1979-80 Buffalo Stallions Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 17-15
in the MISL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 0-1
Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Sal DeRosa (17-15)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 136,892, Avg. 8,556 in 16 home dates
1979-80 Buffalo Stallions Statistics

The Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 17 wins and 15 losses in the MISL's Atlantic Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Buffalo scored 171 goals and conceded 197. Iubo Petrovic netted 35 goals for the Stallions, while Joe Horvath, Dave Sarachan and Slobodan Jankovic each tallied fifteen or more as well. Iubo Petrovic contributed 22 assists. Jim May and Scott Manning topped the squad with 8 wins each. Scott Manning recorded a 5.83 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.

Sal DeRosa coached the team. The 1979-80 Buffalo Stallions lost in the Division Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Eddie AzevedoDMarch 18, 19515'9"150Lisbon, Portugal
Tony BettsM,FOctober 31, 19535'11"165Derby, England
Ernie BurianoD,M,M/DJuly 24, 19575'8"145Colon, Argentina
Armando CostaFJuly 20, 19495'11"154, Portugal
Meno DroegmoellerG6'1"170Rochester, NY
Renard DroegmoellerD6'1"185Rochester, NY
Francisco EscosM,DJuly 10, 19425'7"158, Argentina
EusebioF,F/M,MJanuary 25, 19426'0"175Maputo, Mozambique
Robert GemertD,FAugust 7, 19515'8"149Paramaribo, Surinam
Dave HoffmeyerM,DMay 31, 19555'9"155St. Louis, MO
Joe HorvathF,M,DMay 21, 19496'1"175Budapest, Hungary
Slobodan JankovicFFebruary 23, 19495'8"160Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Stan KarasiMAugust 11, 19485'8"160Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Dominic KennyF
Steve KlassenDMarch 4, 19545'10"165Rochester, NY
Lajos KuFJuly 5, 1948
Scott ManningGSeptember 5, 19576'0"170Rochester, NY
Frank MarquesF
Jim MayGMarch 22, 19536'1"170Kings Ferry, NY
Jim McAlisterD,FApril 5, 19575'8"140Seattle, WA
John McDermottF,M5'7"140Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Carlos MetidieriFDecember 18, 19425'4"150Sorocaba, Brazil
Pat OcchiutoFAugust 20, 19575'7"155, Italy
Frank OdoiMFebruary 23, 19435'6"145Accra, Ghana
Tommy OrdFApril 15, 19525'10"165London, England
Ardo PerriGSeptember 23, 19505'11"185Nicastro, Italy
Iubo PetrovicFMay 15, 19495'8"160Vel Brusnica, Yugoslavia
Dave SarachanFJune 7, 19545'5"140Rochester, NY
Jim SinclairDMay 15, 19515'7"165, Scotland
Nene TeixeiraF6'0"185, Brazil
Jose TestasF



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