San Francisco Golden Gate Gales

The San Francisco Golden Gate Gales were a soccer team based in San Francisco, California, USA, that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The San Francisco club was actually the ADO Den Haag from The Hague in the Netherlands, coached by Ernst Happel. Their home ground was Candlestick Park.[1]

This article is about the United Soccer Association team. For the team that played one season in the ASL, see Golden Gate Gales.
Golden Gate Gales
Full nameSan Francisco Golden Gate Gales
Nickname(s)Gales
Founded1967
Dissolved1967
GroundKezar Stadium
Capacity59,942
OwnerGeorge Fleharty
ManagerErnst Happel,
Ferenc Puskás
LeagueUnited Soccer Association
19672nd of Western Division

Once a local team was established they were set to be coached by the Hungarian football player Ferenc Puskás. However, following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American Soccer League with the teams from the former USA having to create their rosters from scratch. The Gales closed their franchise to yield to the Oakland Clippers and the owners bought a controlling interest in the Vancouver Royals.[2]

Year-by-year
Year League W L T Pts Regular Season Playoffs
1967 USA 5 4 3 13 2nd(t), Western Division Did Not Qualify

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2014-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Pro League To Operate 2 Divisions". The Vancouver Sun. 5 January 1968. Retrieved 3 October 2012.


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