New York Skyliners
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The New York Skyliners were a soccer team based out of New York, New York that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The New York club was actually the C.A. Cerro from Montevideo, Uruguay. The team was owned by Madison Square Garden, owners of the New York Rangers and New York Knicks and played at Yankee Stadium.
Following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American Soccer League with the teams from the former USA having to create their rosters from scratch. The Skyliners folded to make room for the New York Generals.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Regular Season | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | USA | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5th, Eastern Division | Did Not Qualify |
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