Rochester Lancers

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Rochester Lancers

The Rochester Lancers were a soccer team based out of Rochester, New York that played in the American Soccer League from 1967 until 1969 and the North American Soccer League from 1970 to 1980 at Holleder Memorial Stadium.

After a couple of years competing in the ASL, the club jumped to the newer NASL and won the league championship in their first season. They followed that up with a division title the next season and a second consecutive MVP award for forward Carlos Metidieri. However, the Lancers could not sustain their early success through the rest of the decade. Posting only a couple of winning records and a few playoff appearances, the team folded after the 1980 season.

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[edit] Year-by-year

Year Record Regular Season Finish Playoffs
1967-68 6-2-7 4th, First Division, ASL First Round
1969 12-5-3 2nd, Northern Division, ASL Northern Division Playoff
1970 9-6-9 1st, Northern Division NASL Champions
1971 13-6-5 1st, Northern Division Semifinals
1972 6-3-5 2nd, Northern Division Semifinals
1973 4-6-9 3rd, Northern Division Did Not Qualify
1974 8-2-10 3rd, Northern Division Did Not Qualify
1975 6-16 4th, Northern Division Did Not Qualify
1976 13-11 3rd, Northern Division, Atlantic Conference First Round
1977 11-15 3rd, Northern Division, Atlantic Conference Division Championships
1978 14-16 4th, Eastern Division, National Conference Did Not Qualify
1979 15-15 4th, Eastern Division, National Conference Did Not Qualify
1980 12-20 4th, Eastern Division, National Conference Did Not Qualify

[edit] Honors

NASL Championships

  • 1970

Division Titles

  • 1970 Northern Division
  • 1971 Northern Division

NASL Most Valuable Player

All-Star First Team Selections

  • 1970 Carlos Metidieri, Charlie Mitchell
  • 1971 Carlos Metidieri, Manfred Seissler, Peter Short
  • 1972 Peter Short

All-Star Second Team Selections

  • 1970 Bob DeLuca
  • 1971 Francisco Escos, Charlie Mitchell
  • 1972 Francisco Escos, Carlos Metidieri
  • 1973 Francisco Escos
  • 1975 Charlie Mitchell, Tommy Ord
  • 1977 Mike Stojanovic

All-Star Honorable Mentions

  • 1971 Claude Campos, Roberto Lonardo
  • 1972 Adolfo Gori, Charlie Mitchell
  • 1974 Charlie Mitchell
  • 1978 Joszef Horvath

[edit] Head Coaches

  • Alex Perolli 1970, 1980
  • Charles Schiano 1970
  • Sal DaRosa 1970 - 1971, 1973
  • Adolfo Gori 1972
  • Bill Hughes 1974
  • John Petrossi 1974
  • Ted Dimitru 1974 - 1975
  • Dragan Popovic 1976 - 1979
  • Ray Klivecka 1980

[edit] Yearly Average Attendance

  • 1970 - 4,506
  • 1971 - 5,871
  • 1972 - 5,505
  • 1973 - 4,069
  • 1974 - 5,908
  • 1975 - 5,333
  • 1976 - 5,159
  • 1977 - 6,065
  • 1978 - 6,758
  • 1979 - 8,680
  • 1980 - 7,757
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