Washington Diplomats

: "This article is about the original and second Washington Diplomats of the NASL. For the third team to use the name, see Washington Diplomats (APSL)"

The name Washington Diplomats was used by three different soccer teams in Washington, D.C..

NASL original team

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fullname = Washington Diplomats
nickname = Diplomats, Dips
founded = 1974
dissolved = 1981
ground = Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
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manager = Gordon Bradley
league = North American Soccer League
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The original Washington Diplomats first came into being when, in 1974, the North American Soccer League (NASL) granted a franchise to a Washington, D.C. based business group. The team played their home games at RFK Stadium except for 1976 when they played at W.T. Woodson High School in Northern Virginia. After a lackluster beginning to the franchise, the Diplomats qualified for the playoffs and increased average game attendance in each of their last three years of existence. Additionally, in their final year, the Diplomats were able to sign the future European Player of the Century Johan Cruyff. After the 1980 season the Diplomats folded when then owner, the Madison Square Garden Corp., had accumulated losses of $6 million and team president Steve Danzansky could not gather enough money to keep the team alive. [Death of the Diplomats by John Feinstein, Washington Post, Sports; D1, Dec. 9th, 1980]

The cheerleaders for the original Diplomats were known as the Honeydips.

Year-by-year

NASL new Diplomats

After the original Diplomats folded following the 1980 season, the Detroit Express moved to Washington to become the new Diplomats. This team only lasted for one season.

ASL Diplomats

The Washington Diplomats played three seasons in the American Soccer League from 1988 to 1990.

Year-by-year

Famous players

;flagicon|USA USA

*flagicon|United States Keith Lenert
;flagicon|ENG England

*flagicon|Northern Ireland Bill Irwin (1978-80)
;flagicon|Wales Wales

*flagicon|Wales Donato Nardiello (1981)

Former Coaches

*flagicon|ENG Gordon Bradley

Average attendance per game

*1974: 4,975
*1975: 8,847
*1976: 5,963
*1977: 13,037
*1978: 10,783
*1979: 11,973
*1980: 19,205
*1981: 12,106

References

External Links [http://home.att.net/~nasl/jerseys/dips.htm Dips Jerseys]

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