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Cincinnati Comets
The Cincinnati Comets was an American soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio that was a member of the American Soccer League (1933-1983), American Soccer League. The Comets won the ASL in 1972, led by 16-year-old Costa Rican-American midfielder Ringo Cantillo who would win MVP, Most Valuable Player that year. At the time Cantillo was a high school student at McNicholas High School and living with head coach Nick Capurro. Cantillo would go on to win MVP 3 more times in the ASL. The following year in 1973 the Comets would advance to the championship again ultimately losing to the New York Apollo. Coaches * Nick Capurro (1972–73) Stadiums *1972: St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati), St. Xavier High School *1973: Nippert Stadium (playoff game against Cleveland played at St. Xavier High School) *1974–75: Trechter Stadium, Cincinnati Technical College, now Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Year-by-year Honors League Championship :* ''Winner (1):'' 1972 :* ''Runner Up ...
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Nippert Stadium
James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Primarily used for American football, it is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team. The stadium has also been used as a soccer venue, serving as the home of FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer from their inaugural 2016 USL season through the 2020 MLS season, following which they moved to TQL Stadium. Nippert Stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 40,000 following the expansion and renovation performed in 2014, and the 2017 removal of corner seats to accommodate FC Cincinnati during their transition to the MLS. In rudimentary form since 1901, permanent concrete stands were built along each sideline for the 1915 season and as a complete horseshoe stadium since 1924, making it the fourth-oldest playing site and fifth-oldest stadium in college football, respectively."Nippert Stadium facts", 2015 Namesake During the final game of t ...
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1974 American Soccer League
Statistics of the American Soccer League II for the 1974 season. League standings Playoffs Bracket ''#Play suspended after extra time because of weather.'' Semifinals ---- ''*Boston Astros forfeit for refusing to play overtime.'' ASL Championship Series The ASL championship was set as a two-match aggregate, with overtime to be played after the second leg to break a tie. Game 2 finished regulation with the teams tied on aggregate, 3–3. With the first overtime completed, a violent thunderstorm flooded the field and knocked out the stadium lights, effectively ending the match. A week later the match was replayed. After the Oceaneers' Rich Kratzer tied it late in regulation, the teams again went to extra time. In the second half of extra time Rhode Island got goals from Mohammad Attiah and Charlie McCully Charles Findlay McCully (April 30, 1947 – October 23, 2007) was a soccer player who played as a forward. He spent two seasons in the American Soccer League, one in ...
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1975 Disestablishments In Ohio
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1972 Establishments In Ohio
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Soccer Clubs In Ohio
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ...
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American Soccer League (1933–1983) Teams
American Soccer League may refer to: * American Soccer League (1921–33), from 1921 to 1933 * American Soccer League (1933–83), from 1933 to 1983 * American Soccer League (1988–89), from 1988 to 1989 * American Soccer League (2014–17) American Soccer League may refer to: * American Soccer League (1921–33), from 1921 to 1933 * American Soccer League (1933–83), from 1933 to 1983 * American Soccer League (1988–89), from 1988 to 1989 * American Soccer League (2014–17) Ameri ...
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Defunct Soccer Clubs In Ohio
Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ...
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Soccer Clubs In Cincinnati
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ...
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Antion Cruz
Antion (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίων), in Greek mythology, was the eldest son of Periphas and Astyaguia (daughter of Hypseus), who were distantly related. According to legend, he was the great-grandson of Apollo, his paternal grandfather being Lapithus, the son of Apollo and Stilbe and patriot of the Lapith people. Antion married Perimele, and they became parents of the legendary demi-god Ixion. It is sometimes said that Ares was Ixion's father, although some sources have Phlegyas, LeonteusHyginus, ''Fabulae'' 62 as the real father. Notes References *Diodorus Siculus, ''The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site*Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2''. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890Gre ...
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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 The New York Greeks was an American soccer club based in New York City that was a member of the American Soccer League. The team began as the amateur Greek-Americans. The club played lower Premier Division of the German American Soccer League w .... References American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Cincinnati Comets players Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football players not categorized by position {{US-footy-bio-stub ...
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1975 American Soccer League
Statistics of American Soccer League II in season 1975. League standings Playoffs Bracket Semifinals Championship ''*Play suspended after 9 sudden-death overtimes; teams declared co-champions by commissioner Bob Cousy Robert Joseph Cousy (, born August 9, 1928) is an American former professional basketball player. Cousy played point guard for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963, and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals during the 1969–70 season. A 13-time N ....'' References American Soccer League II (RSSSF) {{USSF D2 soccer seasons American Soccer League (1933–1983) seasons 2 ...
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1973 American Soccer League
Statistics of the American Soccer League II American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ... for the 1973 season. League standings Playoffs Bracket Semifinals ---- Final References American Soccer League II (RSSSF) {{USSF D2 soccer seasons American Soccer League (1933–1983) seasons 2 ...
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