- Vancouver Royals
The Vancouver Royal Canadians were a
soccer team based inVancouver ,British Columbia ,Canada that played in theUnited Soccer Association . The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Vancouver club was actuallySunderland A.F.C. fromSunderland, England .Following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the
North American Soccer League with the teams from the former USA having to create their rosters from scratch. TheSan Francisco Golden Gate Gales franchise folded and their owners bought a controlling interest in the Royal Canadians renaming them the Vancouver Royals. Their home field was Empire Stadium.Coaches
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Ferenc Puskás
*flagicon|EnglandBobby Robson Notable Former Players
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Bobby Robson
*flagicon|CanadaIke MacKay
*flagicon|EnglandBobby Cram Year-by-year
ee also
External links
* [http://home.att.net/~nasl/teams/royals.htm Team stats]
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