Victoria Riptides
Full name | Victoria Riptides |
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Nickname(s) | 'Tides |
Founded | 1984 |
Dissolved | November 6, 1988 |
Ground | Royal Athletic Park |
Capacity | 3,800 |
Chairman | Harry Kuiack |
Manager | David Keith (1984) Brian Hughes & Buzz Parsons (1985) |
League | PCSL (1984) WSA (1985) |
Victoria Riptides (also known as the RipTides and Riptide) were a professional soccer team based out of Victoria, British Columbia. The team played for two successful seasons, the 1984 season of the Pacific Coast Soccer League and 1985 season of the Western Alliance Challenge Series.
History
David Keith was coach of the 1984 Riptides. The team had a perfect record (7-0-0), defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps, Nanaimo FC, New Westminster Queen Park Rangers and Richmond United.
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 which was training for the 1986 World Cup in Vancouver, BC. The national team was not included in the standings.[1]
The 1985 Riptides had a 3-1-3 record, finishing second to the Earthquakes in the final standings.[1] The success of the challenge series led to a discussion among the four teams about forming a permanent league or alliance. The Riptides management at the time, disagreed with this approach and did not participate in future games in what became known as the Western Soccer Alliance. They also backed out of joining the newly forming Canadian Soccer Association.[2] The Western Soccer Alliance became the Western Soccer League in 1989 which merged with the American Soccer League in 1990 to form the American Professional Soccer League.
Year-by-year
Year | League | Record | Regular Season | Post Season |
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1984 | Pacific Coast Soccer League | 7-0-0 | 1st | N/A |
1985 | Western Alliance Challenge Series | 3-1-3 | 2nd | N/A |
1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series
Series final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 13 |
2 | F.C. Seattle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 10 |
3 | Victoria Riptide | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
4 | F.C. Portland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 5 |
Series match reports
June 15, 1985 WACS 1 | Victoria Riptide | 3–2 | FC Portland | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | John Noble 45+', 83' Ken Andrews 78' |
Report | Tim Newton 33' Brent Goulet 65' |
Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 200 |
July 6, 1985 WACS 2 | Victoria Riptide | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | Report | John Catliff 76' (o.g.) | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 600 |
July 13, 1985 WACS 3 | Victoria Riptide | 4–2 | FC Seattle | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | George Pakos 33', Nick Gilbert 38' Ken Garraway 49' |
Report | Bruce Raney Brian Schmetzer 85' |
Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 450 |
July 20, 1985 WACS 4 | Victoria Riptide | 3–1 | FC Portland | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | Ken Garraway 16' Greg Kern 67' (pen.) |
Report | Brent Goulet 37' | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 400 |
July 28, 1985 WACS 5 | Victoria Riptide | 2–2 | Canada | Victoria, British Columbia |
14:00 | Ian Baird 65' Carey Cleaver 75' |
Report | John Catliff 3' Greg Ion 83' |
Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 600 |
August 9, 1985 WACS 6 | FC Seattle | 3–0 | Victoria Riptide | Seattle, Washington |
19:30 | Bruce Raney 9' Robbie Zipp 18' Brian Schmetzer 34' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,628 |
August 17, 1985 WACS 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Victoria Riptide | San Jose, California |
19:30 | Fred Hamel 13' (Dangerfield) Chris Dangerfield 85' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Lou Garraway 21' (McGuire, Hood) | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 3,489 |
Exhibition match reports
May 26, 1985 friendly | Upper Island Selects | 1–2 | Victoria Riptide | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
Tony Leach 44' | Report | Ken Andrews 35' Tony Ensons 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Caledonian Park |
May 29, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 2–1 | Upper Island Selects | Victoria, British Columbia |
Nick Gilbert 21' Tony Ensons 86' (pen.) |
Report | Doug Muirhead 46' | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 150 |
June 2, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 3–2 | Mean Green (Dallas, TX) | Victoria, British Columbia |
17:00 | Jamie Lowery 20' Ken Andrews 30' Greg Kern |
Report | Manny Servantes David Easterly 75' |
Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 300 |
June 21, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 1–3 | Edmonton Brickmen | Victoria, British Columbia |
19:30 | David McGill 24' (o.g.) | Report | Carlos Marquez 4', 54', 67' | Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 400 |
July 21, 1985 friendly | Edmonton Brickmen | 5–0 | Victoria Riptide | Edmonton, Alberta |
16:00 | Peter Stepaniak Ross Ongaro Carlos Marquez Norm Odinga Victoria 90' (o.g.) |
Report A Report B |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 967 |
August 24, 1985 friendly | Victoria Riptide | 1–2 | PCL All-Stars | Victoria, British Columbia |
Lou Garraway 12' | Report | John Connor 8' Rick Douglas 45' (pen.) |
Stadium: Royal Athletic Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Graham Cope |
1985 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.
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Front office and technical staff
- Harry Kuiack - president[4]
- Drew Finerty - general manager[4]
- Brian Hughes - head coach[9]
- Bruce Twamley - assistant coach[9]
- Buzz Parsons - assistant coach,[9] (became head coach in June)[14]
References
- ^ "1985 Stats". A-League Archive.
- ^ "Riptides won't play '86 soccer season". Vancouver Sun. November 7, 1985. p. C8. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Western Alliance Challenge Series 1985 Season". A-League Archive. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ a b c Low, Max (August 25, 1985). "Riptides end season on losing note..." Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). p. B5. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Low, Max (July 7, 1985). "Defensive miscue leads to tough loss". Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Low, Max (June 16, 1985). "Brand new club extends Riptides". Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c Lang, Stew (July 29, 1985). "Riptides, Nationals battle to 2-2 saw-off". Nanaimo Daily News. p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rhode, Michael (June 3, 1985). "Tides rolls over U.S. soccer visitors". Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). p. B1. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Riptides open tonight". Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). May 29, 1985. p. B3. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c Rhode, Michael (July 21, 1985). "Tides keeps the heat on Portland". Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). p. B2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ex-Driller beat 'Tides". Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). June 22, 1985. p. A6. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Late goal sinks Riptides". Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). August 18, 1985. p. B1. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rhode, Michael (May 27, 1985). "Riptides shade selects". Nanaimo Daily News. p. 9. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Low, Max (July 14, 1985). "Pakos, Garraway steal the show..." Times-Colonist (Victoria, BC). p. B5. Retrieved February 12, 2021.