Английская Википедия:1968 Vancouver Royals season

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The 1968 Vancouver Royal Canadians season was the second season in the history of the Vancouver Royal Canadians soccer club. The club played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Following the 1967 season, the USA and the FIFA-blacklisted National Professional Soccer League merged to form the North American Soccer League. The merger meant that teams from the predecessor leagues competing against each other in the same markets needed to be moved, combined, or folded. As part of this process, George Fleharty bought the Vancouver Royal Canadians from E.G. Eakins and folded his NPSL team, the San Francisco Golden Gate Gales. The new owner shortened the name to Vancouver Royals and chose player-coach Ferenc Puskás over future England coach Bobby Robson, the previous owner's new manager for the Vancouver Royals; he resigned when offered the demotion to assistant coach. The 1968 Vancouver Royals' roster was put together without the preparation or advantage of importing an entire team. A significant amount of the team was recruited by Bobby Robson including two brothers from Hong Kong playing in England. Ferenc Puskás also brought in several Europeans, a few players with connections to the Golden Gate Gaels, as well as at least two local players from local leagues. A few foreign players settled in Vancouver after their playing careers including Peter Dinsdale. The Vancouver Royals had the third highest average attendance in the league at 6,197. The club folded after the 1968 season as the NASL contracted from seventeen clubs to five for the 1969 NASL season. The five remaining teams were located roughly in the U.S. Midwest with one team on the east coast.

Coaches

• Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Robson
• Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Ferenc Puskás

Players

Num	Name	Pos	Height	Weight	Apps	G	A
1	Chris Varnavas Шаблон:Flagicon	G	183	77	26	0	0
2	Bobby Cram Шаблон:Flagicon	D	180	78	32	2	0
3	Gerrit Lagendijk Шаблон:Flagicon	D	173	73	5	1	0
4	Antonio Collar Шаблон:Flagicon	M	180	76	20	0	0
5	Tomas Krivitz Шаблон:Flagicon	D	175	77	25	0	0
6	Peter Dinsdale Шаблон:Flagicon	D	180	80	30	0	0
7	Lajos Vicek Шаблон:Flagicon	F	170	67	15	2	0
8	Janos Hanek Шаблон:Flagicon	F	173	74	12	3	0
9	John Green Шаблон:Flagicon	F	175	68	25	4	0
10	Cheung Chi Doy Шаблон:Flagicon	F	173	71	11	2	0
11	Kirk Apostolidis Шаблон:Flagicon	F	178	77	7	0	0
11	Leif Claesson Шаблон:Flagicon	F	183	79	16	3	0
12	Cheung Chi Wai Шаблон:Flagicon	F	170	69	32	2	0
13	Mirko Casic Шаблон:Flagicon				2	0	0
13	Atilla Sandor Шаблон:Flagicon	F	170	63	1	0	0
14	Brian "Pat" O'Connell Шаблон:Flagicon	F	173	72	27	6	0
15	Henry Hill Шаблон:Flagicon	D	175	75	3	0	0
16	Gyorgy Liptak Шаблон:Flagicon	D	178	83	12	0	0
17	Jose Arranz Шаблон:Flagicon	F	175	76	4	0	0
17	Ike MacKay Шаблон:Flagicon	F	183	79	15	2	0
18	Joaquin Rey Шаблон:Flagicon	M	178	72	22	4	0
19	Jean-Pierre Chaillat Шаблон:Flagicon	F	165	70	2	0	0
20	Gary DeLong Шаблон:Flagicon	G	178	71	9	0	0
21	Henry Klein Шаблон:Flagicon	F	180	79	26	20	4
	Ken Pears Шаблон:Flagicon	G			0	0	0
	Reg Stratton Шаблон:Flagicon	F			4	0	0

Num = Number, Pos = Position, Height in cm, Weight in kg, Apps = Appearances, G = Goals, A = Assists

Results

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
San Diego Toros	18	8	6	65	38	186
Oakland Clippers	18	8	6	71	38	185
Los Angeles Wolves	11	13	8	55	52	139
Vancouver Royals	12	15	5	51	60	136

Results by round

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See also

• Vancouver Royals
• Vancouver Whitecaps

External links

• Шаблон:Usurped

References

• Шаблон:Cite web
• Шаблон:Cite web