Triumph Continental, a U18 team from Edmonds, defeats the U16 Lake Hills Spartans, 4-0, for the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup at West Seattle Stadium.

An early 2-nil score fails to hold and the Seattle Hungarians are eliminated in West semifinals of the U.S. Challenge Cup by AAC Teutonia, 4-3, at San Francisco. Les Mueller punches in a couple goals for the lead, but Teutonia ties it by halftime. Jerry Melton's second goal gives Teutonia the lead and Mike Kramer adds a fourth before Heinz Ritter's 85th-minute score.

Washington has precious little time to celebrate making the NCAA tournament before making a humiliating exit. A cultured, experienced and rested San Francisco, playing at home, routs the Huskies by a record 16-0 at Balboa Park. UW had only qualified 16 hours earlier, then flown to San Francisco, changed at the USF gym and bused to the park. Archie Roboostoff and Torgier Hague each score five goals, and the Dons launch an unbelievable 83 shots. Mike Jones, injured in the Seattle U win the night before, lasts only a few minutes in goal, and all of Mike Ryan's substitutes are outfield players.

Following a lengthy study and trial season the previous autumn, Seattle Pacific athletic director Les Habegger announces that men’s soccer will be added as a varsity sport for fall 1968. Latvian-born Arnie Aizstrauts, 48, is named head coach. Aizstrauts, who works for Seattle Parks, had coordinated the five-game experimental season. Habegger says soccer will fill the void of fall SPC team sport.

Washington hosts Western Washington in what is believed to be the first collegiate match played on artificial turf. The teams meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at Husky Stadium, the first collegiate football venue to feature Astroturf. The game is played prior to the UW-Oregon football game at 2 p.m. Two goals by John Goldingay sparks the Huskies' 5-1 conference victory. Previously, UW home matches had been primarily played at Lower Woodland Park (1962-65) and Union Bay Field (1966-67).

Triumph Continental of Edmonds goes out of the U.S. Junior Challenge Cup at the regional semifinal stage, falling to San Francisco's Police Athletic League Dons, 3-1, at Balboa Park. Ron Denghan scores the lone goal for the visitors in the second half. Triumph Continental raised $1400 to make the trip. Archie Roboostoff of USF, scores twice for the Dons.

A June 2 exhibition match for Memorial Stadium featuring England's Manchester City and Scotland runner-up Dunfermline is canceled after the WSFA refuses to pay a $12,000 guarantee. The British teams had planned to make Seattle part of their respective North American tours. The same matchup is offered in Vancouver on June 1 and in Los Angeles on June 5. The latter draws just over 5,000.

Glenn Hindin scores three goals to lead Western Washington to a 3-2 comeback win over Washington amidst snow, hail and rain at Bellingham. The Vikings' victory creates a three-way tie (with Seattle University) atop the WWSC standings with just four days until the champion must meet San Francisco in an NCAA first-round game. Western, as a club program, is not eligible. Joe Kearney, Huskies AD and conference commissioner, says a tie-breaking game will be played Nov. 18, if necessary.

Behind Brian Franklin's two goals, the Seattle Hungarians clinch an unprecedented fourth straight state league championship by beating the Tacoma Rangers, 3-1, at Lower Woodland. Three days earlier, the Magyars beat Heidelberg, 4-3, on the 10th anniversary of their formation in the first division. With 33 points (16-2-1) and two games in hand on the Leif Eriksen Vikings, the Hungarians are untouchable in the newly consolidated league season.

Les Mueller bags a brace for the Seattle Hungarians as they overpower the University of Oregon, 4-0, for the Northwest championship at Portland's Delta Park. It's the Hungarians' unprecedented fourth straight Northwest title and sixth since 1961. Seattle pulls away, scoring three times in the final 25 minutes. Brian Franklin and Les Fabri score the other Magyars goals.

The West Seattle Junior Soccer Association forms with three boys' teams – Shamrocks, Thistles and Rovers – that play in Eastside and Seattle leagues. Co-founder Joe Smith serves as president. By 1970, the club grows to 17 teams.

