1968 Vancouver Royals season

Vancouver Royals
1968 season
Owner George Fleharty
Manager Ferenc Puskás
Stadium Empire Stadium
North American Soccer League 4th, Pacific Division
12th Overall
Top goalscorer League:
All: Henry Klein
Highest home attendance 10,866
(Aug. 10 vs. Los Angeles)
Lowest home attendance 3,123
(Apr. 10 vs. Baltimore)
Average home league attendance 6,197
Home colours
Away colours

The 1968 Vancouver Royal Canadians season was the second season in the history of the Vancouver Royal Canadians soccer club. The club played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Following the 1967 season, the USA and the FIFA-blacklisted National Professional Soccer League merged to form the North American Soccer League.[1][2] The merger meant that teams from the predecessor leagues competing against each other in the same markets needed to be moved, combined, or folded. As part of this process, George Fleharty bought the Vancouver Royal Canadians from E.G. Eakins and folded his NPSL team, the San Francisco Golden Gate Gales.[1] The new owner shortened the name to Vancouver Royals and chose player-coach Ferenc Puskás over future England manager Bobby Robson, the previous owner's new manager for the Vancouver Royals; he resigned when offered the demotion to assistant manager.[2] The 1968 Vancouver Royals' roster was put together without the preparation or advantage of importing an entire team.[3] A significant amount of the team was recruited by Bobby Robson including two brothers from Hong Kong playing in England. Ferenc Puskás also brought in several Europeans, a few players with connections to the Golden Gate Gaels, as well as at least two local players from local leagues. A few foreign players settled in Vancouver after their playing careers including Peter Dinsdale.[4] The Vancouver Royals had the third highest average attendance in the league at 6,197. The club folded after the 1968 season as the NASL contracted from seventeen clubs to five for the 1969 NASL season. The five remaining teams were located roughly in the US Midwest with one team on the east coast.

Coaches

Players

Num Name Pos Height Weight Apps G A
1Chris Varnavas CyprusG183772600
2Bobby Cram EnglandD180783220
3Gerrit Lagendijk NetherlandsD17373510
4Antonio Collar SpainM180762000
5Tomas Krivitz HungaryD175772500
6Peter Dinsdale EnglandD180803000
7Lajos Vicek Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaF170671520
8Janos Hanek HungaryF173741230
9John Green EnglandF175682540
10Cheung Chi Doy ChinaF173711120
11Kirk Apostolidis GreeceF17877700
11Leif Claesson SwedenF183791630
12Cheung Chi Wai ChinaF170693220
13Mirko Casic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia200
13Atilla Sandor GermanyF17063100
14Brian "Pat" O'Connell EnglandF173722760
15Henry Hill EnglandD17575300
16Gyorgy Liptak HungaryD178831200
17Jose Arranz SpainF17576400
17Ike MacKay CanadaF183791520
18Joaquin Rey SpainM178722240
19Jean-Pierre Chaillat HungaryF16570200
20Gary Delong United StatesG17871900
21Henry Klein LuxembourgF1807926204
Ken Pears CanadaG000
Reg Stratton EnglandF400

Num = Number, Pos = Position, Height in cm, Weight in kg, Apps = Appearances, G = Goals, A = Assists

Results

Standings

Pacific DivisionWLTGFGAPts
San Diego Toros18866538186
Oakland Clippers18867138185
Los Angeles Wolves111385552139
Vancouver Royals121555160136

Results by round

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GroundHHHAAHHAHHAAAHHHHHAHAAAHHAHHAAAA
ResultWWWLLWDLLDWLDLDLWWLWLWLLWLWLLWLD

Source: soccerstats.us
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

See also

References

  • Litterer, Dave. "North American Soccer League I (NASL) 1967-1984". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  • Severino, Carlos. "North American Soccer League 1968". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  1. 1 2 Associated Press (December 14, 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
  2. 1 2 Litterer, David (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer - 1968". American Soccer Archives. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Crossley, Andy (2013). "1967-1968 Vancouver Royal Canadians / Vancouver Royals". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ Morrison, Dave. "Vancouver Royals". Retrieved February 6, 2014.
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