New York Skyliners
The New York Skyliners were a soccer team based in New York, New York that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues and the Skyliners were actually the roster of C.A. Cerro from Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
| Full name | New York Skyliners | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Skyliners | ||
| Founded | 1966 (Year of foundation) | ||
| Dissolved | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York City | ||
| Capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Owner | Madison Square Garden | ||
| Manager | Ondino Viera | ||
| League | United Soccer Association | ||
| 1967 | United Soccer Association, Eastern Division, 5th | ||
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History
Following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American Soccer League with the teams from the former USA having to create their rosters from scratch. The merged league decided not to have two-team cities and, as such, the NPSL's New York Generals initially planned to merge with the New York Skyliners to create one merged team. But, in January 1968, both Madison Square Garden and the management of the former NPSL New York Generals, of which RKO-General owned 55%, decided to not continue with the merged franchise. Later that month, Peter Elser, who held a 45% interest in the New York Generals was awarded the NASL's New York franchise. Elser's franchise retained the New York Generals' name and front office and the New York Skyliners effectively went out of existence.
In 2014 the New York Skyliners were brought back as an academy in Queens, New York
Colors and badge
While the New York Skyliners' home kits were all white, their road jerseys were the same blue and white stripes as C.A. Cerro's home kits.
Stadium
The New York Skyliners played their home matches at Yankee Stadium.
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach
Year-by-Year
| Season | Regular season | Play-offs | Top scorer | |||||||||||||
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| League | Div | G | W | T | L | F | A | Pts | % | Pos | Attend. | Name | Gls | Pts | ||
| 1967 | USA | E | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 10 | .417 | 5th | 8,766 | – | Benedicto Ribeiro | 5 | 12 |
Records
- League victory: 4-1 v Dallas Tornado, June 27, 1967
- League defeat: 0-2 v Washington Whips, June 7, 1967
External links
References
- "Law Of Averages Due To Catch Up With Canadiens". The Lewiston Daily Sun. The Associated Press. 13 April 1967. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- "NASL New York Skyliners Rosters". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Skyliners_Rosters.htm