The New York Eagles were a professional soccer franchise that played in the American Soccer League from 1978 to 1981, with a one-year hiatus in 1980. The franchise played its first season in Mount Vernon, New York, then moved to Albany, New York for the 1979 and 1981 seasons, playing at Albany's Bleecker Stadium.
The Eagles' top scorer, Rajko "Billy" Boljevic, led the ASL in scoring in both 1981. The Eagles sat out the 1980 season due to financial constraints. The franchise made the playoffs in both the 1979 and 1981 seasons, but did not advance past the first game in either playoff appearance.
Yearly Awards ASL Season MVP 1981 – Billy Boljevic
ASL All-Star Team Selection 1979 – Andjelko Tesan, Branko Sematovic 1981 – Billy Boljevic
ASL Leading Goal Scorer 1981 – Billy Boljevic (25 Goals)
ASL Leading Points Scorer 1981 – Billy Boljevic (59 Points)
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup19782ASL4th, EasternDid not qualifyDid not enter19792ASL2nd, Eastern1st RoundDid not enter19802ASLon hiatus19812ASL3rd, Liberty1st RoundDid not enter
Coaches Mike Rybak (1981) Gjelosh Nikac (1979) George Vizvary (1978) Dragoslav Šekularac (1978)
Players Guillermo Ambrosini Billy Boljevic Momcilo Bozevic Howie Charbonneau Jose Cristaldo Simon Curanaj Waldir DeSouza Keith Gehling Hranislav Hadizitonic Ricky Kren Miodrag Lacevic Fio Maravilha Abdullah Nezaj Leo Ramas Salvatore Scalica Branko Sematovic Lesh Shkreli Robert Steinberg Andjelko Tesan Clyde Watson
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