New Jersey Americans (soccer)

The New Jersey Americans were an American soccer club based in New Brunswick, New Jersey that was a member of the American Soccer League. The amateur team won the ASL championship in 1977, in its second year of existence.

After the 1979 season, the club moved to Miami, Florida and became known as the Miami Americans.

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

Coaches

Rich Melvin: 1976
Manny Schellscheidt: 1977-1978
Arthur Stewart: 1979
Tom O'Dea: 1979
Eddie Firmani: 1979

Notable players

Juan Cano (1977–??)
Ringo Cantillo (1977) 22 Apps 7 Goals
Eusébio (1978)
Woody Hartman (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
Skip Roderick (1976–78) 53 Apps 1 Goal
Antonio Simoes (1978)
Jerry Sularz (1977–78)
Carlos Velasquez (1977–78)
Denny Vaninger (1979)

Honors

ASL Season MVP

1977 Ringo Cantillo

ASL Rookie of the Year

1976: John Roeslein

'ASL Leading Goal Scorer

1977 Jose Neto (17 Goals)

ASL Leading Point Scorer

1977 Jose Neto (36 Points)

ASL All-Star Team

1977 Telmo Pires, Ringo Cantillo, Juan Cano, Jose Neto

References

[1]

American Soccer League (1933–1983)

Seasons

Teams

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