- Montreal Manic
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Montreal Manic / Manic de Montréal Full name Montreal Manic / Manic de Montréal Nickname(s) The Manic / Le Manic Founded 1981 Dissolved 1983 Ground Olympic Stadium
(Capacity: 60,000)Coach Eddie Firmani
Andy LynchLeague North American Soccer League Home coloursAway coloursMontreal Manic were a soccer team based out of Montreal that played in the NASL. They played from 1981 to 1983. Their home field was Olympic Stadium. Previous to Montreal, the team played as the Philadelphia Fury.
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Year-by-year
Year League W L T Pts Reg. Season Playoffs 1981 NASL 15 17 — 141 2nd, Eastern Division Won 1st Round (Los Angeles)
Lost Quarterfinal (Chicago)1981/82 NASL Indoor 9 9 — — 1st, American Conference, East Division Lost 1st Round (Tampa Bay) 1982 NASL 19 13 — 159 2nd, Eastern Division Lost 1st Round (Ft. Lauderdale) 1982/83 NASL Indoor Season cancelled 1983 NASL 12 18 — 124 4th, Eastern Division Won 1st Round (New York)
Lost Semifinal (Tulsa)Players
- Alan Willey (1981–83)
- Andrew Parkinson (1981–1982)
- Andy Lynch (1981–82)
- Bob Rigby (1981–1982)
- Dragan Vujovic (1982–1983)
- Dwight Lodeweges (1983)
- Elvis Comrie (1982–1983)
- Fran O'Brien (1981–1982)
- Gordon Hill (1981–82)
- Jean-François Larios
- Mehdi Cerbah (1982–1983)
- Mike Hewitt (1983) [1]
- Pasquale Di Blasio (1983)
- Thompson Usiyan (1981–1982)
- Tony Towers (1981–1983)
- John Vanoostveen (1981–1982)
Head coaches
- Eddie Firmani 1981-1982
- Andy Lynch (1983)
Giuseppe Pietrantonio ( canada)
Yearly Average Attendance
- 1981 - 23,704
- 1982 - 21,348
- 1983 - 9,910
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