Victoria Riptides
Full name | Victoria Riptides |
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Nickname(s) | 'Tides |
Founded | May 3, 1984 |
Dissolved | November 6, 1985; 38 years ago (November 6, 1985) |
Stadium | Royal Athletic Park |
Capacity | 3,800 |
Chairman | Dave Davies (1984) Harry Kuiack (1985) |
Manager | David Keith (1984) Brian Hughes & Buzz Parsons (1985) |
League | PCSL (1984) WSA (1985) |
Victoria Riptides (also known as the RipTides and Riptide) were a professional soccer team based out of Victoria, British Columbia. The team played for two seasons; the 1984 season of the Pacific Coast Soccer League, and 1985 season of the Western Alliance Challenge Series. Their home games were played at Royal Athletic Park.
History
David Keith was coach of the Riptides for their first season during which the Riptides secured a record of 7 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss. The team featured several prominent players including former Vancouver Whitecap, Frank Woods; Simon Keith, who joined the 'Tides after playing in the second tier of the British league for Millwall F.C.; Brian Mousley (Portland Timbers); local stand-out Rob Wallace who signed his first professional contract with the Riptides; as well as several Canada national team pool players: Doug Adlem, Glen Johnson and Scott Weinberg (University of Victoria).
In 1985, four independent west coast soccer clubs joined to create an informal challenge series. The challenge cup pitted the Riptides against F.C. Seattle, F.C. Portland and the San Jose Earthquakes in a home and away series. The cup also included games against the Canada national soccer team which was training for the 1986 World Cup in Vancouver, BC. The national team was not included in the standings.[1]
Brian Hughes was the head coach to start the 1985 season, but was replaced mid-season by real-estate agent Buzz Parsons who also failed to produce winning results. The 1985 Riptides had a 3-1-3 record, finishing second from the bottom in the final standings.[1] The challenge series led to a discussion among the four teams about forming a permanent league or alliance. The Riptides management at the time, disagreed with this approach and did not participate in future games in what became known as the Western Soccer Alliance. They also backed out of joining the newly forming Canadian Soccer Association.[2] The Western Soccer Alliance became the Western Soccer League in 1989 which merged with the American Soccer League in 1990 to form the American Professional Soccer League.
Year-by-year
Year | League | Record | Regular Season | Post Season |
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1984 | Pacific Coast Soccer League | 7-2-1 | 2nd | runners-up |
1985 | Western Alliance Challenge Series | 3-1-3 | 3rd | N/A |
1984 Pacific Coast Soccer League
League final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts= point system
2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
- -League Premiers (most points). -Other playoff teams.
Team[3] | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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New Westminster QPR | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 17 |
Victoria Riptides | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 16 |
Nanaimo Regal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 |
Richmond Olympic | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 6 |
Vancouver Pegasus | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
Richmond Club Ireland | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 4 |
Regular season results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goal Scorers | Ref. |
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June 10, 1984 | New Westminster QPR | H | 2–3 | 937 | George Pakos, Simon Keith | [4] |
June 17, 1984 | Vancouver Pegasus | H | 3–0 | 907 | John Hughes, Simon Keith, Brain Mousley | [5] |
June 24, 1984 | Richmond Club Ireland | A | 0–1 | Glenn Johnston | [6] | |
June 30, 1984 | Nanaimo Regal | H | 4–0 | 100 | Ken Garraway (2), Rob Wallace, Mike Collis | [7] |
July 7, 1984 | Richmond Olympic | H | 4–1 | 982 | Simon Keith (2), Doug Adlem, Ken Garraway | [8] |
July 14, 1984 | New Westminster QPR | A | 1–2 | Scott Weinberg, Glenn Johnston | [9] | |
July 22, 1984 | Nanaimo Regal | H | 1–1 | 700 | Scott Weinberg | [10] |
July 29, 1984 | Vancouver Pegasus | A | 2–2 | Glenn Johnston, Brain Mousley | [11] | |
August 6, 1984 | Richmond Club Ireland | H | 3–0 | 600 | Ian Klitze (2), Glenn Johnston | [12] |
August 12, 1984 | Richmond Olympic | A | 0–2 | Ken Garraway, Doug Adlem | [13] |
Victoria Cup Final results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goal Scorers | Ref. |
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August 23, 1984 | New Westminster QPR | A | 6–2 | George Pakos, Ken Garraway | [14] | |
August 26, 1984 | New Westminster QPR | H | 3–0 | 907 | George Pakos, Doug Adlem, Glenn Johnston | [15] |
Exhibition results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goal Scorers | Ref. |
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July 17, 1984 | Canada Men's National Team | H | 0–4 | 1,105 | none | [16] |
Team management
Joe Stott - president[17]
Dave Davies - general manager[4]
David Keith - head coach[4]
1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series
Series final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 |
2 | F.C. Seattle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 10 |
3 | Victoria Riptide | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 10 |
4 | F.C. Portland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 5 |
Results by round
June 15, 1985 WACS 1 | Victoria Riptide | 3–2 | FC Portland | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | John Noble ![]() Ken Andrews ![]() | Report | Tim Newton ![]() Brent Goulet ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 200 |
July 6, 1985 WACS 2 | Victoria Riptide | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | Report | John Catliff ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 600 |
July 13, 1985 WACS 3 | Victoria Riptide | 4–2 | FC Seattle | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | George Pakos ![]() ![]() Nick Gilbert ![]() Ken Garraway ![]() | Report | Bruce Raney ![]() Brian Schmetzer ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 450 |
