1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season
The 1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians season was the first season in the history of the Vancouver Royal Canadians soccer club. The club played in the United Soccer Association (USA), a league that used clubs from Europe and South America to represent American and Canadian cities. First division Football League side Sunderland A.F.C, who finished 17th in the 1966–67 Football League, was the club that represented Vancouver in the USA. The club played its home games at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Following the 1967 season, the USA and the National Professional Soccer League merged to form the North American Soccer League.[1] The San Francisco Golden Gate Gales of the USA merged with Vancouver, and the club was renamed the Vancouver Royals for the inaugural season of the NASL.[1]
Players
The Vancouver Royals’ roster was made up of Sunderland A.F.C. players on their summer break.
Num = Number, Pos = Position, Height in cm, Weight in kg, Apps = Appearances, G = Goals, A = Assists
Results
Standings
1967 USA Western Division table
Source: American Soccer History Archives
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Note: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
Match results
Win
Draw
Loss
References
General
Specific
- 1 2 Associated Press (December 14, 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
- 1 2 "New Soccer League Greeted By Huge Crowd In Houston". The Miami News. May 29, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ↑ Kearney, Jim (June 5, 1967). "The Tie Was Unfortunate". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ↑ Jukich, Roy (June 8, 1967). "Canadians Click For Home Folks". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Gales Highest In United League". The Miami News. June 8, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- 1 2 Jukich, Roy (June 12, 1967). "Royal Canadians Win By O'Hare". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ↑ Jukich, Roy (June 15, 1967). "Buckley's Pair Leads Second Half Outburst". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Houston-Detroit Soccer Game Ended By Brawl". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. June 15, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Fans, Too, Like 'Kicks'". The Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 20, 1967. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ↑ Jukich, Roy (June 22, 1967). "Leaky Defence Plagues McColl". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Referee Incurs Pickburn's Ire". The Vancouver Sun. June 26, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Creel, Daniel. "1967 Vancouver Royal Canadians". soccer-almanac.com. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Stout Defence Earns a Draw". The Vancouver Sun. June 29, 1967. p. 15. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
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NPSL |
- Atlanta Chiefs
- Baltimore Bays
- Chicago Spurs
- Los Angeles Toros
- New York Generals
- Oakland Clippers
- Philadelphia Spartans
- Pittsburgh Phantoms
- St. Louis Stars
- Toronto Falcons
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- Boston Rovers
- Chicago Mustangs
- Cleveland Stokers
- Dallas Tornado
- Detroit Cougars
- Los Angeles Wolves
- New York Skyliners
- San Francisco Golden Gate Gales
- Toronto City
- Vancouver Royal Canadians
- Washington Whips
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ASL | 1966–67 |
- Baltimore St. Gerards
- Boston Tigers
- Hartford Kings
- New Britain Olimpia
- New Brunswick Hungarian Americans
- Newark Falcons
- Newark Portuguese
- Newark Ukrainian Sitch
- New York Inter
- Paterson Roma
- Ukrainian Nationals
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- Baltimore Flyers
- Boston Tigers
- Fall River Astros
- Hartford
- Newark Portuguese
- Newark Ukrainian Sitch
- New Brunswick Hungarian Americans
- New York Inter
- Rochester Lancers
- Patterson Roma
- Ukrainian Nationals
- Washington Darts
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