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Las Vegas Quicksilvers

Defunct American soccer club

Summary

Defunct American soccer club

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founded	1976
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stadium	Las Vegas Stadium
capacity	36,800
league	NASL
season	1977
position	5th in conference
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The Las Vegas Quicksilvers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) during the 1977 season. The team was based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and played their home games at Las Vegas Stadium. After the 1977 season, the team relocated to San Diego and became the San Diego Sockers.

Eusébio, considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time, played seventeen matches and scored two goals for the Quicksilvers.

History

Origins

[[Eusébio]] (right) during his time with the Quicksilvers, here with [[Pelé]] (left) and teammate [[Brian Joy]] (center)

The team that would become the Quicksilvers was founded in January 1974 as the Baltimore Comets when the North American Soccer League added six expansion teams following the 1973 season. After two seasons in Baltimore, the team was sold and moved to San Diego, becoming the San Diego Jaws. After finishing last in the Southern Division for the 1976 North American Soccer League season, the team announced it would move to Las Vegas.

1977 NASL season and demise

The Quicksilvers opened the season on April 9, 1977, at home with a 1–0 win against the New York Cosmos with 11,896 fans in attendance at Las Vegas Stadium. The game was the tenth meeting in history between Eusébio and Pelé, considered by many to be the two finest players of the era. After starting the season with nine wins and three loses, the team lost seven of their next eight games; head coach Derek Trevis was fired and replaced by Jim Fryatt. The team finished the season in last place of the Pacific Conference Southern Division with eleven wins and fifteen losses and averaging 7,092 fans a game.

The Quicksilvers were broadcast on local radio by KORK, now KRLV (AM). While there was a local television program on KSHO (now KNTV) there's no evidence that station, or any other, televised the Quicksilvers' matches.

In late October 1977, it was reported the Milwaukee Brewers considered purchasing the team. However, less than a week later the Clark County District Attorney filed a civil suit against the team for deceptive trade and false advertising. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority also threatened the team with legal action over $32,000 in unpaid rent for the Las Vegas Stadium. In December, the team was sold and moved to San Diego becoming the San Diego Sockers.

Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1977	NASL	11	15	103	5th, Pacific Conference, Southern Division	did not qualify

Coaches

ENG Derek Trevis
ENG Jim Fryatt

Honors

NASL All-Stars

1977: Wolfgang Sühnholz (1st team); Humberto Coelho, Alan Mayer (2nd team)

Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame members

2019: Alan Mayer

References

(5 January 2014). "Eusebio: Portugal football legend dies aged 71". BBC Sport.
Nigro, Ken. (December 5, 1973). "Baltimore returns to soccer league". Baltimore Sun.
(January 4, 1974). "Seattle gets soccer team". Ellensburg Daily Record.
(October 12, 1975). "Comets Move to San Diego". Eugene Register-Guard.
Lowenberger, William. (October 10, 1975). "Comets to move to Calif.". Baltimore Sun.
(October 20, 1976). "Jaws Move". Lodi News-Sentinel.
(May 29, 2014). "The World Cup's top 100 footballers of all time". Guardian News & Media Limited.
(July 15, 1977). "Quicksilvers Give Coach Boot". The Evening Independent.
"North American Soccer League".
(October 22, 1977). "Brewers May Buy Pro Soccer Team". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 27, 1977). "Quicksilvers in trouble". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(December 22, 1977). "Sports Shorts". The Times-News.
(August 12, 1977). "Somebody Likes The Way He Plays". Tampa Tribune.
(September 1, 2020). "Hall of Famers".

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