1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 16-14 - 144 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Domagoj Kapetanovic (16-14)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 93,501, Avg. 6,233 in 15 home dates
1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia RosterTeam Record: 16-14 - 144 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Domagoj Kapetanovic (16-14)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 93,501, Avg. 6,233 in 15 home dates
The Toronto Metros-Croatia of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 16 wins and 14 losses for 144 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
The Metros-Croatia netted 58 goals and conceded 47. Ivan Lukacevic scored 16 goals for Toronto, while Sead Susic, Vanco Balevski, Marko Vujkovic, Brian Budd and Ray Treacy each contributed five or more as well. Marko Vujkovic accounted for 11 assists. Zeljko Bilecki registered a 0.89 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Domagoj Kapetanovic coached the team. The 1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Lukacevic | F | 17 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marko Vujkovic | M | 26 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanco Balevski | M | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sead Susic | F | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Budd | F | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Treacy | F | 23 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivair Ferreira | F | 24 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vladimir Smolcic | F | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivan Poljak | M | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manuel Velazquez | M | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boris Matas | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pampos Papadopoulos | F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Damir Sutevski | D | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Roe | F | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kemal Hafizovic | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Polak | D | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stjepan Loparic | D | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norberto Galluzzo | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Paez | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Roe | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ignacio Salcedo | M | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vasilios Konstantinou | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeljko Bilecki | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivan Kocijancic | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Filip Blaskovic | D | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 383 | 0 | 58 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeljko Bilecki | 17 | 0 | 1550:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 1.34 | 0 | 122 | |
| Vasilios Konstantinou | 13 | 0 | 1180:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.75 | 0 | 87 | |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 2730:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 1.52 | 0 | 209 |
