Toje Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 They played in the old Western Alliance Challenge (Season), but it was only 7 games long. They played 5 games at home and 2 on the road. Their first game was on June 15, 1985 at home against Portland. Victoria came away with a 3-2 victory. Complete roster and results can be found here - http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1985/stats85.htm and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Riptides They also played Dundee FC on June 5, 1985 Victoria won the game 2-1 at Olympic Park. Dundee were missing a few players, and attendance was around 6,300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 At the time the league was formed, it was said that the league could be "the forerunner of a new professional league in North America." The league was also supposed to be committed to develop North American players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 In 1991, the Montreal Supra played a selection of games against teams from the APSL, as did Vancouver. May 10, 1991 Tampa Bay 3 Montreal 1 (Nick de Santis) May 15, 1991 San Fransico 1 Vancouver 0 May 17, 1991 Salt Lake 1 Vancouver 4 (Lowery, Odinga, own goal, Guido Tittoto May 18, 1991 Albany 2 Montreal 0 May 19, 1991 Colorado 2 Vancouver 0 http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1991/results91.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Here is a fun quote about the Red Leaf Cup that was played in 1980.... "Professional soccer organizers are assuming the Red Leaf Cup will quickly join the Stanley and Grey Cup as a symbol of superiority in Canadian sports." The quote is from an Ottawa Citizen article dated June 11th, 1980. More info about the Red Leaf Cup... http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Leaf_Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Jean Harbor scored 13 goals in 15 games in 1994 for the Montreal Impact - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 A slightly unusual Dominion Challenge Cup final in 1969 took place in Vancouver. Vancouver Columbus had a 1-0 halftime lead over Montreal Ukraina, but scored 9 goals in the 2nd half to win the Canadian championship 10-0. Sam Lenarduzzi scored two goals as did Sergio Zanatta and Dan Rosengren. Sam Lenarduzzi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Lenarduzzi Sergio Zanatta - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Zanatta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 In the first game of the 1947 Canadian Championships St. Andrews (of Vancouver) defeated the Winnipeg Scottish 5-0 before a crowd of 8,000 people. The gate receipts were $7,230 which at the time was the most ever paid to see a soccer game in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Saw this posted on Facebook by Vintage Toronto. "The Toronto Falcons soccer club of 1921 were champions of the Fifth Division of the Toronto and District League. The cup in the photo is the Hiltz Cup, donated to the league by Controller W.W. Hiltz (he later became mayor of Toronto, in 1924). The Falcons were a new team in 1921 and the trophy was presented to them at the annual meeting of the Toronto and District on February 4, 1922. My grandfather, George Sinclair Aitken, is the player second from the right in the back row; his brother William Aitken is the tall fellow in a suit standing next to him. Third from the left in the back row is their brother-in-law Archie Lindsay ~ thanks Nancy Aitken Visima" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 How Eusébio and a team of Canadian Croatians took North American soccer by storm http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/feb/11/how-eusebio-and-a-team-of-canadian-croatians-took-north-american-soccer-by-storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarnado1555362291 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Does anybody know the result of this game played on March 23 1982 at Empire? The Vancouver Whitecaps hosted Borussia Monchengladbach but I can't find the result listed anywhere. A friend of mine who is an official blogger for Gladbach is looking for this piece of history that seems to have faded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 According to this site Borussia Monchengladbach beat the Whitecaps 3-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 The 1st game of the Toronto Lynx in the old USISL A-League was played on April 12, 1997. Jacksonville Cyclones 3 Toronto Lynx 1 (goal scored by Elvin Thomas in the 80th minute) Attendance was 5,190. The starting line-up from the brilliant Rocket Robin archives - http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/lynx0005.htm Ian Ritchie, Daryl Holmes, Ralph Golen, Armando Manjarte, Franco Spadafina (Luca Centurione 74'), Czeslan Zajac, Darren Tilley, Elvis Thomas, Phil Caporrella, Dwayne de Rosario, Paul Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toje Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Full review of the 1997 Toronto Lynx season http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/lynx00.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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