It's a 2 o'clock Saturday first kick for Seattle Pacific's first match versus collegiate opposition. The Falcons face Seattle University at rain-soaked Lower Woodland Park, and the more talented, experienced Chieftains have little trouble in winning, 4-1. Jim Hoyer's hat trick proves the difference. Mel Scott scores a consolation penalty for the historic first SPC goal with eight minutes left.

Among the 13 Forward Thrust measures approved by Seattle and King County voters is a $40 million multi-purpose domed stadium. While the stadium and waterfront aquarium are approved with 62 percent, a rapid transit measure fails to get the necessary 60 percent. Two years later, 110 potential stadium sites are trimmed to five, although King Street is not among them.

NASL commissioner Dick Walsh visits Seattle to meet with local soccer community leaders. With an impending vote to build a domed stadium, Walsh says soccer could be a potential tenant.

After trailing 2-nil, the Seattle Hungarians return fire in the second half to defeat Denver, 3-2, in a U.S. Open Cup West semifinal on rain-saturated surface at White Center. Despite two goal line clearances from Heinz Ritter, the visitors go in front and hit the post on a chance to go up three. Following 15 minutes (eight corner kicks) of sustained pressure, the Hungarians break through as Les Fabri heads in Les Mueller cross. In the 74th minute, Fabri finds Mike Kuczi to tie it, and three minutes later Larry Tamas hits woodwork from 30 yards and Zoltan Mako nets rebound to win it.

Three days prior to their official varsity opener, Seattle Pacific plays a test mach against Charles Wright Academy. The Falcons come away with a 4-0 win over the Terriers at Interbay. Thandi Manzini scores two goals.

A pair of Bert Lerch goals propels Seattle Heidelberg to a 3-2 upset win over the Seattle Hungarians in the Northwest final of the U.S. Open Cup at White Center. Ed Carrillo scores the other Heidelberg goal, while Les Mueller, back from playing semipro football, scores twice for the Magyars. For the first time in five years, the Hungarians will not advance out of the Northwest.

Washington earns the state's first NCAA postseason berth but by the narrowest of margins. The Huskies need overtime to defeat Seattle University, 1-0, under the lights of a cold, soggy Lower Woodland Park. John Goldingay latches on to Joe Siebu's through ball and advances 30 yards before beating SU keeper Bob Burkhart for the golden goal. In the first overtime period, UW's Mike Jones turns Mike Carney's penalty kick around the post. The result is recorded as a 0-0 tie because NCAA rules did not permit overtime during non-tournament play. However, both teams agreed to use an overtime golden goal to determine the NCAA postseason representative.

A curious crowd of 2,500 turns out at West Seattle Stadium to see Brazil's Bonsucesso meet the NASL Vancouver Royals in a preseason match. The Royals are making their debut under new coach Ferenc Puskas, a Hungarian legend considered among the top five all-time players. Vidimor Pavkovic scores the lone goal for Vancouver. Seattle's Hungarians blast a local all-star team, 7-1, in the undercard.

Ten hours after 32 teams begin play, the annual Seattle Five-a-Side championship is won by the host Hungarian B team via the corner kick tiebreaker, 0-0 (1-0), over Vancouver's Cliff's United at West Seattle Stadium. Cliff's United had eliminated the Hungarian A team in the semifinal, 0-0 (3-0). Nearly half the entries come from British Columbia and in-state teams come from as far away as Walla Walla.

University of Washington athletic director Joe Kearney forms the Western Washington Soccer Conference. The WWSC will be composed of Seattle University, Seattle Pacific, Washington and Western Washington, although the latter is a club program. Kearney will also serve as commissioner. League play begins Oct. 9.

Connie Tagios hits the Leif Eriksen Vikings for a hat trick to fuel the Seattle Hungarians' state knockout championship, 5-3, at Interbay. It's the Magyars' fourth win in five meetings with the Vikings this year. Les Fabri and Les Mueller also tally, while Harold Myrhold scores a pair for the Vikings.