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.
The Golden Gate Gales were an obscure 2nd Division pro soccer club, that existed for only one season in the American Soccer League. The team moved its home matches in midseason from Pioneer Stadium in the East Bay to Tak Fudenna Stadium in Fremont. Former University of San Francisco star Mal Roche led the ASL in scoring with 17 goals, but the Gales finished in last place and quietly went out of business following the season.
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