The Cincinnati Comets was an American

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club based in

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that was a member of the American Soccer League. The Comets won the ASL in 1972, led by 16-year-old Costa Rican-American

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who would win

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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

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Coaches

* Nick Capurro (1972–73)

Stadiums

*1972: 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

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Year-by-year

Honors

League Championship :* ''Winner (1):'' 1972 :* ''Runner Up (1):'' 1973 League MVP * 1972:

* 1974:

Leading Scorer * 1973:

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 ...

Leading Goalkeeper * 1973:

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Coach of the Year * 1972: Nick Capurro

References

Soccer clubs in Cincinnati, Comets Defunct soccer clubs in Ohio American Soccer League (1933–1983) teams Soccer clubs in Ohio 1972 establishments in Ohio 1975 disestablishments in Ohio Association football clubs established in 1972 Association football clubs disestablished in 1975 {{Cincinnati-sport-stub