1974 season | |||
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Owner | Herb Capozzi | ||
General manager | John Best | ||
Head coach | 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 | ||
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.
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.
The 1977 squad [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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]
April 8, 19771 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–1 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver |
PT | Report | Scullion ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 10,519 |
April 17, 19772 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver |
PT | Osieck ![]() Johnson ![]() | Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,494 |
April 24, 19773 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Minnesota Kicks | Vancouver |
PT | Funnell ![]() | Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 10,147 |
April 29, 19774 | Team Hawaii | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Honolulu, Hawaii |
PT | Henry ![]() Tinnion ![]() | Report | Vujkovic ![]() | Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 4,124 |
May 9, 19775 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | San Jose, California |
PT | Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,553 |
May 15, 19776 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Dallas Tornado | Vancouver |
PT | Parsons ![]() Ord ![]() | Report | Rote, Jr. ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 8,471 |
May 20, 19777 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Vancouver Whitecaps | Whitney, Nevada |
PT | Report | Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Attendance: 5,527 |
May 22, 19778 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | University Park, California |
PT | David ![]() ![]() McAlinden ![]() | Report | Bolitho ![]() | Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 8,267 |
May 25, 19779 | Minnesota Kicks | 4–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Bloomington, Minnesota |
PT | Futcher ![]() ![]() Willey ![]() ![]() | Report | Bolitho ![]() Ord ![]() | Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 27,742 |
May 29, 197710 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Vancouver |
PT | Bason ![]() Vujkovic ![]() | Report | Irving ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,241 |
June 5, 197711 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Connecticut Bicentennials | Vancouver |
PT | Osieck ![]() Vujkovic ![]() | Report | Moia ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 6,922 |
June 8, 197712 | St. Louis Stars | 1–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | St. Louis, Missouri |
PT | Daly ![]() | Report | Possee ![]() ![]() Parsons ![]() | Stadium: Francis Field Attendance: 5,607 |
June 11, 197713 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Tampa, Florida |
PT | Smethurst ![]() | Report | Taylor ![]() Possee ![]() | Stadium: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 15,225 |
June 14, 197714 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–0 | Rochester Lancers | Vancouver |
PT | Bason ![]() Parsons ![]() | Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 7,872 |
June 21, 197715 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Toronto Blizzard | Vancouver |
PT | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 9,455 |
June 24, 197716 | Chicago Sting | 5–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Chicago |
PT | Moore ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | Ord ![]() Parsons ![]() | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 3,203 |
June 30, 197717 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5–3 | Cosmos | Vancouver |
PT | Possee ![]() ![]() Parsons ![]() ![]() Funnell ![]() | Report | Chinaglia ![]() Roth ![]() Field ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 30,277 |
July 5, 197718 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | Vancouver |
PT | Possee ![]() | Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 14,559 |
July 11, 197719 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4–3 | Team Hawaii | Vancouver |
PT | Parsons ![]() Bolitho ![]() Bason ![]() Possee ![]() | Report | Nover ![]() Henry ![]() Counce ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 12,473 |
July 15, 197720 | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Seattle |
PT | Crossley ![]() Gillett ![]() Buttle ![]() | Parsons ![]() | Stadium: Kingdome Attendance: 25,023 |
July 21, 197721 | Dallas Tornado | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | University Park, Texas |
PT | Kewley ![]() O'Hare ![]() ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ownby Stadium Attendance: 12,929 |
July 24, 197722 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | Vancouver |
PT | Ayre ![]() Possee ![]() | Report | Joy ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 11,193 |
July 28, 197723 | Toronto Blizzard | 6–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Toronto |
PT | Tukša ![]() Vabec ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Zutelja ![]() | Report | Possee ![]() | Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 8,276 |
July 30, 197724 | Washington Diplomats | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Washington, D.C. |
PT | Report | Possee ![]() Parsons ![]() ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 17,225 |
August 4, 197725 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Los Angeles Aztecs | Vancouver |
PT | Report | Rys ![]() Best ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 18,037 |
August 7, 197726 | Portland Timbers | 0–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Portland, Oregon |
PT | Report | Possee ![]() Own goal ![]() | Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 11,094 |
August 10, 1977 First round | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | Vancouver |
PT | Report | Tommy Ord ![]() Mel Machin ![]() | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 21,915 |
June 22, 1977 | Vancouver Whitecaps ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Vancouver |
PT | Report | Stadium: Empire Stadium |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
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12 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | April 1977 | October 1977 |
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