July 20, 1985 WACS 4 | Victoria Riptide | 2–1 | FC Portland | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | Ken Garraway ![]() Greg Kern ![]() | Report | Brent Goulet ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 400 |
July 28, 1985 WACS 5 | Victoria Riptide | 2–2 | Canada | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | Ian Baird ![]() Carey Cleaver ![]() | Report | John Catliff ![]() Greg Ion ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 600 |
August 9, 1985 WACS 6 | FC Seattle | 3–0 | Victoria Riptide | Seattle, Washington |
19:30 | Bruce Raney ![]() Robbie Zipp ![]() Brian Schmetzer ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,628 |
August 17, 1985 WACS 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Victoria Riptide | San Jose, California |
19:30 | Fred Hamel ![]() Carlos Morales ![]() Chris Dangerfield ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Lou Garraway ![]() | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 3,489 |
Exhibition match results
May 26, 1985 friendly | Upper Island Selects | 1–2 | Victoria Riptide | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
Tony Leach ![]() | Report | Ken Andrews ![]() Tony Ensons ![]() | Stadium: Caledonian Park |
May 29, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 2–1 | Upper Island Selects | Victoria, British Columbia |
Nick Gilbert ![]() Tony Ensons ![]() | Report | Doug Muirhead ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 150 |
June 2, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 3–2 | Mean Green (Dallas, TX) | Victoria, British Columbia |
17:00 | Jamie Lowery ![]() Ken Andrews ![]() Greg Kern ![]() | Report | Manny Servantes ![]() David Easterly ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 300 |
June 21, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 1–3 | Edmonton Brick Men | Victoria, British Columbia |
19:30 | David McGill ![]() | Report | Carlos Marquez ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 400 |
July 21, 1985 friendly | Edmonton Brick Men | 5–0 | Victoria Riptide | Edmonton, Alberta |
16:00 | Peter Stepaniak ![]() Ross Ongaro ![]() Carlos Marquez ![]() Norm Odinga ![]() Victoria ![]() | Report A Report B | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 967 |
August 24, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 1–2 | PCL All-Stars | Victoria, British Columbia |
Lou Garraway ![]() | Report | John Connor ![]() Rick Douglas ![]() | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Graham Cope |
1985 Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Harry Kuiack - president[19]
Drew Finerty - general manager[19]
Brian Hughes - head coach[24]
Bruce Twamley - assistant coach[24]
Buzz Parsons - assistant coach,[24] (became head coach in June)[29]
See also
- Seattle Storm (soccer)
- Portland Timbers (1985–1990)
- Victoria Vistas (1989–1990)
References
- ^ "1985 Stats". A-League Archive.
- ^ "Riptides won't play '86 soccer season". Vancouver Sun. November 7, 1985. p. C8. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Final Standings". Times-Colonist. August 21, 1984. p. B4. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c Low, Max (June 11, 1984). "Defensive undertow trips 'Tides". Times-Colonist. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (June 18, 1984). "Tide turns on Pegasus". Times-Colonist. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Riptides strike early". Times-Colonist. June 25, 1984. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Garraway comes off bench to help Riptides triumph". Times-Colonist. July 1, 1984. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (July 8, 1984). "Hard-working striker leads Riptide victory". Times-Colonist. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Riptides trip league rivals". Times-Colonist. July 16, 1984. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (July 23, 1984). "Regals avenge hiding". Times-Colonist. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Mousley fit to be 'Tide". Times-Colonist. July 31, 1984. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (August 7, 1984). "Super sub carries Riptides". Times-Colonist. p. B3. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Riptides put heat on rivals". Times-Colonist. August 13, 1984. p. B3. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Riptides in deep hole". Times-Colonist. August 24, 1984. p. B4. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (August 27, 1984). "Riptides superb in finale". Times-Colonist. p. B1. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (July 18, 1984). "'Nationals' too tough for 'Tides". Times-Colonist. p. B2. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (May 4, 1984). "Soccer here this summer". Times-Colonist. p. B2. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985 Season". A-League Archive. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ a b c Low, Max (August 25, 1985). "Riptides end season on losing note..." Times-Colonist. p. B5. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Low, Max (July 7, 1985). "Defensive miscue leads to tough loss". Times-Colonist. p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Low, Max (June 16, 1985). "Brand new club extends Riptides". Times-Colonist. p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c Lang, Stew (July 29, 1985). "Riptides, Nationals battle to 2-2 saw-off". Nanaimo Daily News. p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rhode, Michael (June 3, 1985). "Tides rolls over U.S. soccer visitors". Times-Colonist. p. B1. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Riptides open tonight". Times-Colonist. May 29, 1985. p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c Rhode, Michael (July 21, 1985). "Tides keeps the heat on Portland". Times-Colonist. p. B2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ex-Driller beat 'Tides". Times-Colonist. June 22, 1985. p. A6. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Late goal sinks Riptides". Times-Colonist. August 18, 1985. p. B1. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rhode, Michael (May 27, 1985). "Riptides shade selects". Nanaimo Daily News. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (July 14, 1985). "Pakos, Garraway steal the show..." Times-Colonist. p. B5. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
External links
- http://davfal.powweb.com/museum/FCSeattleStorm.htm
- http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1985/1985.htm
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