The Golden Gate Gales was an American soccer

Football (soccer)

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 club based in Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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 that was a member of the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

. In their only season, Mal Roche was top scorer in the league with 17 goals.

The team played the majority of its home games at Tak Fudenna Stadium in Fremont, California

California

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, on the campus of Washington High School.

1980 Roster

Mal Roche

Mal Roche

Mal Roche is a retired English football forward who played seven seasons in the American Soccer League and at least one in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1977 ASL Rookie of the Year and the 1980 ASL Leading Scorer....

 27 Apps 17 Goals Lee Atack

Lee Atack

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 Gerald Hylkema

Gerald Hylkema

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 Cony Konstin Andries Maseko

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1980	2	ASL	4th, American	Did not qualify	Did not enter