1979 Vancouver Whitecaps season

Vancouver Whitecaps 1979 soccer season April 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps 1979 Head coach Tony Waiters Herb Capozzi John Best General manager North AmericanSoccer League Division: 1stConference: 3rdOverall: 4th NASL Playoffs Champions Challenge Trophy IneligibleA national championship tournament for professional clubs was not organized by Canada Soccer in 1979, or any year until 2008. VAN 4–1 NYC NASL (6/16) VAN 3–0 TOR NASL (7/21) LA 2–0 VAN NASL (8/04) 32,875 vs NYC NASL Playoffs (8/29) 16,965 vs SD NASL (5/02) Kevin Hector (15) Kevin Hector (17) _whitecaps79a _whitecaps79a _whitecaps79a _sides_on_white 002D72 002D72 002D72 002D72 002D72 _whitecaps79h _whitecaps79h _whitecaps79h _whitesides 002D72 002D72 002D72 002D72 002D72 1978 1980 The 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the club's sixth season in the North American Soccer League. Roster The 1979 squad coached by Tony Waiters:https://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Whitecaps_Rosters.htm#1975 Vancouver Whitecaps 1979 nasljerseys.com September 7, 2023 1 ENG GK Phil Parkes 2 ENG MF Ray Lewington 3 ENG DF Bob McNab 4 ENG DF John Craven 5 CAN DF Robert Lenarduzzi 6 ENG DF Roger Kenyon 7 CAN MF Buzz Parsons 8 ENG MF Jon Sammels 9 ENG FW Trevor Whymark 10 CAN MF Bob Bolitho 11 ENG FW Kevin Hector 12 CAN DF Paul Nelson 17 ENG DF Peter Daniel 18 CAN DF Dan Lenarduzzi 20 SCO FW Willie Johnston 21 CAN FW Carl Valentine 22 ZWE GK Bruce Grobbelaar 23 ENG FW Alan Ball 23 CAN MF Drew Ferguson 24 ENG FW Derek Possee 25 CAN MF David McCaig 26 CAN MF David McGill 27 SCO MF Gerry Gray 28 CAN FW Steve Nesin 29 CAN DF Carl Shearer 30 CAN DF Alan Soundraal 31 CAN FW Ralston Dunlop 32 CAN FW Brent Barling North American Soccer League 4 4 August 2023 Regular season 30 March Matchday 1 20 10 54 34 1st NC West, 4th Overall 11 August Playoffs 15 August Conference Quarterfinals 7 2 13 8 Winner 8 September Regular season Standings #BBF3BB darkgray-Playoffs via division standings. #BBF3FF darkgray-Playoffs via wildcard. NC West standings VAN NC West Division standings National Conference standings VAN 5 National Conference standings Overall standings VAN 5 Overall standings Results + Match record by division Conference West Central East Total National Conference 4–2 (0–0) 4–2 (0–1) 4–2 (0–0) 12–6 (0–1) American Conference 6–2 (0–1) 1–1 (1–0) 1–1 (0–1) 8–4 (1–2) Total 10–4 (0–1) 5–3 (1–1) 5–3 (0–1) 20–10 (1–3) Matches 1 30 March Vancouver Whitecaps Dallas Tornado 1–2 (SO) http://soccerstats.us/games/44461/ Hector Gomez Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 24,850 FFCCCC 2 Inter-conference 6 April Vancouver Whitecaps Edmonton Drillers 2–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/44506/ Hector Craven Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 18,097 BBF3BB 3 Inter-conference 14 April Chicago Sting Vancouver Whitecaps 2–3 (SO) http://soccerstats.us/games/44549/ Granitza Hanegem Sammels Hector Chicago, Illinois Soldier Field 10,130 CCF9CC 4 21 April Vancouver Whitecaps Portland Timbers 2–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/44583/ Whymark Bain Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 23,137 BBF3BB 5 Inter-conference 27 April San Diego Sockers Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/44604/ Nover San Diego, California Jack Murphy Stadium 10,514 FFBBBB 6 Inter-conference 2 May Vancouver Whitecaps San Diego Sockers 3–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/44642/ Hector Whymark Nover Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 16,965 BBF3BB 7 Inter-conference 5 May San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 http://soccerstats.us/games/44658/ Gersdorff Hector Daniel San Jose, California Spartan Stadium 14,107 BBF3BB 8 11 May Vancouver Whitecaps Rochester Lancers 1–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/44693/ Valentine Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 22,078 BBF3BB 9 Inter-conference 18 May Vancouver Whitecaps Philadelphia Fury 2–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/44745/ Hector Whymark Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 18,293 BBF3BB 10 Inter-conference 30 May Edmonton Drillers Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 http://soccerstats.us/games/44835/ Kraay Hector Edmonton, Alberta Commonwealth Stadium 10,529 BBF3BB 11 Inter-conference 2 June Vancouver Whitecaps Houston Hurricane 0–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/44849/ Marasco Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 26,013 FFBBBB 12 7 June Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 http://soccerstats.us/games/44887/ Abrahams Valentine Lewington Tulsa, Oklahoma Skelly Stadium 10,102 BBF3BB 13 9 June Minnesota Kicks Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/44900/ Futcher Bloomington, Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium 24,061 FFBBBB 14 Inter-conference 13 June California Surf Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 (SO) http://soccerstats.us/games/44936/ Ingram Hector Possee Anaheim, California Anaheim Stadium 7,182 FFCCCC 15 16 June Vancouver Whitecaps New York Cosmos 4–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/44967/ Sammels Valentine Hector Derek Possee Chinaglia Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 32,372 BBF3BB 16 Inter-conference 24 June Vancouver Whitecaps California Surf 2–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/45024/ Johnston Ball Steve David Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 20,814 BBF3BB 17 27 June Atlanta Chiefs Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 http://soccerstats.us/games/45038/ Neill Roberts Hector Ball Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 5,152 BBF3BB 18 Inter-conference 30 June Fort Lauderdale Strikers Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 (SO) http://soccerstats.us/games/45065/ Cubillas Walker Possee Whymark Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lockhart Stadium 15,290 FFCCCC 19 4 July Toronto Blizzard Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/45110/ Lorimer Lukacevic Valentine Toronto, Ontario Varsity Stadium 13,754 FFBBBB 20 7 July Vancouver Whitecaps Seattle Sounders 3–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/45139/ Ball Whymark Ryan Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 20,041 BBF3BB 21 11 July Vancouver Whitecaps Los Angeles Aztecs 0–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/45185/ Cruyff 26 Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 28,764 FFBBBB 22 15 July New York Cosmos Vancouver Whitecaps 2–4 Report (Soccerstats) [Report (Sun) Cosmos and 'Caps stage a pitch(ed) battle Vancouver Sun July 16, 1979 C1] Neeskens 60 Chinaglia 71, 0 72 Eskandarian 0 72 Alberto 6 o.g. Hector 49 Lewington 63 Johnston 0 72 Craven 0 72 Lenarduzzi 83 East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium 48,753 BBF3BB 23 18 July Washington Diplomats Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/45274/ Askew Droege Ball Washington, D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Stadium 12,321 FFBBBB 24 21 July Vancouver Whitecaps Toronto Blizzard 3–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/45303/ Whymark Sammels Ball Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 21,409 BBF3BB 25 25 July Vancouver Whitecaps Tulsa Roughnecks 1–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/45339/ Whymark Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 21,196 BBF3BB 26 28 July Portland Timbers Vancouver Whitecaps 2–3 http://soccerstats.us/games/45366/ Dale Mitchell Ball Lenarduzzi Whymark Portland, Oregon Civic Stadium 12,727 BBF3BB 27 1 August Vancouver Whitecaps Minnesota Kicks 1–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/45400/ Lenarduzzi Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 24,656 BBF3BB 28 4 August Los Angeles Aztecs Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/45424/ Dangerfield Cruyff Los Angeles, California Rose Bowl 11,157 FFBBBB 29 Inter-conference 8 August Vancouver Whitecaps San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/45462/ Whymark Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 25,731 BBF3BB 30 11 August Seattle Sounders Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 http://soccerstats.us/games/45483/ Neighbour Ball Parsons Seattle, Washington Kingdome 24,196 BBF3BB Playoffs Conference Quarterfinals – vs Dallas (N6) Game 1 15 August Dallas Tornado Vancouver Whitecaps 2–3 http://soccerstats.us/games/45512/ Kewley Zequinha Parsons Hector Lewington Dallas, Texas Ownby Stadium 8,829 BBF3BB Game 2 18 August Vancouver Whitecaps Dallas Tornado 2–1 http://soccerstats.us/games/45532/ Craven Pecher Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 30,328 BBF3BB Vancouver won series 2–0. Conference Semifinals – vs Los Angeles (N5) Game 1 22 August Los Angeles Aztecs Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 (SO) http://soccerstats.us/games/45550/ Sibbald Smeets Valentine Pasadena, California Rose Bowl 21,213 FFCCCC Game 2 25 August Vancouver Whitecaps Los Angeles Aztecs 1–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/45566/ Smeets 59 o.g. Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 32,375 BBF3BB Mini-game 25 August Vancouver Whitecaps Los Angeles Aztecs 1–0 [Stinson, Dan Whitecaps' journey finds them sitting pretty Vancouver Sun 27 August 1979 C1 (23)] Hector 4 Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 32,375 BBF3BB Series tied 1–1, Vancouver won tiebreaking mini-game. Conference Championships – vs New York (N1) Game 1 29 August Vancouver Whitecaps New York Cosmos 2–0 http://soccerstats.us/games/45606/ Johnston Whymark Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium 32,875 BBF3BB Game 2 1 September New York Cosmos Vancouver Whitecaps 3–2 (SO) http://soccerstats.us/games/45632/ Chinaglia 11 39 Marinho Beckenbauer Seninho Garbett Craven 28 Johnston 85 Johnston Lenarduzzi Ball Valentine East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium 44,109 FFCCCC Mini-game 1 September New York Cosmos Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 (SO) http://soccerstats.us/games/45632/ Neeskens Beckenbauer Garbett Davis Morais Lenarduzzi Bolitho Valentine Possee Ball East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium 44,109 CCF9CC Series tied 1–1, Vancouver won tiebreaking mini-game. Soccer Bowl – vs Tampa Bay (A2) Soccer Bowl '79 8 September 2:00 p.m. EDT NASL Final Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Whymark 13 60 Van der Veen 23, 79 Marsh 34 Connell 67 Gorman 86 Fabbiani 87 East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium 50,699 Gino D'Ippolito (United States) BBF3BB References External links 1979 NASL season 1979 Category:1979 North American Soccer League season Category:Canadian soccer clubs 1979 season Category:1979 in sports in British Columbia Whitecaps, 1979 1979