1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1974 season
Chairman Herb Capozzi
Manager Eckhard Krautzun
NASL Division: 2nd
Conference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
NASL Playoffs Play-In Round
Highest home attendance 30,277
vs. NY (Jun 30)
Lowest home attendance 6,922
vs. CON (Jun 5)
Average home league attendance 11,897
Home colours
Away colours
← 1976 1978 →

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

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[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Graham Moseley
2 Canada DF Garry Ayre
3 Canada DF Bruce Wilson
4 Germany DF Holgar Osieck
5 Canada DF Bob Lenarduzzi
6 Italy DF Sam Lenarduzzi
7 Canada MF Buzz Parsons
8 Canada FW Glen Johnson
9 Canada FW Brian Budd
10 Canada MF Bob Bolitho
No. Position Player
11 Canada DF Les Wilson
12 Germany MF Horst Köppel
12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Marko Vujkovic
13 Canada MF Darryl Samson
14 England MF Brian Bason
14 England DF Peter Simpson
15 Germany MF Peter Stollwerk
16 England FW Tommy Ord
17 England FW Tony Funnell
18 Canada DF Gary Thompson

Competitions

NASL

Standings

Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1Minnesota Kicks 2616104436+8137
2Vancouver Whitecaps 2614124336+7124
3Seattle Sounders 2614124334+9123
4Portland Timbers 2610163942−398

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source:[2]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHHAAHAAAHHAAHHAHHHAAHAAHA
Result L W W L L W L L L W W W W W L L W W W L L W L W L W

Last updated: October 28, 2012.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

NASL Playoffs

Mid-season friendlies

Transfers

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Start End Source
12 MF Germany Horst Köppel Germany Mönchengladbach April 1977 October 1977

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1977". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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