Home field was Pierce field East Providence RI
Rhode Island Oceaneers was a
soccer
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team.
History
The original Rhode Island Oceaneers soccer team was established in 1974. That season, they won the league title after a 16-2 regular season. U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame (1990) coach
Manny Schellscheidt was named ASL Coach of the Year as the club outscored opponents 56-16.
For the 1977 season, the team was renamed the New England Oceaneers. Schellscheidt moved on to coach the
New Jersey Americans
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, replaced by Massachusetts Hall of Famer (1999)
John Bertos. After an 8-2-14 (8th of 9 teams) season, the team moved to
Indianapolis, Indiana
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and became the
Indianapolis Daredevils before folding after the 1979 season.
The original Oceaneers team played at Pierce Memorial Stadium in
East Providence, Rhode Island
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as a member of the second version of the
American Soccer League from 1974-77.
Year-by-year
Coaches
*
Manny Schellscheidt: 1974
*
John Bertos: 1977
Honors
League Championship
:* Winner (1): 1974
ASL Rookie of the Year
* 1976:
John Roeslein
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ASL Leading Goalkeeper
* 1975:
Brad Steurer
ASL Coach of the Year
* 1974:
Manny Schellscheidt
Notable players
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Mohammad Attiah
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In 1966, Attiah began his professional career in Ghana as a sixteen-year-old. He left Ghana in 19 ...
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Tony DiCicco
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Arnie Mausser
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Jose Franca Neto*
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References
Soccer clubs in Rhode Island
American Soccer League (1933–1983) teams
1974 establishments in Rhode Island
American Soccer League (2014–2017) teams
Association football clubs established in 1974
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