1977 Team Hawaii season

Team Hawaii
1977 season
Coach	Hubert Vogelsinger
Stadium	Aloha Stadium
NASL	Division: 4th; Conference: 7th; Overall: 12th
NASL Playoffs	Did not qualify
National Challenge Cup	Did not enter
Average home league attendance	4,543
Home colors	Away colors

The 1977 season was Team Hawaii's lone season in the North American Soccer League. Team Hawaii played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. The club was coached by Hubert Vogelsinger and then Charlie Mitchell as a player-manager mid-way through the campaign.

Following the 1977 season, due to general unpopularity^[1] and financial mismanagement,^[2] Team Hawaii relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma and became the Tulsa Roughnecks.^[3]

Squad

Last updated April 20, 2009.^[4] 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
0	GK	USA	Jimmy Joerg
1	GK	ENG	Peter Fox
2	DF	USA	Chris Carenza
3	DF	BRA	Ismael Moreira
3	DF	USA	Dave Stahl
4	DF	USA	Mark Stahl
5	DF	SCO	Charlie Mitchell
6	DF	GER	Peter Nover
7	DF	ENG	Tommy Taylor
8	DF	ENG	Keith Coleman
11	DF	GER	Axel Neumann
13	DF	USA	Ed Pitney
21	DF	CAN	Tim Hunter


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	MF	SCO	Jim Henry
10	MF	POR	Diamantino Costa
10	MF	ENG	Ben Smith
19	MF	ENG	Pat Holland
11	MF	ENG	Chris Dangerfield
—	MF	ENG	Keith Robson
14	FW	CAN	Victor Kodelja
15	FW	USA	Dan Counce
16	FW	ENG	Brian Tinnon
17	FW	SKN	Bert Bowery
18	FW	CYP	Yilmaz Orhan
20	FW	IRL	Hilary Carlyle

Competitions

North American Soccer League

Standings

Results by round

Match results

April 8	Team Hawaii	0–0	Seattle Sounders	Honolulu, HI
		Report		Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 5,132

April 13	Team Hawaii	1–2	Cosmos	Honolulu, HI
		Report		Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 12,877

April 17	Los Angeles Aztecs	6–0	Team Hawaii	Los Angeles, CA
		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 8,405

April 23	Las Vegas Quicksilvers	0–1	Team Hawaii	Las Vegas, NV
		Report		Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Attendance: 5,183

April 29	Team Hawaii	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps	Honolulu, HI
		Report		Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 4,124

May 6	Portland Timbers	1–1	Team Hawaii	Portland, OR
		Report		Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 13,677

May 8	Minnesota Kicks	3–0	Team Hawaii	Bloomington, MN
		Report		Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 35,996

May 13	Team Hawaii	2–2	Dallas Tornado	Honolulu, HI
		Report		Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 3,147

May 18	Team Hawaii	1–3	Minnesota Kicks	Honolulu, HI
		Report		Stadium: Aloha Stadium Attendance: 3,243

References

^ Osmun, Mark. "Is soccer boring here or what?". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu: Black Press. p. 115. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
^ Fishback, Dick. "Kick in $500, pronto — or lose soccer, Hawaii told". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu: Black Press. pp. 1–4. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
^ "Tulsa Soccer Team Called 'Roughnecks'" (Broadsheet). Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. December 31, 1977. p. 64. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
^ "Team Hawaii". NASL Jerseys.com.

[1] Osmun, Mark. "Is soccer boring here or what?". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu: Black Press. p. 115. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[2] Fishback, Dick. "Kick in $500, pronto — or lose soccer, Hawaii told". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu: Black Press. pp. 1–4. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[tulsa-3] "Tulsa Soccer Team Called 'Roughnecks'" (Broadsheet). Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. December 31, 1977. p. 64. Retrieved January 17, 2023.

[4] "Team Hawaii". NASL Jerseys.com.

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