New York Eagles

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, Vogislav "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

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1978	2	ASL	4th, Eastern	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1979	2	ASL	2nd, Eastern	1st Round	Did not enter
1980	2	ASL	on hiatus
1981	2	ASL	3rd, Liberty	1st Round	Did not enter

Coaches

• Mike Rybak (1981)^[1]
• Gjelosh Nikac (1979) ^[2]
• George Vizvary (1978)
• Dragoslav Šekularac (1978)

Players

• Guillermo Ambrosini
• Billy Boljevic
• Momcilo Bozevic^[2]
• Howie Charbonneau^[1]
• Jose Cristaldo^[2]
• Simon Curanaj^[2]
• Waldir DeSouza^[2]
• Keith Gehling^[1]
• Hranislav Hadizitonic^[1]
• Ricky Kren^[1]
• Miodrag Lacevic^[1]
• Abdullah Nezaj^[2]
• Leo Ramas^[2]
• Salvatore Scalica^[2]
• Branko Sematovic
• Lesh Shkreli^[1]
• Robert Steinberg^[1]
• Andjelko Tesan
• Clyde Watson^[2]

References

1. Stellrecht, Rick (September 3, 1981). "Offense Eagles' Key At Detroit". Schenectady Gazette – via Google News.
2. Stellrecht, Rick (May 25, 1979). "Shkreli Gets Test Sunday". Schenectady Gazette.