1978 Oakland Stompers Statistics
Team Record: 12-18 - 103 points
in the NASL's Western Division
Coach: Mirko Stojanovic (4-4)
Coach: Karl-Heinz Mrosko (0-0)
Coach: Shep Messing (0-0)
Coach: Johnny Moore (0-0)
Coach: Ken Bracewell (0-0)
Coach: Dick Berg (0-0)
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 178,941, Avg. 11,929 in 15 home dates
The Oakland Stompers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 12 wins and 18 losses for 103 points in the NASL's Western Division.
Oakland chalked up 34 goals, worst in the league and gave up 59. Karl-Heinz Mrosko scored 11 goals for the Stompers, while Miro Djordjevic netted five or more also. Shep Messing recorded a 1.23 goals against average, topping qualifying goalkeepers.
Mirko Stojanovic, Karl-Heinz Mrosko, Shep Messing, Johnny Moore, Ken Bracewell and Dick Berg coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Heinz Mrosko | M | 26 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miro Djordjevic | M | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bozidar Ban | F | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy McCulloch | F | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Enders | M | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bogdan Turudija | F | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Roboostoff | F | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Moore | M | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alec Lindsay | D | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Rosenthal | M | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Raduka | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Liveric | F | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volker Faas | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Lesh | M | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Atuegbu | M | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ehud Ben-Tovim | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dokich | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Franz Smuda | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Flater | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene DuChateau | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Twamley | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Rowlands | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Graham | F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geoff Wegerle | F | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paki Paunovich | D | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Atack | D | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shep Messing | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 384 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene DuChateau | 5 | 0 | 460:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.76 | 0 | 32 | |
| Shep Messing | 25 | 0 | 2332:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1.85 | 0 | 185 | |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 2792:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 1.84 | 0 | 217 |
