1977 Team Hawaii season

The 1977 season was Team Hawaii's lone season in the North American Soccer League. Team Hawaii played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. The club was coached by Hubert Vogelsinger and then Charlie Mitchell as a player-manager mid-way through the campaign.

Team Hawaii
1977 season
CoachHubert Vogelsinger
StadiumAloha Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Conference: 7th
Overall: 12th
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Average home league attendance4,543

Following the 1977 season, due to general unpopularity[1] and financial mismanagement,[2] Team Hawaii relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma and became the Tulsa Roughnecks.[3]

Squad

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Last updated April 20, 2009.[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Jimmy Joerg
1 GK   ENG Peter Fox
2 DF   USA Chris Carenza
3 DF   BRA Ismael Moreira
3 DF   USA Dave Stahl
4 DF   USA Mark Stahl
5 DF   SCO Charlie Mitchell
6 DF   GER Peter Nover
7 DF   ENG Tommy Taylor
8 DF   ENG Keith Coleman
11 DF   GER Axel Neumann
13 DF   USA Ed Pitney
21 DF   CAN Tim Hunter
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 MF   SCO Jim Henry
10 MF   POR Diamantino Costa
10 MF   ENG Ben Smith
19 MF   ENG Pat Holland
11 MF   ENG Chris Dangerfield
MF   ENG Keith Robson
14 FW   CAN Victor Kodelja
15 FW   USA Dan Counce
16 FW   ENG Brian Tinnon
17 FW   SKN Bert Bowery
18 FW   CYP Yilmaz Orhan
20 FW   IRL Hilary Carlyle

Competitions

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North American Soccer League

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Standings

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Results by round

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Match results

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April 8 Team Hawaii 0–0 Seattle Sounders Honolulu, HI
Report Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 5,132
April 13 Team Hawaii 1–2 Cosmos Honolulu, HI
Report Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 12,877
April 17 Los Angeles Aztecs 6–0 Team Hawaii Los Angeles, CA
Report Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 8,405
April 23 Las Vegas Quicksilvers 0–1 Team Hawaii Las Vegas, NV
Report Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
Attendance: 5,183
April 29 Team Hawaii 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Honolulu, HI
Report Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
May 6 Portland Timbers 1–1 Team Hawaii Portland, OR
Report Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 13,677
May 8 Minnesota Kicks 3–0 Team Hawaii Bloomington, MN
Report Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 35,996
May 13 Team Hawaii 2–2 Dallas Tornado Honolulu, HI
Report Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 3,147
May 18 Team Hawaii 1–3 Minnesota Kicks Honolulu, HI
Report Stadium: Aloha Stadium
Attendance: 3,243

References

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  1. ^ Osmun, Mark. "Is soccer boring here or what?". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu: Black Press. p. 115. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Fishback, Dick. "Kick in $500, pronto — or lose soccer, Hawaii told". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu: Black Press. pp. 1–4. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Soccer Team Called 'Roughnecks'" (Broadsheet). Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. December 31, 1977. p. 64. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Team Hawaii". NASL Jerseys.com.