Calgary Boomers
Appearance
Full name | Calgary Boomers | ||
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Nickname(s) | Boomers | ||
Founded | 1980 | ||
Dissolved | 1981 | ||
Stadium | McMahon Stadium Stampede Corral (indoor) | ||
Capacity | 32,454 6,475 | ||
Chairman | Nelson Skalbania | ||
Manager | Al Miller | ||
League | North American Soccer League | ||
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The Calgary Boomers were a professional soccer team, that competed in the North American Soccer League during the 1980–81 NASL Indoor season and outdoors in the 1981 season, after which they folded. They were owned by Nelson Skalbania, a Canadian businessman who moved the Memphis Rogues to Calgary, Alberta after the 1980 season.
Coach
- Al Miller; Manager 1980-1981
- David Davies (Coach)
1981 Roster
- No. Name Position Games Goals Assists Points Birth country Nationality
- 0 Darryl Wallace G 0 0 0 0 Canada
- 1 Jürgen Stars G 32 0 0 0 Germany
- 2 Gerd Zimmermann D 27 3 6 12 Germany
- 3 Paul D'Agostino D 17 0 0 0 Italy/Canada
- 4 Holgar Brueck D 18 2 6 10 Germany
- 5 Helmut Kremers M 31 3 9 15 Germany
- 6 Victor Kodelja F 31 2 5 9 Italy/Canada
- 7 Carlos Salguero F 27 3 2 8 Argentina
- 8 Jürgen Röber M 30 6 10 22 Germany
- 9 Franz Gerber F 25 20 10 50 Germany
- 9 Klaus Toppmöller F 0 Germany
- 10 Juan Carlos Molina F 29 5 4 14 Argentina
- 11 Ramon Hector Ponce F 12 2 0 4 Argentina
- 13 Bruce Bates D 10 0 0 0 Canada
- 14 Danny Vaughn F 31 0 3 3 USA
- 15 Milan Stojsavljevic M 18 0 1 1 Yugoslavia/USA
- 16 Billy Gazonas M 11 0 1 1 USA
- 17 Willi Neuberger D 0 Germany
- 17 Willi Reimann F 17 8 4 20 Germany
- 18 David Woodsford F 3 0 0 0 Canada
- 19 Jorgen Kristensen F 28 3 20 26 Denmark
- 20 Tony Heap M 8 0 2 2 England/Canada
- 22 Tom Boric G 0 Canada
Year-by-year
Year | League | W | L | Pts | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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1980-81 | NASL Indoor | 10 | 8 | — | 3rd, Northern Division | Did not qualify |
1981 | NASL | 17 | 15 | 151 | 2nd, Northwest Division | Lost 1st Round (Ft. Lauderdale) |
External links
Categories:
- Association football clubs established in 1981
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1981
- Defunct soccer clubs in Canada
- Soccer clubs in Calgary
- Canadian indoor soccer teams
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) teams
- North American Soccer League (1968–84) teams based in Canada
- 1981 establishments in Alberta
- 1981 disestablishments in Canada
- 1981 North American Soccer League season