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
ManagerEckhard 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

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
Main article: 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season

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

Roster

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

Team management and staff

Competitions

Preseason

NASL
Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season

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 summary

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

Match results
April 8, 1977 1Vancouver Whitecaps0–1Portland TimbersVancouver
PT Report Scullion Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,519
April 17, 1977 2Vancouver Whitecaps2–0San Jose EarthquakesVancouver
PT Osieck
Johnson 		Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,494
April 24, 1977 3Vancouver Whitecaps1–0Minnesota KicksVancouver
PT Funnell Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,147
April 29, 1977 4Team Hawaii2–1Vancouver WhitecapsHonolulu, Hawaii
PT Henry
Tinnion 		Report Vujkovic Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
May 9, 1977 5San Jose Earthquakes2–1Vancouver WhitecapsSan Jose, California
PT Report Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 15,553
May 15, 1977 6Vancouver Whitecaps2–2 (a.e.t.)Dallas TornadoVancouver
PT Parsons
Ord 		Report Rote, Jr. Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 8,471
May 20, 1977 7Las Vegas Quicksilvers0–0 (a.e.t.)Vancouver WhitecapsWhitney, Nevada
PT Report Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
Attendance: 5,527
May 22, 1977 8Los Angeles Aztecs3–1Vancouver WhitecapsUniversity Park, California
PT David
McAlinden 		Report Bolitho Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 8,267
May 25, 1977 9Minnesota Kicks4–2Vancouver WhitecapsBloomington, Minnesota
PT Futcher
Willey 		Report Bolitho
Ord 		Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 27,742
May 29, 1977 10Vancouver Whitecaps2–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersVancouver
PT Bason
Vujkovic 		Report Irving Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,241
June 5, 1977 11Vancouver Whitecaps2–1Connecticut BicentennialsVancouver
PT Osieck
Vujkovic 		Report Moia Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,922
June 8, 1977 12St. Louis Stars1–3Vancouver WhitecapsSt. Louis, Missouri
PT Daly Report Possee
Parsons 		Stadium: Francis Field
Attendance: 5,607
June 11, 1977 13Tampa Bay Rowdies1–2Vancouver WhitecapsTampa, Florida
PT Smethurst Report Taylor
Possee 		Stadium: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 15,225
June 14, 1977 14Vancouver Whitecaps2–0Rochester LancersVancouver
PT Bason
Parsons 		Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,872
June 21, 1977 15Vancouver Whitecaps0–0 (a.e.t.)Toronto BlizzardVancouver
PT Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 9,455
June 24, 1977 16Chicago Sting5–2Vancouver WhitecapsChicago
PT Moore Report Ord
Parsons 		Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 3,203
June 30, 1977 17Vancouver Whitecaps5–3CosmosVancouver
PT Possee
Parsons
Funnell 		Report Chinaglia
Roth
Field 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 30,277
July 5, 1977 18Vancouver Whitecaps1–0Seattle SoundersVancouver
PT Possee Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 14,559
July 11, 1977 19Vancouver Whitecaps4–3Team HawaiiVancouver
PT Parsons
Bolitho
Bason
Possee 		Report Nover
Henry
Counce 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 12,473
July 15, 1977 20Seattle Sounders3–1Vancouver WhitecapsSeattle
PT Crossley
Gillett
Buttle 		Parsons Stadium: Kingdome
Attendance: 25,023
July 21, 1977 21Dallas Tornado3–0Vancouver WhitecapsUniversity Park, Texas
PT Kewley
O'Hare 		Report Stadium: Ownby Stadium
Attendance: 12,929
July 24, 1977 22Vancouver Whitecaps2–1Las Vegas QuicksilversVancouver
PT Ayre
Possee 		Report Joy Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 11,193
July 28, 1977 23Toronto Blizzard6–1Vancouver WhitecapsToronto
PT Tukša
Vabec
Zutelja 		Report Possee Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 8,276
July 30, 1977 24Washington Diplomats0–3Vancouver WhitecapsWashington, D.C.
PT Report Possee
Parsons 		Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,225
August 4, 1977 25Vancouver Whitecaps0–2Los Angeles AztecsVancouver
PT Report Rys
Best 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 18,037
August 7, 1977 26Portland Timbers0–2Vancouver WhitecapsPortland, Oregon
PT Report Possee
Own goal 		Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 11,094

NASL Playoffs
Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season § Playoffs
August 10, 1977 First roundVancouver Whitecaps0–2Seattle SoundersVancouver
PT Report Tommy Ord
Mel Machin 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 21,915

Mid-season friendlies
June 22, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 RomaVancouver
PT Report Stadium: Empire Stadium

Statistics

Transfers

In

Out

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

Loan out

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. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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