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Appendix: Rest of World sides.

Prior to the 1978 expansion, there were two South American teams being specially produced by Subbuteo. Argentinean side River Plate were the first South American club side to grace the Subbuteo team charts - introduced as team 059 in 1969-70, and they were followed by another legendary Subbuteo number 165 - Brazilian side Santos. Both are distinctive kits, but I'm not sure what prompted their production. 

August 2003 - More hard work from Bernard Cros - city names have been added for the South American teams.
July 2007 - New Zealand sides added thanks to Kevin Blair.

 Argentina.

Argentinean production started with River Plate in 1969, and another six teams were added in the 1978 expansion. These teams lasted until 1987. No other sides are seen until 1994, when eight new kits are produced, and other teams are fitted into the existing range. It's worth noting that the original River Plate, and the later teams are all light skinned players, whereas the 1978 teams (294-298) are dark skinned like their international team, and like the Brazilian club sides.

Name

Pre-1981

Post-1981

  Name Pre-1981 Post-1981
Argentinos Juniors
(Buenos Aires)
  041, 214   Racing Club
(Avellaneda) 
  795
Belgrano Córdoba   495   River Plate
(Buenos Aires)
059 794
Boca Juniors
(Buenos Aires)
295 793   Rosario Central 296 799
Estudiantes La Plata 009 440   San Lorenzo
(Buenos Aires)
298 095
Huracán Buceo
(Buenos Aires)
  183   Talleres Córdoba   798
Independiente
(Buenos Aires)
297 797   Velez Sársfield
(Buenos Aires)
  800
Newell's Old Boys
(Rosario)
294 796        

Brazil.

Brazilian team production begins with 165 Santos in 1973-74. This was obviously a popular kit, and remained in production right through to the final full Hasbro range of 1996. However, doubts have been cast as to whether Santos ever played in a green and white kit. It always struck me that this kit was just a shorts colour away from Zaire - 176, but this is probably a coincidence.  Other teams appeared occasionally after this. 1978 saw 299 and 300 appear, then there was 507 in 1981,  399 and 400 in 1983, 601 in 1985, and 737-739 in 1992. 

Name

Pre-1981

Post-1981

   Name Pre-1981 Post-1981
Botafogo 
(Rio de Janeiro)
034, 008 737   Grêmio FBPA   399
Corinthians
(São Paulo)
227      Internacional Porto Alegre   601
Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte 300      Santos* 165 165
Flamengo
(Rio de Janeiro)
507     Vasco de Gama
(Rio de Janeiro)
  400, 739
Fluminense
(Rio de Janeiro)
299 738        
               

*As pointed out elsewhere on this site, Santos play in all-white (occasionally with black stripes like Newcastle). They have never played in green and yellow.

Chile.

One heroic team for Chile in the 1978 expansion. 

Name

Pre-1981 Post-1981  
Colo Colo Santiago de Chile 227    

North American Soccer League.

As mentioned elsewhere on the site, NASL teams were produced in 1978 and 1982. The first range seemed to be mostly for the European market, but the second range was pushed in America as well. The early teams can be found in heavyweight, zombie or lightweight. Teams shown with a star folded before the Subbuteo versions were released, and I am not sure as to whether the teams were ever produced.

Name

Pre-1981

Post-1981

   Name Pre-1981 Post-1981
Atlanta Chiefs *   544   New York Cosmos 261 543
Boston Minutemen 262     Philadelphia Atoms 265  
Calgary Boomers *   547   Portland Timbers 269 552
California Surf *   541   San Diego Sockers   555
Chicago Sting   542   San Diego Toros 259, 077?  
Dallas Tornado *   546   San Jose Earthquakes   553
Edmonton Drillers   548   Seattle Sounders   554
Fort Lauderdale Strikers   550   Tampa Bay Rowdies 266 545
Hartford Bicentennials 260     Toronto Metros 264  
Jacksonville Tea Men   559   Toronto Blizzard   556
Los Angeles Aztecs 270 560   Tulsa Roughnecks   558
Minnesota Kicks (Minutemen is not correct) 263 557   Vancouver Whitecaps 267 540
Montreal Manic   549   Washington Diplomats 268 551
             

Uruguay.

Two successful sides from Montevideo.

Name

Pre-1981 Post-1981  
Nacional 302 008, 287  
Peñarol 002, 030, 301    

South Africa.

Squeezed onto this list, because they don't really fit anywhere else, there were six teams were produced for Subbuteo's South African market in the 1970s. In addition, a seventh side (Berea Park) appears on ref 138. The teams were in the range 1973-82

Name

Pre-1981 Post-1981  
Berea Park  138    
Cape Town 115    
Durban City 120    
Durban United  118    
Hellenic FC 117    
Jewish Guild 119    
Southern Suburbs 116    

New Zealand.

A surprise addition to the team range, these teams did not appear in the UK catalogues. However, when New Zealand distributors Theo Holdsworth & Sons Ltd, Auckland reprinted the 1981 catalogue (as a poster) they added their own page of teams and accessories that were "readily available". In their team list they included the names of the top New Zealand teams of the day - and here they are....

Name

  1981  
Gisborne City   191  
Mount Wellington   41  
Newmans Nelson   41  
Rangers Christchurch   156  
Stop Out (2nd)   191  
Wellington Diamond Utd.   47  
       

 


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