid and RCD Espanol (Spain), Guadalajara (Mexico)

Babgu won the won the league in 1960, Dukla Prague in 1961, America Rio de Janeiro in 1962, West Ham United in 1963, Zaglebie in 1964 and Polonia in 1965. In addition the previous years winners were invited back to play the American Challenge Cup against the League Playoff winners, with Dukla Prague winning it three years in succession from 1962 to 1964 and Polonia handing them their only ever defeat in the competition in the 1965 Challenge Cup.

References

Bibliography

[1] Cuttone, Charles & Cuttone, Linda (2020) “International Soccer League” North American Soccer Guide 2020. Sports Vue Interactive LLC, USA. 408-424.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell & Paul Foley.

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