Bridgeport Hungaria
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Bridgeport Hungaria was an American soccer club based in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
that was a member of the American Soccer League
.
The team was formed to replace the Newark Skeeters
who had folded before the merger of the ASL and the Eastern Soccer League. After 10 games, the club moved to Newark, New Jersey
but folded after only five more games. On January 26, 1930, Hungaria lost, 4-0, to the New Bedford Whalers
in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup.
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. The old-time industries were paper, flour, cotton, and woolen mills, steel works, brickyards, etc. Bridgeport is six miles east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania...
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...
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The team was formed to replace the Newark Skeeters
Newark Skeeters
The Newark Skeeters was an American soccer club based in Newark, New Jersey and was a member of the American Soccer League and the Eastern Soccer League.The club folded upon the merger of the ASL & ESL after the fall 1929 season.-Year-by-year:...
who had folded before the merger of the ASL and the Eastern Soccer League. After 10 games, the club moved to Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
but folded after only five more games. On January 26, 1930, Hungaria lost, 4-0, to the New Bedford Whalers
New Bedford Whalers
New Bedford Whalers was the name of three United States soccer teams based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The first Whalers played in the Southern New England Soccer League between 1914 and 1918. The second Whalers played in the American Soccer League between 1924 and 1931 before merging into Fall...
in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 1 | ACL (ASL) | 10th (Spring) | No playoff | First round |