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1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season
Vancouver Whitecaps 1977 soccer season
Vancouver Whitecaps 1977 soccer season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||
| season | 1974 | ||||
| mgrtitle | Head coach | ||||
| manager | Eckhard Krautzun | ||||
| owner | Herb Capozzi | ||||
| chairman | John Best | ||||
| chrtitle | General manager | ||||
| league | NASL | ||||
| league result | Division: 2nd | ||||
| Conference: 3rd | |||||
| Overall: 8th | |||||
| cup1 | NASL Playoffs | ||||
| cup1 result | Play-In Round | ||||
| highest attendance | 30,277 | ||||
| vs. NY (Jun 30) | |||||
| lowest attendance | 6,922 | ||||
| vs. CON (Jun 5) | |||||
| average attendance | 11,897 | ||||
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| prevseason | 1976 | ||||
| nextseason | 1978 |
Conference: 3rd Overall: 8th vs. NY (Jun 30) vs. CON (Jun 5)
The 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the fourth season of the Whitecaps, and their fourth season in the North American Soccer League, which was at the time, the top flight of American Canadian soccer.
Qualifying for the playoffs for the second-straight season, the Whitecaps were eliminated by their Cascadian rivals, the Seattle Sounders, for the second straight season, in the first round of the postseason. The 'Caps finished second in their division, behind the Minnesota Kicks.
Background
Main article: 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season
The Vancouver Whitecaps came into their fourth season riding off the most successful season in franchise history. The 1976 squad qualified for the NASL playoffs for the first time, but lost to their Cascadian rivals, Seattle Sounders in the first round of the playoffs. Entering the 1977 season, the club made several defensive upgrades.
Squad
The 1977 squad
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Team management and staff
Competitions
Preseason
NASL
Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season
Standings
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Kicks | 26 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 137 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 124 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 26 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 123 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 26 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 98 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Source:
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
Johnson
Tinnion
Ord
McAlinden
Willey
Ord
Vujkovic
Vujkovic
Parsons
Possee
Parsons
Parsons
Parsons
Funnell
Roth
Field
Bolitho
Bason
Possee
Henry
Counce
Gillett
Buttle
O'Hare
Possee
Vabec
Zutelja
Parsons
Best
Own goal
NASL Playoffs
Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season#Playoffs
Mel Machin
Mid-season friendlies
Transfers
In
Out
Loan in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | MF | GER Horst Köppel | GER Mönchengladbach | April 1977 | October 1977 |
Loan out
References
References
- "Vancouver Whitecaps rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys.
- "The Year in American Soccer – 1977". American Soccer History Archives.
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