The Tacoma Tides was an American soccer club based in Tacoma, Washington that was a member of the American Soccer League. It began play in 1976, but the league folded the following year. It was owned by businessman and future governor Booth Gardner;^[1] among its players was backup goalkeeper Bruce Arena, who later coached several Major League Soccer champions and the United States men's national team.^[2]

Year-by-year

In their only year of existence, the Tides finished 2nd in the ASL Western Division. They defeated the Utah Golden Spikers in the playoff quarterfinals, 2–1, then lost in overtime to the eventual champion Los Angeles Skyhawks in the semifinals by a score of 2–1.

Management

• Booth Gardner – Owner
• Stan Naccarato – General Manager

Coach

• Dan Wood
• David Chadwick (assistant)

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Jamil Canal 1 GK  USA Bruce Arena 2 DF  ENG Mickey Rooney 3 DF  JAM Altamont McKenzie 4 MF  USA Ben Brewster 5 DF  WAL Wayne Cegielski 6 DF  RSA Bill Wilkinson 7 FW  RSA Bernard Hartze 8 MF  ENG Roy Sinclair 9 FW  USA Charlie Myers

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF  ENG David Chadwick 11 FW  USA Chris Agoliati 12 MF  USA Rich Reinecke 13 FW  USA Frank Gallo 14 DF   Chris Witworth 15 FW  USA Andy Rymarczuk 16 DF  USA Carl Milford 17 MF  BOL Windsor del Llano 18 DF  USA Len Dudkowski 19 FW  URU Pepe Fernandez