1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season explained

Club:	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Season:	1974
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Eckhard Krautzun
Chairman:	Herb Capozzi
League:	NASL
League Result:	Division: 2nd Conference: 3rd Overall: 8th
Cup1:	NASL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Play-In Round
Highest Attendance:	30,277 vs. NY (Jun 30)
Lowest Attendance:	6,922 vs. CON (Jun 5)
Average Attendance:	11,897
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Prevseason:	1976
Nextseason:	1978

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.

Background

See main article: article and 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps season.

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.

Club

Roster

Squad

The 1977 squad^[1]

Team management and staff

Competitions

NASL

See main article: article and 1977 North American Soccer League season.

Standings

width=30	Pos	Club	width=30	Pld	width=30	W	width=30	L	width=30	GF	width=30	GA	width=30	GD	width=30	Pts
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]

Match results

NASL Playoffs

See main article: article.

Mid-season friendlies

Transfers

Loan out

Notes and References

Web site: Vancouver Whitecaps rosters. North American Soccer League Jerseys. May 6, 2011.
Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1977. American Soccer History Archives. May 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130713134953/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1977.html. July 13, 2013. dead.