The Oakland Stompers were a soccer team in the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

 (NASL) which played the 1978 season in the NASL. The Stompers played in the Western Division of the American Conference and finished the year with a 12-18 record. This placed them in third place out of the four teams in their conference, and out of playoff contention.

Team history

At the end of the 1977 NASL season, the Connecticut Bicentennials

Connecticut Bicentennials

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 relocated to Oakland

Oakland, California

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 where the team renamed itself as the Stompers. While in Oakland, the team's home field was Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. At the end of the 1978 season, the team was sold and moved to Edmonton

Edmonton

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, Alberta

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 where the team was renamed the Edmonton Drillers.

Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	T	Pts	Regular Season	Playoffs	Average Attendance
1978	NASL	12	18	—	103	3rd, American Conference, Western Division	Did Not Qualify	11,929

Roster