Utah Golden Spikers

Utah Golden Spikers / Pioneers
Full nameUtah Golden Spikers
Nickname(s)Golden Spikers
Founded1976
LeagueAmerican Soccer League

The Utah Golden Spikers was an American soccer club based in Salt Lake City, Utah that was a member of the American Soccer League. The team became the Utah Pioneers, a new franchise with new owners, during the latter stages of their only season, after the Golden Spikers were ousted from the league for nonpayment of their financial obligations.[1][2]

They were coached by former Olympiakos of Greece player, Nick Kambolis.

  1. ^ Wharton, Tom (August 3, 1976). "American Soccer League Expels Utah Spikers". Salt Lake City Tribune. p. 17. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  2. ^ "New franchise awarded, Spikers now Pioneers". The Daily Spectrum (Saint George Utah). August 10, 1976. p. 6. Retrieved 2018-08-25.