Calgary Boomers
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| Calgary Boomers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Calgary Boomers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Boomers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dissolved | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | McMahon Stadium (Capacity 25,000) |
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| Chairman | Nelson Skalbania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Al Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | North American Soccer League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| defunct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Calgary Boomers were a professional soccer team, that competed in the North American Soccer League during the 1981 season, after which they folded. They were owned by Nelson Skalbania, a Canadian businessman who moved the Memphis Rogues to Calgary, Alberta after the 1980 season.
[edit] Coach
Al Miller 1980-1981
[edit] 1981 Roster
John Faulkner (footballer)
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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| 1980/81 | NASL Indoor | 10 | 8 | — | — | 3rd, Northern Division | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | NASL | 17 | 15 | — | 151 | 2nd, Northwest Division | Lost 1st Round (Ft. Lauderdale) |
