Philadelphia German-American was an American soccer club based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was an inaugural member of the professional American Soccer League.
Before the 1941–42 season the club became known as the Philadelphia Americans. During the 1953–54 season, the franchise was bought by trucking magnate Anthony M. Uhrik, owner of the "A.M. Uhrik, Inc." and renamed the Uhrik Truckers. Many of the team players worked in the Uhrik truck company serving as drivers or at the loading docks."Philadelphia Uhrik Truckers" at American Truck Historical Society
Home games were played at Lighthouse Field and Northeast High School Field.
The team earned a "mini-double" in 1955 winning the league championship and league cup (the Lewis Cup). The club also won the National Amateur Cup in 1933 and 1934 and the Lewis Cup in 1941, 1943 and 1958.
Year-by-year Season Div. League National cup Assoc. Reg. season Playoffs1933–34N/AASL8th – did not participate1934–35N/AASL 1stChampion did not participate1935–36N/AASL4th– Champion1936–37N/AASL3rd did not qualify did not participate1937–38 N/A ASL 1st Semifinals did not participate1938–39N/AASL2nd, AmericanFinalSemifinals1939–40N/AASL6th– Quarterfinals1940–41N/AASL2nd– did not participate1941–42N/AASL 1st Champion Semifinals1942–43N/AASL3rd– Semifinals1943–44N/AASL1stChampion Round of 161944–45N/AASL2nd– Quarterfinals1945–46N/AASL8th– Semifinals1946–47N/AASL1stChampion Quarterfinals1947–48N/AASL1stChampion Quarterfinals1948–49N/AASL6thdid not qualify did not participate1949–50N/AASL6th– did not participate1950–51N/AASL6th– did not participate1951–52N/AASL1stChampion did not participate1952–53N/AASL3rd– did not participate1953–54N/AASL8th– Quarterfinals1954–55N/AASL1stChampion Semifinals1955–56N/AASL1stChampion Quarterfinals1956–57N/AASL2nd– did not participate1957–58N/AASL7th– ?1958–59N/AASL3rd– ?1959–60N/AASL10th– ?1960–61N/AASL10th – ?1961–62N/AASL9th – ?1962–63N/AASL8th – did not participate1963–64N/AASL7th – did not participate1964–65N/AASL5th – did not participate
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Coaches Jimmy Mills 1956-
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