Vancouver 86ers

Home ground - Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC

Year formed - 1986

Name changed to Vancouver Whitecaps in 2001


Season by season
Year
Lge
Pld
W
D
L GF
GA
BP
Pts
GD
Pos
1987
CSLW
20
9
3
8
37
27

21
10
2nd
1988
CSLW
28
21
6
1
84
30

48
54
1st
1989
CSLW
26
18
6
2
65
33

42
32
1st
1990
CSLW
26
17
6 3
69
26

40
43
1st
1991
CSL
28
20
4
4
69
31

64
38
1st
1992
CSL 20
11
3
6
42
28

36
14
1st
1993
APSL
24
15

9
43
35

126
8
1st
1994
APSL
20
7

13
25
41

65
-16
6th
1995
AL
24
10

14
43
43

33
0
3rd
1996
AL
27
13

14
38
38

33
0
5th
1997
USISLAP
28
16

12
50
29

46
21
3rd
1998
USISLAP
28
15

13
55
42

41
13
4th
1999
USLAP
28
19

9
77
31
10
84
46
2nd
2000
USLAP
28
14
3
11
62
41
11
70
21
3rd
NOTE - The APSL, AL and USISLA ran various points systems during the 86ers time.  Please check for the full run down of tables online.  Links will be posted when available.

Canadian Soccer League Play Offs

1987
Quarter finals

Sep 09 v Edmonton Brickmen (H) 2-1 - Attendance 3,942
Semi Finals
Sep 13 v Calgary Kickers (A) 3-4 - Attendance 1,643

1988
Semi finals

Sep 18 v Winnipeg Fury (H) 3-1
Final
Sep 25 v Hamilton Steelers (H) 4-1 - Attendance 6,443

1989
Semi Finals

Sep 20 v Edmonton Brickmen (A) 5-3
Sep 24 v Edmonton Brickmen (H) 4-0 - Attendance 5,772
Vancouver win 9-3 on aggregate
Final
Oct 01 v Hamilton Steelers (H) 3-2 - Attendance 7,942

1990
Quarter final

Sep 12 v North York Rockets (A) 2-0 - Attendance 1,650
Sep 16 v North York Rockets (H) 2-1 - Attendance 3,340
Vancouver advanced by 4 pts to 0!
Semi finals
Sep 22 v Victoria Vistas (A) 2-2 - Attendance 3,775
Sep 30 v Victoria Vistas (H) 6-1 - Attendance 5,883
Vancouver advanced by 3 pts to 1!
Final
Oct 08 v Hamilton Steelers (H) 6-1 - Attendance 6,348

1991
Semi finals

Sep 22 v Hamilton Steelers (A) 1-1 - Attendance 4,113
Sep 29 v Hamilton Steelers (H) 2-1 - Attendance 4,431
Final
Oct 06 v Toronto Blizzard (H) 5-3 - Attendance 5,692

1992 - Semi finals
Sep 16 v Montreal Supra (A) 1-1
Sep 20 v Montreal Supra (H) 1-0
Vancouver win 2-1 on aggregate
Final
Sep 27 v Winnipeg Fury (A) 0-2 - Attendance 1,513
Oct 04 v Winnipeg Fury (H) 1-1
Winnipeg win 3-1 on aggregate

American Professional Soccer League Play Offs

1993
Semi finals
Sep 18 v Los Angeles Salsa (H) 2-2 - Los Angeles win 3-1 on penalties - Attendance 5,027

1995
Semi Finals - Played as a best of 3 series

Sep 15 v Seattle Sounders (H) 0-1 - Attendance 4,036
Sep 17 v Seattle Sounders (A) 0-0 - Seattle win 3-2 on penalties - Attendance 4,339
Seattle advance by 2 games to 0

United Systems Of Independent Soccer Leagues A-League Play Offs

1997
Pacific Semi finals - Played as best of 3 series
Sep 05 v California Jaguars (H) 4-1
Sep 07 v California Jaguars (A) 2-2 - Vancouver win 2-1 on penalties
Vancouver advance by 2 games to 0
Pacific Final
Sep 12 v Seattle Sounders (H) 3-0
Sep 14 v Seattle Sounders (A) 0-0 - Seattle win 2-1 on penalties
Sep 14 v Seattle Sounders (A) 1-1 - Vancouver win 3-1 on penalties
Vancouver advance by 2 games to 1
Western Conference Final
Sep 19 v Milwaukee Rampage (A) 1-3
Sep 21 v Milwaukee Rampage (H) 1-0
Sep 21 v Milwaukee Rampage (H) 0-0 - Milwaukee win 3-0 on penalties
Milwaukee advance by 2 games to 1

1998
Western Conference Quarter final

Sep 12 v San Diego Flash (A) 1-3

United Soccer League A-League Play Offs

1999
Western Conference Quarter Finals

Sep 10 v MLS Project 40 (H) 1-3

2000
Western Conference Quarter finals

Sep 12 v San Diego Flash (A) 1-1 - Vancouver win 4-3 on penalties
Western Conference Semi Finals
Sep 13 v Minnesota Thunder (H) 3-0
Sep 16 v Minnesota Thunder (A) 0-4 After sudden death overtime
Aggregate 3-4

Honours
Canadian Soccer League Champions - 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991