1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season

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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

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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 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

Team management and staff

Competitions

Preseason

NASL

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Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season

Standings

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

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ground H H H A A H A A A H H A A H H A H H H A A H A A H A
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: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

NASL Playoffs

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Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season § Playoffs

Mid-season friendlies

Statistics

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Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

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

Loan out

See also

References

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