Soccer Bowl '79
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Soccer Bowl '79 was the championship final of the 1979 NASL season. The National Conference champion Vancouver Whitecaps played the American Conference champion Tampa Bay Rowdies. The match was played on September 8, 1979, at Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was the second straight year that Giants Stadium hosted the Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps won the match, 2–1, to claim their first North American championship.[1][2]
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Event | Soccer Bowl | ||||||
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Date | September 8, 1979 (1979-09-08) | ||||||
Venue | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Man of the Match | Alan Ball | ||||||
Referee | Gino D'Ippolito (United States) | ||||||
Attendance | 50,699 | ||||||
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