American Soccer League II Champions 1933-1967

American Soccer League 1933-1983 Logo [Reference: 3]

Champions

YearChampions
1933-34Kearney Irish
1934-35Philadelphia German-Americans
1935-36New York Americans
1936-37Kearny Scots
1937-38Kearny Scots
1938-39Kearny Scots
1939-40Kearny Scots
1940-41Kearny Scots
1941-42Philadelphia Americans
1942-43Brooklyn Hispano
1943-44Philadelphia Americans
1944-45Brookhattan
1945-46Baltimore Americans
1946-47Philadelphia Americans
1947-48Philadelphia Americans
1948-49Philadelphia Nationals
1949-50Philadelphia Nationals
1950-51Philadelphia Nationals
1951-52Philadelphia Americans
1952-53Philadelphia Nationals
1953-54New York Americans
1954-55Uhrik Truckers Philadelphia
1955-56Uhrik Truckers Philadelphia
1956-57New York Hakoah
1957-58New York Hakoah
1958-59New York Hakoah
1959-60Colombo
1960-61Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1961-62Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1962-63Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1963-64Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1964-65Hartford SC
1965-66Roma SC
1966-67Baltimore St. Gerards
American Soccer League II Champions 1933-1967 [References: 1]

Report

Kearney Irish won the American Soccer League in 1933-34 – usually called ASL II as there was an American Soccer League from 1921 to 1933 which was a different League despite the same name. It was the first season of the new League which was to be dominated by teams referencing immigrant groups.

Kearny scots won the League from 1936 to 1941 and from 1941 to 1953 Philadelphia Nationals and Philadelphia Americans won 9 Championships between them. New York Hakoah, a Jewish-American team won from 1956-1958 and from 1960 to 1964 the winners were Ukrainian Nationals Philadelphia.

The last winners of the American Soccer League II as a Major League were the Baltimore St. Gerards, who may also have had Irish connections.

While the ASL II operated as the Men’s Major Soccer League in the USA from 1933 to 1967 it was superceded by the North American Soccer League which ran from 1967 to 1983. The ASL II continued to operate as a second level also until 1983.

Bibliography

[1] Mantz, Gabriel (2020) “National Competitions Table of Honours” North & Central American Football Yearbook 2019-2020. pg. 452-453

[2] Cuttone, Charles & Cuttone, Linda (2020) “Men’s Pro Leagues” North American Soccer Guide 2020. Sports Vue Interactive LLC, USA. 387-388.

Images

[3] Wikipedia (2016) 200px-American_Soccer_League_(1933–83) [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/American_Soccer_League_%281933%E2%80%9383%29.png/200px-American_Soccer_League_%281933%E2%80%9383%29.png [Accessed 1 September 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy

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Last Updated: 1 September 2020

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