Vancouver Whitecaps

Formed - December 11, 1973
Disbanded - 1984
Members of North American Soccer League

Home ground - Empire Stadium, Vancouver, BC - 1974-83
BC Place, Vancouver, BC - 1983-84
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC - 1980-81 & 1983-84 (Indoor)
PNE Agrodome, Vancouver, BC - 1981-82 (Indoor)

Season by season
Year
Lge
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
BP
Pts
GB
GD
Pos
1974
NASLW
20
5
4
11
29
31

70

-2
4th
1975
NASLIR4
2
1

1
18
11

2

6
2nd
1975
NASLW
22
11

11
38
28

99

10
4th
1976
NASLIW
2
0

2
8
29

0

-21
4th
1976
NASLPW
24
14

10
38
30

120

8
3rd
1977
NASLPW
26
14

12
43
36
40
124

7
2nd
1978
NASLNW
30
24

6
68
29
55
199

39
1st
1979
NASLNW
30
20

10
54
34
52
172

20
1st
1980
NASLNW
32
16

16
52
47

139

5
3rd
1980/81
NASLIN
18
11

7
91
96


0
-5
1st
1981
NASLNW
32
21

11
74
43

186

31
1st
1981/82
NASLIPNW
18
10

8
93
94


3
-1
2nd
1982
NASLW
32
12

20
58
48

160

10
3rd
1983
NASLW
30
24

6
63
34

187

29
1st
1983/84
NASLI
32
12

20
187
209


9
-22
5th
1984
NASLW
24
13

11
51
48
43
117

3
2nd

NASL PLAY OFFS

1976
CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL
Aug 18 v Seattle Sounders (A) 0-1

1977
CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL

Aug 10 v Seattle Sounders (H) 0-2

1978
CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL

Aug 09 v Toronto Metros-Croatia (H) 4-0
CONFERENCE SEMI FINAL
Aug 12 v Portland Timbers (A) 0-1
Aug 16 v Portland Timbers (H) 1-2

1979
CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL

Aug 15 v Dallas Tornado (A) 3-2
Aug 18 v Dallas Tornado (H) 2-1
Vancouver advance by 2 games to 0
CONFERENCE SEMI FINAL
Aug 22 v Los Angeles Aztecs (A) 2-2 - Aztecs win 2-1 in a shootout
Aug 25 v Los Angeles Aztecs (H) 1-0
Aug 25 v Los Angeles Aztecs (H) 1-0 - Mini game
Vancouver advance by 2 games to 1
CONFERENCE FINAL
Aug 29 v New York Cosmos (H) 2-0
Sep 01 v New York Cosmos (A) 2-2 - Cosmos win 2-1 in a shootout
Sep 01 v New York Cosmos (A) 0-0 - Vancouver win 3-2 in a shootout
Vancouver advance by 2 games to 1
SOCCER BOWL
Sep 08 v Tampa Bay Rowdies (N) 2-1 - Played at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

1980
CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL

Aug 27 v Seattle Sounders (H) 1-2 - OT 1-1 after 90 mins
Aug 30 v Seattle Sounders (A) 1-3
Seattle advance by 2 games to 0

1981
QUARTER FINAL

Aug 23 v Tampa Bay Rowdies (A) 1-4
Aug 26 v Tampa Bay Rowdies (H) 0-1
Tampa Bay advance by 2 games to 0

1982
QUARTER FINAL

Aug 25 v San Diego Sockers (A) 1-5
Aug 29 v San Diego Sockers (H) 1-0
Sep 02 v San Diego Sockers (A) 1-2
San Diego advance by 2 games to 1

1983
QUARTER FINAL

Sep 08 v Toronto Blizzard (H) 1-0
Sep 12 v Toronto Blizzard (A) 3-4
Sep 15 v Toronto Blizzard (H) 0-1
Toronto advance by 2 games to 0

1984
SEMI FINAL

Sep 18 v Chicago Sting (A) 1-0 OT - 0-0 after 90 mins
Sep 23 v Chicago Sting (H) 1-3
Sep 28 v Chicago Sting (A) 3-4
Chicago advance by 2 games to 1

NASL INDOOR PLAY OFFS

1980/1
QUARTER FINAL

Feb 18 v California Surf (A) 0-3
Feb 21 v California Surf (H) 8-5
Feb 21 v California Surf (H) 4-0 - Mini game
Vancouver advance by 2 games to 1
SEMI FINAL
Feb 24 v Edmonton Drillers (A) 7-9
Feb 28 v Edmonton Drillers (H) 4-6
Edmonton advance by 2 games to 0

1981/2
QUARTER FINAL

Feb 19 v San Diego Sockers (H) 3-4
Feb 21 v San Diego Sockers (A) 4-8
San Diego advance by 2 games to 0

HONOURS
North American Soccer League Champions - 1979
North American Soccer League National Conference Western Division Winners - 1978, 1979
North American Soccer League North West Division Winners - 1981
North American Soccer League Western Division Winners - 1983
North American Soccer League Indoor Northern Division Winners - 1980/1