Obradovic brought with him Red Star coach and former Yugoslav international Ivan Toplak as well as a nucleus of six first-division players who were willing to play in the non-sanctioned league.

As the result of a disputed referee’s off-side call in their final regular season game against the San Diego Toros, a 3-3 tie,[9] the Clippers finished in second place and were eliminated from the playoffs.

These efforts included bringing to the United States for the first time a team from the Soviet Union, league club champion Dynamo Kiev.

Just before the ban, the Clippers defeated Italian league champion Fiorentina in their final game by a score of 4-2 and posted an exhibition match record of 7-6-2.

[1] Several Clippers players, as well as coach Ivan Toplak, went on to join the original San Jose Earthquakes team founded as a member of the North American Soccer League in 1974: Goalkeeper Mirko Stojanovic, leading scorer Ilija Mitić, Momčilo "Gabbo" Gavrić, and Milan Čop.