The Tacoma Tides was an American soccer club based in

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Pa ...

that was a member of the American Soccer League. It began play in 1976, but the league folded the following year. It was owned by businessman and future governor

Booth Gardner William Booth Gardner (August 21, 1936 – March 15, 2013) was an American politician who served as the 19th governor of Washington from 1985 to 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. A member of the Democratic Party, Gardner previ ...

; among its players was backup goalkeeper

Bruce Arena Bruce Arena (born September 21, 1951) is an American soccer coach who is the head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Arena has had ...

, who later coached several Major League Soccer champions and the United States men's national team.

Year-by-year

In their only year of existence, the Tides finished 2nd in the ASL Western Division. They defeated the Utah Golden Spikers in the playoff quarterfinals, 2–1, then lost in overtime to the eventual champion

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in the semifinals by a score of 2–1.

Management

– Owner * Stan Naccarato – General Manager

Coach

* Dan Wood * David Chadwick (assistant)

Roster

External links

Article on Arena, mentions several players, Dan Wood and Stan Naccarato

References

Defunct soccer clubs in Washington (state) Sports in Tacoma, Washington American Soccer League (1933–1983) teams 1976 establishments in Washington (state) 1976 disestablishments in Washington (state) Association football clubs established in 1976 Association football clubs disestablished in 1976 {{Washington-footyclub-stub