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Something quite glaring has caught my eye.

Whitecaps win the 1979 NASL Soccerbowl championship in New York and 100,000 plus people crowd downtown Vancouver for the parade to honour the team.

September 8, 1979 Giants Stadium New York, NY The Whitecaps defeated the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the NASL Soccerbowl by a 2-1 score. The Whitecaps returned home to a parade of 100,000 fans on Robson Street with the Championship Cup in tow. It was a monumental achievement for the club, the city of Vancouver and BC soccer fans. The road [...]

Review by Charles Cuttone Big Apple Soccer Clive Toye tells the story of the NASL from its humble, even poor, beginnings to its dominance as the major influence on the North American soccer scene. There are few, perhaps none who could tell the story better. After all, Toye was there for every minute of the league’s existence, from its very [...]

NASL – North American Soccer League Year Team Games Total Average 1981 Calgary Boomers 16 168,019 10,501 CLICK For Full NASL Attendance