Английская Википедия:1977 Vancouver Whitecaps season

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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

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.

Squad

The 1977 squad

Competitions

NASL

Standings

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	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
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Results by round

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Transfers

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	Start	End	Source
12	MF	Шаблон:Flagicon Horst Köppel	Шаблон:Flagicon Mönchengladbach	April 1977	October 1977

See also

• 1977 in American soccer
• 1977 in Canadian soccer
• History of Vancouver Whitecaps FC
• Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1984)
• Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
• Vancouver Whitecaps FC