Las Vegas Quicksilvers

This article is about the original Las Vegas Quicksilvers of the NASL. For The second team to use the name, see Las Vegas Quicksilver.

Las Vegas Quicksilvers

Full name	Las Vegas Quicksilvers
Nickname(s)	Silvers
Founded	1976
Dissolved	1978 (1978)
Stadium	Las Vegas Stadium
Ground Capacity	36,800
League	NASL
1977	5th in conference
Home colors Away colors

The first Las Vegas Quicksilvers were a soccer team based in Las Vegas, Nevada that played in the NASL. They played only one season, 1977. Their home field was Sam Boyd Stadium (then known as Las Vegas Stadium) in Las Vegas. In 1977 they averaged an attendance of 7,079.

An aging Eusébio played for the Quicksilvers in 1977 but only managed to score 2 goals in 17 games. Wolfgang Sühnholz also played for the Quicksilvers and was named in the NASL 1st All-Star team.

Previous to Las Vegas, the franchise was known as the Baltimore Comets and San Diego Jaws. After Las Vegas, the team moved back to San Diego and became known as the San Diego Sockers.

Statistics

Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1977	NASL	11	15	103	5th, Pacific Conference, Southern Division	Did not qualify

1977 Season Players

• Abel
• Chris Horrocks
• Trevor Hockey
• Gerry Ingram
• Brian Joy
• Chris Dangerfield
• Derek Trevis
• Franz Krauthausen
• Axel Neumann
• Hilary Carlyle
• Peter Thomas
• Humberto Coelho

• Diamantino Costa
• Toni
• Eusébio
• Tom Galati
• Alan Mayer
• Doug Wark
• Roy Sparks
• Dave Bragg
• Wolfgang Sunholz
• Ivica Psut
• Emir Ceric

Pelé (first from left) with Las players Brian Joy and Eusébio in 1977.

Coaching

• Derek Trevis - Head Coach
• Jim Fryatt - Assistant Manager

External links

• Las Vegas Quicksilvers at FunWhileItLasted.net

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