| Club: | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Season: | 1979 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Tony Waiters |
| Chairman: | Herb Capozzi |
| League Result: | Division: 1st Conference: 3rd Overall: 4th |
| Cup1: | NASL Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Champions |
| Cup2: | Challenge Trophy |
| Cup2 Result: | Ineligible |
| Largest Loss: | LA 2–0 VAN NASL (8/04) |
| Highest Attendance: | 32,875 vs NYC |
| Lowest Attendance: | 16,965 vs SD NASL (5/02) |
| League Topscorer: | Kevin Hector (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Kevin Hector (17) |
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| Prevseason: | 1978 |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
The 1979 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the club's sixth season in the North American Soccer League.
The 1979 squad coached by Tony Waiters:[1]
-Playoffs via division standings. -Playoffs via wildcard.
| Conference | West | Central | East | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conference | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–6 | |
| American Conference | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 8–4 | |
| Total | 10–4 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 20–10 |
Vancouver won series 2–0.
Series tied 1–1, Vancouver won tiebreaking mini-game.
Series tied 1–1, Vancouver won tiebreaking mini-game.
See main article: Soccer Bowl '79.