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Victoria Riptides (also known as the RipTides and Riptide) were a soccer team based out of Victoria, British Columbia. The team played a single season in the Western Alliance Challenge Series in 1985.

History

In 1985, four independent west coast soccer clubs joined together to create an informal challenge series. The challenge cup pitted the Riptides against F.C. Seattle, F.C. Portland and the San Jose Earthquakes in a home and away series. The cup also included games against the Canadian national soccer team, but the national team was not included in the standings.[1]

The head coach of the Riptides was Dave Keith, father of Simon, Adam and Marc. The Riptides played exceptionally well, losing only once in seven games. However, they finished second to the Earthquakes in the final standings.[2] The success of the challenge series led to a discussion among the four teams about forming a permanent league or alliance. The Riptides management disagreed with this approach and did not participate in future games in what became known as the Western Soccer Alliance.

Year-by-year

Year League Record Regular Season Post Season
1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series 3-1-3 2nd N/A

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   Ken Andres
GK Canada CAN Grant Darley
GK   Tobin Walker
DF Canada CAN Iain Baird
FW Canada CAN Ken Garraway
FW Canada CAN Nick Gilbert
DF   John Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Canada CAN Greg Kern
MF   John McGuire
DF   John Noble
MF Canada CAN George Pakos
MF Canada CAN Frank Woods
DF Canada CAN Scott Weinberg
MF Canada CAN Brian Mousley
FW Canada CAN Simon Keith
DF Canada CAN Doug Adlem
DF Canada CAN Rob Wallace