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United Soccer League (1984–85)
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in 1984 and 1985. History Background As the year 1984 began, professional outdoor soccer in the United States was crumbling. Both the higher-level North American Soccer League and de facto second division American Soccer League had undergone a period of ambitious growth in the 1970's, but the majority of teams at both levels had yet to figure out how to translate the attention generated by high-profile players such as Pelé and the recent surge in American youth participation in soccer into stability or profitability for the professional game. Both leagues suffered from a constant turnover in teams, with multiple clubs folding or relocating after every season. The ASL's push for national relevance included hiring Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Cousy as commissioner in 1974 and opening a headquarters in Manhattan as they expanded beyond their traditional base in the northeastern states and eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Lauderdale Sun
Fort Lauderdale/South Florida Sun was a professional U.S. soccer team which played two seasons in the United Soccer League. Origins In November 1983, The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League, motivated in part by the lack of a suitable arena in the Fort Lauderdale area for the league's winter indoor season, announced that they would be moving to Minnesota. The outdoor version of the Strikers had attracted a relatively robust fan base in the late 1970s and early 80s, and former Miami Toros and Strikers player Ronnie Sharp headed up a group that believed that the city was still a good market for the game. They were granted a franchise by the second division American Soccer League's expansion committee to join them in 1984. Despite the ASL being down to only four active teams at the time, these franchise rights were challenged at the league meetings in January 1984 because league by-laws allowed the owner of a dormant franchise in Miami to retain territoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)
Tulsa Roughnecks may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), the original top-flight team that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. *Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000), the team that played in United Soccer Leagues from 1993 to 1999. *Tulsa Roughnecks (W-League) Tulsa Roughnecks may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), the original top-flight team that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. *Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000) The s ..., the team played in the USL's W-League in 1995 * FC Tulsa, a USL pro team that began play in 2015 as Tulsa Roughnecks FC {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa Tornados
The Tulsa Tornado's were a professional outdoor soccer team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played in the 2nd division United Soccer League (1984–85), United Soccer League during the partially completed 1985 United Soccer League season, 1985 season. The team was created when the owner of the Oklahoma City Stampede, David Fraser, announced that he was moving the franchise to Tulsa and changing their name in December 1984. The previous September, the North American Soccer League (1968–1984), North American Soccer League's Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), Tulsa Roughnecks had announced that they were folding, and Fraser may have been hoping to take advantage of a fairly well-established fanbase that had enjoyed a championship run just one year prior. Before the team could begin playing in Tulsa, though, the situation for the team and the league changed drastically. Virtually all of the teams in the one-year-old USL had lost money in 1984, and most of them failed to post a performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fe New Mexican
alt=front page of a broadsheet newspaper, front page of ''The Daily New Mexican'' for 24 November 1868 ''The Santa Fe New Mexican'' or simply ''The New Mexican'' is a daily newspaper published in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dubbed "the West's oldest newspaper," its first issue was printed on November 28, 1849. Background The downtown offices for ''The New Mexican'' are located at 150 Washington Ave. in Santa Fe where the advertising, editorial, accounting, and administration departments are located. Its notable writers include ''New York Times'' bestselling author Tony Hillerman, who served as executive editor in the early 1950s. ''The New Mexican'' built a new 65,000 sq. ft. production building which was completed in November 2004, located at One New Mexican Plaza in Santa Fe. The first ''Santa Fe New Mexican'' newspaper was printed on the new KBA Comet press on November 1, 2004. ''The New Mexican'' also prints the ''Albuquerque Journal'' at this facility. On May 20, 2011, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Tietjens
Jim Tietjens is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and United Soccer League. Tietjens graduated from Oakville High School. He then attended St. Louis University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1978 and 1979. He was inducted into the Billikens Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1980, he turned professional with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. He spent three season with the Strikers as a backup to Jan van Beveren except for two games during his rookie season when injuries put him in the nets. He suffered a knee injury requiring surgery during a February 1983 indoor tournament and remained a backup for the 1983 season. In November 1983, he signed with the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. However, he lost much of the early season with a dislocated shoulder then served as a backup for the rest of the season. In May 1984, he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Weller
