Brooklyn Field Club
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Brooklyn Field Club was a soccer team that existed from 1898-1924. The club played in Brooklyn, New York. Between 1909 and 1916 they played in the second National Association Football League (NAFBL), winning the 1913-1914 league title. In 1921, they joined the newly created American Soccer League.
[edit] Trivia
- Brooklyn FC were the first ever soccer club to win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
- Brooklyn FC were one of the few teams to form before the United States Soccer Federation
- Rumors were that their rival club was Oneida Football Club through the 1900s and 1910s.