| Nickname(s) | Vistas |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Ground | Royal Athletic Park |
| Coach | Bruce Wilson |
| League | Canadian Soccer league |
The Victoria Vistas were a Canadian soccer club in the original Canadian Soccer League. The Vistas joined the CSL for the 1989 season, and folded after the 1990 season.
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The Victoria Vistas played their home games in the 1990 season at Royal Athletic Park.
After a difficult inaguaral season in 1989, for the 1990 season the Vistas brought in a few new players, including Scot Gerry McCabe and Englishmen Richard Hill and Allan Evans (who was also an assistant coach), to augment a roster made up primarily of players from Vancouver Island.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach Brian Hughes
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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General Manager Buzz Parsons
Coach Bruce Wilson
Assistant Coach Allan Evans
Assistant Coach Ian Bridge
Trainer Kevin Barlow
Equipment Manager Danny Hood. [1]
Though listed in game programs as a midfielder, Frank Woods usually played at right back for the Vistas. Randy Ragan is in the poster of the team for this season, yet is not listed in the programme cited below. Local Vancouver Island players in the 1990 team included John Hughes, David Ravenhill, Ian Bridge, Dallas Moen, Frank Woods, Ken Andrews, Rick Jaskens, and Ron Budisa, all of whom played at Royal Athletic Park in a four team tournament in either 1991 or 1992 against Vancouver 86ers, Dundee United FC, and a Chelsea FC line-up which included Welsh international and later actor Vinnie Jones. [2]
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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| 1989 | 1 | Canadian Soccer League | 5th in Western Division | DNQ |
| 1990 | 1 | Canadian Soccer League | 4th overall (2nd in Western Division) | Semi-finalist |
[1] Victoria Vistas 1990 Program (4 July vs FC Supra Montreal)
[2] Photo of "Vancouver Island All-Stars vs Chelsea, Dundee Utd, Vancouver 86ers, 1991-1992".
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