Keith Weller (11 June 1946 – 13 November 2004) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. He is considered to be one of Leicester City's greatest-ever players. Career England Weller played during the 1960s and 1970s, his clubs included Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Chelsea and Leicester City. He served his apprenticeship with Spurs before signing for Millwall in June 1967, making his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 19 August 1967. Playing just behind or alongside Derek Possee, he showed his blistering pace, which quickly established him as a fan favourite. Weller signed for Chelsea in 1970 for £100,000. Playing on the right wing, Weller was Chelsea's top scorer in the 1970–71 season and helped them to a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup victory in 1971. Despite this he was sold on for the same £100,000 fee that Chelsea paid. Weller signed for Leicester City in 1971, and played there for eight seasons. He won four caps for England, scoring one goal against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teófilo Cubillas
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is considered Peru's greatest ever player and one of the best in the history of South America. In an IFFHS poll he was selected as the best Peruvian player in history and was also included in the world's Top 50 of the 20th century. At the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Pelé acknowledged Cubillas, referring to him as his successor. Cubillas was renowned for his technique, shooting ability and free kick ability. Beginning at Alianza Lima, he was nicknamed ''El Nene'' ''(The Kid)'', and was part of the Peru national team that won the 1975 Copa América. He helped Peru reach the quarter finals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and again at the 1978 World Cup, along with qualifying for the 1982 World Cup. He was elected the South American Footballer of the Year in 1972. At a club level, he is the second all time highest goalscorer of Alianza Lima with 165 and the top goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to: * Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), member of North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983 * Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994), member of American Soccer League from 1988 to 1989 and American Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 1994 * Florida Strikers, member of USISL from 1994 to 1997, known as Fort Lauderdale Strikers for the 1995 season * Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016), member of USL First Division from 2006 to 2009 and North American Soccer League from 2011 to 2016. {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 United Soccer League Season
The 1984 USL season was the United Soccer League's first and only full season. History The creation of Ingo Krieg, owner of the Jacksonville Tea Men, the United Soccer League formally announced its existence on February 1, 1984. The roots go back to Krieg's frustration over the direction taken by the second division American Soccer League, which was declining after rapid expansion to the west coast and midwestern states in the 1970s and some southern states in the 1980s had produced a string of short-lived franchises that were not able to make ends meet financially. Krieg joined with the owner of the Dallas Americans to found a new second division league called the United Soccer League that would try to operate within its means, feature primarily American players, play a mostly regional schedule to reduce travel expenses, and embrace a "grass roots" approach to growing the game in their towns. In late January 1984, the Detroit Express joined Jacksonville and Dallas in announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Nationals (USL)
New York Nationals were a professional soccer team which played a single season in 1984 with the United Soccer League. An earlier team also called the New York Nationals played in the American Soccer League during the 1920s. History The early 1980s were a lean and difficult time for professional outdoor soccer in the United States. The North American Soccer League was in significant decline following the boom years of the late 1970s, undone by a period of over-expansion and overspending that created an unstable environment in which teams were constantly folding or moving to new cities. By 1984, only nine teams were left in the league (down from a peak of twenty-four in 1980). The de facto second division American Soccer League had likewise doomed itself to instability and difficult economic realities when it expanded beyond the northeastern United States, where it had operated very modestly since 1933, and tried to establish footholds in the midwest and west coast in the '70s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Dynamos
Houston Dynamos was a U.S. soccer team that existed in various forms from 1984 to 1991. Before its final season in 1991, the team's name was changed to Houston International. History By the winter of 1983/84, the American professional soccer boom of the 1970s had completely cooled, and the high hopes of those who felt that the sport's moment had finally arrived in the U.S. had come crashing back to Earth. Though youth and amateur participation in the sport was growing dramatically, the two main professional outdoor leagues had yet to figure out how to operate in a way that was profitable and sustainable. Both the first division North American Soccer League and the second division American Soccer League had welcomed several new markets the 1970s, but by the early 1980s the leagues were both awash in red ink, and every offseason saw multiple clubs folding or relocating. At the ASL's annual winter meetings in January, the league found itself down to only four active teams pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Storm
Buffalo Storm were an American professional soccer team. They played for one season (1984) in the United Soccer League, with home games at All-High Stadium. History The early 1980s were a lean and difficult time for professional outdoor soccer in the United States. The North American Soccer League was in significant decline following the boom years of the late 1970s, undone by a period of over-expansion and overspending that created an unstable environment in which teams were constantly folding or moving to new cities. By 1984, only nine teams were left in the league (down from a peak of twenty-four in 1980). The de facto second division American Soccer League had likewise doomed itself to instability and difficult economic realities when it expanded beyond the northeastern United States, where it had operated very modestly since 1933, and tried to establish a foothold on the west coast in the '70s and southern states in the '80s. These expansions produced a string of short- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
