The Albany Capitals joined the third incarnation 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 1989. The team joined the American Professional Soccer League

American Professional Soccer League

The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...

 in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League

Western Soccer League

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. The club played in Albany, New York

Albany, New York

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Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1989	N/A	ASL	3rd, Northern	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1990	N/A	APSL	2nd, ASL North	ASL Semifinals	Did not enter
1991	N/A	APSL	2nd, American	Final	Did not enter

Year	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
1989	11	9	29	19	36
1990	14	6	35	22	42
1991	10	11	27	29	92

Ownership & Staff

Armand Quadrini - Owner Joe Hennessey - General Manager Charlie Curto - Technical Advisor

Notable players

Paul Mariner

Paul Mariner

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 (1991) 17 apps 1 goal  Colombia Jorge Acosta

Jorge Acosta

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  Cape Verde Pedro DeBrito

Pedro DeBrito

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 Brian Bliss

Brian Bliss

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  Ecuador Hernan "Chico" Borja  Kingdom of England Elvis Comrie

Elvis Comrie

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 John Harkes

John Harkes

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 Arnie Mausser

Arnie Mausser

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 Carl Rees

Carl Rees

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  Germany Mike Windischmann

Mike Windischmann

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 Jeff Guinn F.J. Zwicklbauer Jimmy McGeough

Jimmy McGeough

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 Bill Steffen