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The name Washington Diplomats was used by three different soccer teams in Washington, D.C.. Image File history File links Washington2_Diplomats. ...
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NASL original team The original Washington Diplomats were a North American Soccer League (NASL) team that played their home games from 1974-80 at RFK Stadium except for 1976 when they played at W.T. Woodson High School in Northern Virginia. North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ...
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, informally known as RFK Stadium (or just RFK), is a professional sports stadium in the United States. ...
The cheerleaders for the original Diplomats were known as the Honeydips.
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NASL new Diplomats After the original Diplomats folded following the 1980 season, the Detroit Express moved to Washington to become the new Diplomats. This team only lasted for one season. The Detroit Express were a soccer team based out of Detroit that played in the NASL. They played from 1978 to 1980. ...
Year-by-year | Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Regular Season | Playoffs | | 1974 | NASL | 7 | 12 | 1 | 70 | 4th, Eastern Division | Did not qualify | | 1975 | NASL | 12 | 10 | — | 112 | 3rd, Eastern Division | Did not qualify | | 1976 | NASL | 14 | 10 | — | 126 | 3rd, Atlantic Conference, Eastern Division | Lost 1st Round (New Yorks) | | 1977 | NASL | 10 | 16 | — | 92 | 4th, Atlantic Conference, Eastern Division | Did not qualify | | 1978 | NASL | 16 | 14 | — | 145 | 2nd, National Conference, Eastern Division | Lost 1st Round (Portland) | | 1979 | NASL | 19 | 11 | — | 172 | 2nd, National Conference, Eastern Division | Lost Conference Quarterfinals (Los Angeles) | | 1980 | NASL | 17 | 15 | — | 159 | 2nd, National Conference, Eastern Division | Lost 1st Round (Los Angeles) | | | Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Regular Season | Playoffs | | 1981 | NASL | 15 | 17 | — | 135 | 3rd, Eastern Division | Did not qualify | For the South African club, see Jomo Cosmos The New York Cosmos (1971-1985), known simply as the Cosmos for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, was a franchise in the North American Soccer League, based in New York City and its suburbs. ...
The Portland Timbers are Portland, Oregons entry in the USL First Division, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States. ...
The Los Angeles Aztecs (1974-1981) were a North American Soccer League team from Los Angeles, California part-owned by Elton John. ...
The Los Angeles Aztecs (1974-1981) were a North American Soccer League team from Los Angeles, California part-owned by Elton John. ...
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Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player, regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time. ...
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Thomas Rongen (born October 31, 1956 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch soccer coach, currently the head of Major League Soccer club C.D. Chivas USA. Rongen began his coaching career with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, whom he coached from 1989 to 1994. ...
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Bobby Stokes, footballer 1951-1995. ...
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Average attendance per game - 1974: 4,975
- 1975: 8,847
- 1976: 5,963
- 1977: 13,037
- 1978: 10,783
- 1979: 11,973
- 1980: 19,205
- 1981: 12,106
APSL In 1988, one of the inaugural franchises in the third incarnation of the American Soccer League was named the Washington Diplomats. For the 1990 season, this league merged with the Western Soccer Alliance to form the American Professional Soccer League, which eventually became the USL First Division. This version of the Diplomats folded after the 1991 season. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ...
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The United Soccer Leagues First Division (often referred to as simply, USL-1) is a professional mens soccer league in North America. ...
Year-by-year | Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | | 1988 | N/A | ASL | 2nd, Southern | Champion | Did not enter | | 1989 | N/A | ASL | 3rd, Southern | Did not qualify | Did not enter | | 1990 | N/A | APSL | 5th, ASL South | Did not qualify | Did not enter | |
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