New York Americans (soccer)

The New York Americans were an American soccer club founded in 1931. Based in New York, New York, it played in both the first American Soccer League and second American Soccer League.

History

In 1931, Erno Schwarz, who had played for both the New York Giants and Hakoah All-Stars in the ASL, founded his own team, the New York Americans. That fall, he entered it into the American Soccer League which was in the process of collapsing caused by financial losses stemming from the 1928-1929 "Soccer Wars" and the onset of the Great Depression. Schwarz owned, played for and managed the Americans through the last two years of the ASL's existence. After the disintegration of the original ASL following the 1933 spring season, the ownership of the Americans and New York Brookhattan helped form a new, but lower professional level, ASL in 1933/34.

Just before the 1956/57 season, the club merged with Brooklyn Hakoah to form New York Hakoah.

The club won the Lewis Cup and the Duffy Cup in 1950. The club also earned a "double" in 1954 winning both the ASL championship and the National Challenge Cup.

In 1965, a team named New York Americans entered the International Soccer League (ISL) and reached the final losing the championship to Polonia Bytom.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	National Cup
1931	1	ASL	6th (Fall)	No playoff	N/A
Spring 1932	1	ASL	5th?	No playoff	1st Round
Fall 1932	1	ASL	3rd	No playoff	N/A
Spring 1933	1	ASL	?	?	Final
1933/34	N/A	ASL	2nd	No playoff	?
1934/35	N/A	ASL	2nd	No playoff	?
1935/36	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	?
1936/37	N/A	ASL	5th, National	Did not qualify	Champion
1937/38	N/A	ASL	3rd(t), National	1st Round	?
1938/39	N/A	ASL	4th, National	Did not qualify	?
1939/40	N/A	ASL	4th	No playoff	?
1940/41	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	?
1941/42	N/A	ASL	3rd	No playoff	?
1942/43	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	?
1943/44	N/A	ASL	9th	No playoff	?
1944/45	N/A	ASL	9th	No playoff	?
1945/46	N/A	ASL	5th	No playoff	?
1946/47	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	?
1947/48	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	?
1948/49	N/A	ASL	1st(t)	Finals	?
1949/50	N/A	ASL	3rd	No playoff	?
1950/51	N/A	ASL	5th	No playoff	?
1951/52	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	?
1952/53	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	Semifinals
1953/54	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Champion
1954/55	N/A	ASL	8th	No playoff	?
1955/56	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	?

U.S. Open Cup winners

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

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