New Jersey Americans (soccer)
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The New Jersey Americans was an American soccer
club based in New Brunswick, New Jersey
that was a member of the American Soccer League
. The team won the ASL championship in 1977, in only its second year of existence.
After the 1979 season, the club moved to Miami, Florida
and became known as the Miami Americans
.
(1977-??)
Ringo Cantillo
(1977) 22 Apps 7 Goals Eusebio
(1978) Woody Hartmann (1976) Kevin Kiernan (1976) 21 Apps 6 Goals Jose Neto
(1977-78) 39 Apps 34 Goals
Telmo Pires
(1977) Steve Reid
(1978) 21 Apps 8 Goals John Roeslein
(1976-77) 20 Apps 7 Goals Antonio Simoes
(1978) Jerry Sularz
(1977-78) Carlos Velasquez
(1977-78)
ASL Rookie of the Year
ASL Leading Goal Scorer
ASL Leading Point Scorer
ASL All-Star Team
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
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...
. The team won the ASL championship in 1977, in only its second year of existence.
After the 1979 season, the club moved to Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
and became known as the Miami Americans
Miami Americans
The Miami Americans was an American soccer club based in Miami, Florida that was a member of the American Soccer League. The team existed for only the 1980 season and played their home games at Tropical Park Stadium.-History:...
.
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | ASL | 6th, East | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1977 | 2 | ASL | 1st, East | Champion | Did not enter |
| 1978 | 2 | ASL | 2nd, Eastern | Semifinals | Did not enter |
| 1979 | 2 | ASL | 4th, Eastern | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
Notable players
Juan CanoJuan Cano (soccer)
Juan Cano is a retired Columbian-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League....
(1977-??)
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...
(1977) 22 Apps 7 Goals Eusebio
Eusébio
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...
(1978) Woody Hartmann (1976) Kevin Kiernan (1976) 21 Apps 6 Goals Jose Neto
José Neto
José Manuel Conceiçāo Neto was a Portuguese footballer who played for SL Benfica and was part of their European Cup victory in 1961....
(1977-78) 39 Apps 34 Goals
Telmo PiresTelmo Pires
Telmo Pires is a retired Portuguese-American soccer player professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team in 1975.-Youth:...
(1977) Steve Reid
Steve Reid (soccer)
Steve Reid is a retired Canadian-American football player who played professionally in the American Soccer League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League....
(1978) 21 Apps 8 Goals John Roeslein
John Roeslein
John Roeslein is a retired American soccer player who was a member of championship teams at the high school, junior college, NCAA Division I and professional levels. He played two seasons in the American Soccer League where he was the 1976 Rookie of the Year....
(1976-77) 20 Apps 7 Goals Antonio Simoes
António Simões
António José Simões da Costa ; born Corroios, 14 December 1943) is a Portuguese footballer and a current coach. He played as a left winger for Benfica, from 1961/62 to 1974/75. With only 1.58 m of height, he is seen as the first "Giant Gnome" of Portuguese football, before Rui Barros...
(1978) Jerry Sularz
Jerry Sularz
Bronisław “Jerry” Sularz was a Polish football goalkeeper who spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League, at least two in the American Soccer League and six in Poland....
(1977-78) Carlos Velasquez
Carlos Velasquez
Carlos Iván Velásquez is a Puerto Rican amateur boxer best known as winning the featherweight title at the 20.Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 in Cartagena...
(1977-78)
Honors
ASL Season MVP- 1977 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...
ASL Rookie of the Year
- 1976: John RoesleinJohn RoesleinJohn Roeslein is a retired American soccer player who was a member of championship teams at the high school, junior college, NCAA Division I and professional levels. He played two seasons in the American Soccer League where he was the 1976 Rookie of the Year....
ASL Leading Goal Scorer
- 1977 Jose NetoJosé NetoJosé Manuel Conceiçāo Neto was a Portuguese footballer who played for SL Benfica and was part of their European Cup victory in 1961....
(17 Goals)
ASL Leading Point Scorer
- 1977 Jose NetoJosé NetoJosé Manuel Conceiçāo Neto was a Portuguese footballer who played for SL Benfica and was part of their European Cup victory in 1961....
(36 Points)
ASL All-Star Team
- 1977 Telmo PiresTelmo PiresTelmo Pires is a retired Portuguese-American soccer player professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned one cap with the United States men's national soccer team in 1975.-Youth:...
, 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...
, Juan CanoJuan Cano (soccer)Juan Cano is a retired Columbian-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League....
, Jose NetoJosé NetoJosé Manuel Conceiçāo Neto was a Portuguese footballer who played for SL Benfica and was part of their European Cup victory in 1961....