Cincinnati Comets
Encyclopedia
The Cincinnati Comets was an American soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio
that was a member of the American Soccer League
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Ringo Cantillo
(1972-75) Mullin Hall (1975) Schellas Hyndman
(1975) Al Reynolds (1975) Eddy Roberts
(1973) 12 Apps 12 Goals Roger Saint-Vil
(1975) 8 Goals
MVP
Leading Scorer
Leading Goalkeeper
Coach of the Year
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
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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Players
Nelson Brazilia Antion Cruz (1973) Ringo CantilloRingo Cantillo
Julio “Ringo” Cantillo is a former Costa Rican-American soccer midfielder. He played seven seasons in the American Soccer League where he was the league MVP as a rookie. He won MVP honors a total of three times in the ASL. Cantillo also spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League, one...
(1972-75) Mullin Hall (1975) Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman
Schellas Hyndman is an American former soccer player. He is currently the head coach of FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful college soccer coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466-122-49 record...
(1975) Al Reynolds (1975) Eddy Roberts
Eddy Roberts
Eddy Roberts was the 1973 leading scorer in the American Soccer League. Roberts played for the Cincinnati Comets, scoring twelve goals, and adding ten assists, in twelve games as the Comets finished runner-up to the New York Apollo.-References:...
(1973) 12 Apps 12 Goals Roger Saint-Vil
Roger Saint-Vil
Roger Saint-Vil was a Haitian football left wing who played professionally in the United States and Haiti. He was a member of the Haitian national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Saint-Vil attended Tertullien Guilbaud primary school...
(1975) 8 Goals
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2 | ASL | 1st, Midwestern | Champion | Did not enter |
| 1973 | 2 | ASL | 1st, Midwest | Final | Did not enter |
| 1974 | 2 | ASL | 2nd, Midwest | Playoffs | Did not enter |
| 1975 | 2 | ASL | 2nd, Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
Honors
League Championship- Winner (1): 1972
- Runner Up (1): 1973
MVP
- 1972: Ringo CantilloRingo CantilloJulio “Ringo” Cantillo is a former Costa Rican-American soccer midfielder. He played seven seasons in the American Soccer League where he was the league MVP as a rookie. He won MVP honors a total of three times in the ASL. Cantillo also spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League, one...
- 1974: Ringo CantilloRingo CantilloJulio “Ringo” Cantillo is a former Costa Rican-American soccer midfielder. He played seven seasons in the American Soccer League where he was the league MVP as a rookie. He won MVP honors a total of three times in the ASL. Cantillo also spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League, one...
Leading Scorer
- 1973: Eddy RobertsEddy RobertsEddy Roberts was the 1973 leading scorer in the American Soccer League. Roberts played for the Cincinnati Comets, scoring twelve goals, and adding ten assists, in twelve games as the Comets finished runner-up to the New York Apollo.-References:...
Leading Goalkeeper
- 1973: Antion Cruz
Coach of the Year
- 1972: Nick Cappuro