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1976 Sacramento Spirits vs. New York Apollo program from the American Soccer League

Sacramento Spirits

The Sacramento Spirits were a pro soccer club formed in 1976 as part of a westward expansion of the 2nd Division American Soccer League (ASL). The Spirits played in the 1977 ASL championship game, losing to the New Jersey Americans. In 1978, the Spirits folded in midseason and were immediately replaced by a new ASL franchise, the Sacramento Gold, that finished out the 1978 schedule.

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