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| Full name | Denver Dynamos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Dynamos | ||
| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Dissolved | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) | ||
| Stadium | Mile High Stadium Jefferson County Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 75,000 (Mile High) 10,000 (Jefferson) | ||
| League | North American Soccer League | ||
TheDenver Dynamos were asoccer team based inDenver that played in theNASL from 1974 to 1975. Their home field wasMile High Stadium. After the 1975 season, they moved toMinnesota and became theMinnesota Kicks.
Between the1973 and1974 North American Soccer League seasons the league added eight new expansion teams, including one located inDenver. English full-back and NASL veteranKen Bracewell was hired asplayer-coach andOldham Athletic A.F.C. playersAndy Lochhead andIan Wood were brought over on loan.[1][2] The team lost its first game to theToronto Metros 3-2[3] and finished the 1974 season in last place of the Central Division with a record of five wins and fifteen losses.[4]During the season, the Dynamos went 523 minutes without scoring a goal, setting a record that held until thePhiladelphia Fury went 524 minutes and 18 seconds without scoring during the1978 NASL season.[5] Following the season, GM Norman Sutherland announced that Bracewell's contract would not be renewed, effectively firing the head coach.[6] On October 22, 1974, Sutherland, who had played forEast Fife F.C. in Scotland and had won the1968 and1969American Soccer League titles as manager of theWashington Darts, was named coach for the 1975 season.[7] However, less than five months later and a week before training camp, Sutherland announced his resignation as both coach and general manager of the organization.[8] Less than a week later, John Young, who had coached theMiami Toros for three seasons, was named head coach and Joe Echelle was named general manager, a position he had held previously for four years with theDallas Tornado.[9] For the1975 NASL season, the Dynamos finished in third place of the Central Division with a record of nine wins and thirteen losses.[4] The team played two season atMile High Stadium, averaging 4,840 fans a game in 1974 and 3,654 during the 1975 season.[4] On November 18, 1975, Jack Crocker announced that a group led by him would be purchasing the club and moving it to Minnesota for the 1976 season, the sale was completed on November 25.[10][11]
Ken Bracewell 1974
John Young 1975| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NASL | 5 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 3rd, Central Division | did not qualify |
| 1975 | 9 | 13 | — | 85 |
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