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1980 Washington Diplomats season
| 1980 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steve Danzansky | ||
| Gordon Bradley | ||
| RFK Stadium | ||
| Overall: 8thDivision: 4thConference: 2nd | ||
| First round | ||
| Did not enter | ||
| League: Green (25)All: Green (25) | ||
| Home colors |
Away colors | Home colors | Away colors | | Home colors | Away colors | | | | | | | | | |
The 1980 Washington Diplomats season was the club's ninth season of existence, their ninth season in the North American Soccer League and their ninth season in the then-top tier of American soccer. The Dips played in the NASL's Eastern Division of the National Conference, and finished the season placed second in the division, behind the New York Cosmos.
The Dips qualified for the 1980 NASL Playoffs, but lost in the first round to the Los Angeles Aztecs in extra time of the second leg.
During the 1979 season, the Dips finished second the Eastern Conference of the National Division. They compiled a record of 19 wins and 11 defeats with 68 goals for and 50 scored against. Their record earned the Dips a berth into the 1979 NASL Playoffs, where they lost 2–0 in games to the Los Angeles Aztecs.
The following players were contracted by the Washington Diplomats for part of the 1980 season.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dragan Radovich | GK | St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers | |
| 31 | Bill Irwin | GK | Cardiff City | |
| 2 | Robert Iarusci | DF | New York Cosmos | |
| 3 | Tommy O'Hara | DF | Queen of the South | |
| 8 | Jim Steele | DF | Southampton | |
| 11 | Nick Mijatović | DF | Rochester Lancers | |
| 16 | Barney Boyce | DF | ||
| 18 | Kip Germain | DF | William & Mary Tribe | |
| 19 | Don Droege | DF | Rochester Lancers | |
| 20 | Mike Dillon | DF | Cheshunt | |
| 21 | Carmine Posillico | DF | Mercer Vikings | |
| 26 | Ane Mihailovich | DF | Los Angeles Aztecs | |
| 4 | Juan Lozano | MF | Beerschot | |
| 5 | Carmine Marcantonio | MF | Toronto Metros-Croatia | |
| 6 | Sakib Viteškić | MF | Maastricht | |
| 7 | Thomas Rongen | MF | Los Angeles Aztecs | |
| 9 | József Horváth | MF | Rochester Lancers | |
| 10 | Gary Darrell | MF | Montreal Olympique | |
| 12 | Wim Jansen | MF | Feyenoord | |
| 14 | Johan Cruyff | MF | Los Angeles Aztecs | |
| 29 | Danny Molendyk | MF | Washington Huskies | |
| 7 | Art Welch | FW | Wichita Wings | |
| 13 | Tony Crescitelli | FW | North Adams State Trailblazers | |
| 15 | Ken Mokgojoa | FW | Benoni United | |
| 17 | Sonny Askew | FW | Essex Knights | |
| 22 | Steve Byrd | FW | ||
| 23 | Mario Benito Luna | FW | ||
| 25 | Bobby Stokes | FW | Portsmouth | |
| 28 | Alan Green | FW | Coventry City |
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