Vancouver Royals

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The Vancouver Royal Canadians were a soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Vancouver club was actually Sunderland A.F.C. from Sunderland, England.

Following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American Soccer League with the teams from the former USA having to create their rosters from scratch. The San Francisco Golden Gate Gales franchise folded and their owners bought a controlling interest in the Royal Canadians renaming them the Vancouver Royals. Their home field was Empire Stadium.

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[edit] Coaches

[edit] Notable Former Players

[edit] Year-by-year

Year League W L T Pts Regular Season Playoffs
1967 USA 3 4 5 11 5th, Western Division Did Not Qualify
1968 NASL 12 15 5 136 4th, Pacific Division Did Not Qualify

[edit] See also

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