Las Vegas Quicksilvers
Appearance
Full name | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | ||
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Nickname(s) | Silvers | ||
Founded | 1976 | ||
Dissolved | 1978 | ||
Ground | Las Vegas Stadium | ||
Capacity | 36,800 | ||
League | NASL | ||
1977 | 5th in conference | ||
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The first Las Vegas Quicksilvers were a soccer team based in Las Vegas, Nevada that played in the NASL. They played only one season, 1977. Their home field was Sam Boyd Stadium (then known as Las Vegas Stadium) in Las Vegas. In 1977 they averaged an attendance of 7,079.[1]
An aging Eusébio played for the Quicksilvers in 1977 but only managed to score 2 goals in 17 games. Wolfgang Sühnholz also played for the Quicksilvers and was named in the NASL 1st All-Star team.
Previous to Las Vegas, the franchise was known as the Baltimore Comets and San Diego Jaws.[2] After Las Vegas, the team moved back to San Diego and became known as the San Diego Sockers.
Statistics
Year-by-year
Year | League | W | L | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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1977 | NASL | 11 | 15 | 103 | 5th, Pacific Conference, Southern Division | Did not qualify |
1977 Season Players
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Coaching
- Derek Trevis - Head Coach
- Jim Fryatt - Assistant Manager
References
- ^ http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?page_id=496
- ^ "Jaws will make move to Las Vegas". Times-Standard. Eureka, California. United Press International. October 20, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved June 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- Las Vegas Quicksilvers
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- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) teams
- Defunct soccer clubs in Nevada
- 1976 establishments in Nevada
- 1977 North American Soccer League season
- 1978 disestablishments in Nevada
- Soccer clubs in Nevada
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1978
- Association football clubs established in 1976
- Sam Boyd Stadium
- Western United States soccer club stubs
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