Brookhattan was an American soccer club based in New York City that was a member of the professional American Soccer League (ASL).
Full name | Brookhattan |
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Founded | 1933 |
Dissolved | 1962 |
Formed in 1933, they joined the American Soccer League and won the first half of the league's 1933 season.[1] Following that league's collapse they joined an identically named league in late 1933.[1] In 1942 they won the Lewis Cup,[2] and in 1945 the ASL, National Challenge Cup and Lewis Cup.[3]
In 1948, coffee importer Eugene Diaz, previous owner of New York Galicia, bought the team.[4] In that year they finished second in the 1948 National Challenge Cup.
During the 1948-49 season, Pito Villanon led the ASL in scoring.[5] In the 1949-50 season, Joe Gaetjens was the top scorer in the ASL.[6] Pito Villanon led the ASL in scoring in 1952-53 and was also the ASL MVP.[5] They finished runner-up in the ASL in 1954.[7]
The club would later change its name to Brookhattan-Galicia, Galicia, and Galacia-Honduras, before ceasing activity in 1962.[8]
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