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Tacoma Tides American Soccer League

Tacoma Tides

April 9, 2015

The Tacoma Tides were a One-Year Wonder that competed in the American Soccer League in the summer of 1976.  The Tides shared Cheney Stadium, the city’s minor league baseball field, with the Tacoma Twins, who also had an ownership stake in the soccer club. The Tides were a good side in their only year of action.  The team finished 10-6-5 and earned a playoff spot, losing to the eventual champion Los Angeles Skyhawks in the semi-final match. Future U.S. National Team coach Bruce Arena was the Tides’ second string goalkeeper.

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1978 Caribous of Colorado Media Guide from the North American Soccer League

Caribous of Colorado

June 30, 2012

The Caribous of Colorado were a One-Year Wonder in the North American Soccer League during the summer of 1978.  The expansion Caribous were the NASL’s second effort at gaining a foothold in the Mile High City. The two-year run of the Denver Dynamos (1974-1975) ended with that club’s relocation to Minneapolis in 1976.  Like the Dynamos, the Caribous played out of Mile High Stadium, home of the NFL’s Denver Broncos. The Caribous are best remembered for their garish uniforms, which – in a nod to country & western culture – featured a horizontal strip of tan leather fringe across the lower rib cage. The franchise relocated to Atlanta ahead of the 1979 season.

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