1968 Vancouver Royals season

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Vancouver Royals
1968 season
OwnerGeorge Fleharty
ManagerFerenc Puskás
StadiumEmpire Stadium
North American Soccer League4th, Pacific Division
12th Overall
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Henry Klein
Highest home attendance10,866
(Aug. 10 vs. Los Angeles)
Lowest home attendance3,123
(Apr. 10 vs. Baltimore)
Average home league attendance6,197
← 1967

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.[1][2] 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.[1] The new owner shortened the name to Vancouver Royals and chose player-coach Ferenc Puskás over future England manager Bobby Robson, the previous owner's new manager for the Vancouver Royals; he resigned when offered the demotion to assistant manager.[2] The 1968 Vancouver Royals' roster was put together without the preparation or advantage of importing an entire team.[3] 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.[4] 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 US Midwest with one team on the east coast.

Coaches

Players

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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHHHAAHHAHHAAAHHHHHAHAAAHHAHHAAAA
ResultWWWLLWDLLDWLDLDLWWLWLWLLWLWLLWLD
Source: soccerstats.us
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

April 7, 1968 1 Vancouver Royals 4–1 Toronto Falcons Vancouver, British Columbia
Lajos Vicek
Janos Hanek
John Green (footballer) 		Report López Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,620
April 10, 1968 2 Vancouver Royals 2–1 Baltimore Bays Vancouver, British Columbia
Henry Klein
Cheung Chi Doy 		Report Uriel Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
April 14, 1968 3 Vancouver Royals 3–1 New York Generals Vancouver, British Columbia
Henry Klein
Jonas Hanek 		Report Perau Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,342
April 16, 1968 4 St. Louis Stars 2–1 Vancouver Royals St. Louis, Missouri
Pogrzeba
Frankiewicz 		Report Bobby Cram Stadium: Busch Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,188
April 20, 1968 5 Detroit Cougars 2–1 Vancouver Royals Detroit, Michigan
Kerr Report Henry Klein Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
April 28, 1968 6 Vancouver Royals 1–0 Atlanta Chiefs Vancouver, British Columbia
Joaquin Rey Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,780
May 5, 1968 7 Vancouver Royals 1–1 Chicago Mustangs Vancouver, British Columbia
Johnny Green Report Stojovic Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,780
May 8, 1968 8 San Diego Toros 5–1 Vancouver Royals San Diego, California
Fernández
Baeza
Vavá 		Report Brian O'Connell Stadium: Balboa Stadium
Attendance: 6,614
May 12, 1968 9 Vancouver Royals 0–1 Oakland Clippers Vancouver, British Columbia
Report Mitic Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,672
May 19, 1968 10 Vancouver Royals 2–2 Kansas City Spurs Vancouver, British Columbia
Brian O'Connell Report Barber Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 4,831
May 22, 1968 11 Los Angeles Wolves 0–1 Vancouver Royals Los Angeles, California
Report Henry Klein Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 3,834
June 2, 1968 12 Kansas City Spurs 2–1 Vancouver Royals Kansas City, Missouri
Glock
Roy 		Report Cheung Chi Doy Stadium: Kansas City Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,453
June 5, 1968 13 St. Louis Stars 0–0 Vancouver Royals St. Louis, Missouri
Report Stadium: Busch Memorial Stadium,
Attendance: 5,902
June 8, 1968 14 Vancouver Royals 1–3 San Diego Toros Vancouver, British Columbia
Lajos Vicek Report Fernández Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,118
June 15, 1968 15 Vancouver Royals 2–2 Oakland Clippers Vancouver, British Columbia
Cheung Chi Wai
Leif Claesson 		Report Davidovic
Marin 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 6,027
June 22, 1968 16 Vancouver Royals 1–3 St. Louis Stars Vancouver, British Columbia
Brian O'Connell Report Pogrzeba
Wrenger
Frankiewicz 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,352
June 26, 1968 17 Vancouver Royals 2–0 Kansas City Spurs Vancouver, British Columbia
Ike Mackay
Henry Klein 		Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
June 29, 1968 18 Vancouver Royals 1–0 Los Angeles Wolves Vancouver, British Columbia
Henry Klein Report Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,583
July 4, 1968 19 Oakland Clippers 4–0 Vancouver Royals Oakland, California
Hoftvedt
Mitic
Davidovic
Milosevic 		Report Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 3,353
July 9, 1968 20 Vancouver Royals 3–1 Dallas Tornado Vancouver, British Columbia
Henry Klein
Ike Mackay 		Report Renshaw Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 5,832
July 12, 1968 21 Boston Beacons 3–2 Vancouver Royals Boston, Massachusetts
Mulligan
Dyreborg
Sosa 		Report Henry Klein Stadium: Fenway park
Attendance: 2,800
July 17, 1968 22 Cleveland Stokers 1–2 Vancouver Royals Cleveland, Ohio
Mateos Report Joaquin Rey
Brian O'Connell 		Stadium: Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 3,541
July 19, 1968 23 Toronto Falcons 4–3 Vancouver Royals Toronto, Ontario
Daucik
López
DeBrito 		Report Henry Klein
Leif Claesson 		Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 5,171
July 27, 1968 24 Vancouver Royals 1–2 San Diego Toros Vancouver, British Columbia
Henry Klein Report Tomic
Meszaros 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 8,824
August 3, 1968 25 Vancouver Royals 2–1 Houston Stars Vancouver, British Columbia
Johnny Green
Joaquin Rey 		Report Szalay Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 7,307
August 7, 1968 26 Oakland Clippers 6–1 Vancouver Royals Oakland, California
Saccone
Mitic
Milosevic 		Report Henry Klein Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 3,212
August 10, 1968 27 Vancouver Royals 4–1 Los Angeles Wolves Vancouver, British Columbia
Johnny Green
Joaquin Rey
Henry Klein 		Report Walker Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 10,866
August 15, 1968 28 Vancouver Royals 3–5 Washington Whips Vancouver, British Columbia
Henry Klein
Brian O'Connell
Leif Claesson 		Report Heineman
D'Oliveira
Siega
Hansen 		Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 4,572
August 19, 1968 29 San Diego Toros 2–0 Vancouver Royals San Diego, California
Fernández Report Stadium: Balboa Stadium
Attendance: 6,322
August 30, 1968 30 Dallas Tornado 0–3 Vancouver Royals Dallas, Texas
Report Bobby Cram
Cheung Chi Wai
Gerrit Lagendijk 		Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 1,711
September 1, 1968 31 Los Angeles Wolves 2–0 Vancouver Royals Los Angeles, California
Ford
Houliston 		Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 1,300
September 7, 1968 32 Houston Stars 2–2 Vancouver Royals Houston, Texas
Juracy
Merayo 		Report Henry Klein Stadium: Astrodome
Attendance: 2,776

See also

External links

References

  • Litterer, Dave. "North American Soccer League I (NASL) 1967-1984". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  • Severino, Carlos. "North American Soccer League 1968". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  1. ^ a b Associated Press (December 14, 1967). "20 cities picked for soccer loop". The New York Times. p. 80.
  2. ^ a b Litterer, David (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer - 1968". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Crossley, Andy (2013). "1967-1968 Vancouver Royal Canadians / Vancouver Royals". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Morrison, Dave. "Vancouver Royals". Retrieved February 6, 2014.
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