1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1974 season
ChairmanHerb Capozzi
Head coachEckhard Krautzun
NASLDivision: 2nd
Conference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
NASL PlayoffsPlay-In Round
Highest home attendance30,277
vs. NY (Jun 30)
Lowest home attendance6,922
vs. CON (Jun 5)
Average home league attendance11,897
← 1976
1978 →

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

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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.

Club

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Roster

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Squad

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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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Graham Moseley
2 DF   CAN Garry Ayre
3 DF   CAN Bruce Wilson
4 DF   GER Holgar Osieck
5 DF   CAN Bob Lenarduzzi
6 DF   ITA Sam Lenarduzzi
7 MF   CAN Buzz Parsons
8 FW   CAN Glen Johnson
9 FW   CAN Brian Budd
10 MF   CAN Bob Bolitho
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF   CAN Les Wilson
12 MF   GER Horst Köppel
12 MF   YUG Marko Vujkovic
13 MF   CAN Darryl Samson
14 MF   ENG Brian Bason
14 DF   ENG Peter Simpson
15 MF   GER Peter Stollwerk
16 FW   ENG Tommy Ord
17 FW   ENG Tony Funnell
18 DF   CAN Gary Thompson

Team management and staff

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Competitions

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Preseason

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NASL

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Standings

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Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 Minnesota Kicks 26 16 10 44 36 +8 137
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 26 14 12 43 36 +7 124
3 Seattle Sounders 26 14 12 43 34 +9 123
4 Portland Timbers 26 10 16 39 42 −3 98

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

Results summary

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Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHHAAHAAAHHAAHHAHHHAAHAAHA
ResultLWWLLWLLLWWWWWLLWWWLLWLWLW
Source: soccerstats.us
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

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April 8, 1977 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver
PT Report Scullion   Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,519
April 24, 1977 3 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Minnesota Kicks Vancouver
PT Funnell   Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,147
April 29, 1977 4 Team Hawaii 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Honolulu, Hawaii
PT Henry  
Tinnion  
Report Vujkovic   Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
June 24, 1977 16 Chicago Sting 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Chicago
PT Moore           Report Ord  
Parsons  
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 3,203
June 30, 1977 17 Vancouver Whitecaps 5–3 Cosmos Vancouver
PT Possee    
Parsons    
Funnell  
Report Chinaglia  
Roth  
Field  
Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 30,277
July 28, 1977 23 Toronto Blizzard 6–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Toronto
PT Tukša  
Vabec        
Zutelja  
Report Possee   Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 8,276
July 30, 1977 24 Washington Diplomats 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps Washington, D.C.
PT Report Possee  
Parsons    
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,225

NASL Playoffs

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Mid-season friendlies

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Statistics

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Transfers

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Loan in

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

Loan out

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer – 1977". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2011.