Cincinnati Silverbacks

The Cincinnati Silverbacks was an indoor soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. They performed under the leadership of All-Star goalkeeper, Carlos Pena. Other star players included Gino DiFlorio (who scored a team record 10 points in his Silverback debut against rival Cleveland Crunch), Franklin McIntosh, and Dennis Brose. Games were held at the Cincinnati Gardens for their first two seasons before moving downtown along with the Cincinnati Cyclones where they would compete at The Crown (now known as US Bank Arena) for their final year of competition. The crowds at the games were often marred with violence, which often led to the Cincinnati Police guarding the field. Despite their performance and fan support, the Silverbacks were discontinued due to not generating revenue. In 2015 a kickstarter fund has been opened to revive the team. As of May 2015 the fund has gained a huge amount of momentum and is 1/4 away from the goal of $800,000.

The team was previously known as the Dayton Dynamo, from 1987/88-1994/95.

Silverbacks year-by-year

1995-96: The Inaugural Season

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Mark Simpson 01 GK John Mers 1 GK Carlos Pena 2 DF Jeff Popp 3 FW Jason Maricle 5 FW Scott Lawler 5 DF Scott Cannon 7 DF Vince Beck 8 MF Chris King 9 FW Jimmy Glenn 10 DF Mike Gosselin 11 FW Dennis Brose 14 MF Chris Pfau 20 MF Doug Tegge 22 DF Willy Merrick

No. Position Player 25 MF Tony Bono Jeff Alcala Michael Araujo FW Terry Brown DF Chuck Codd FW Dan Creech FW George Fernandez 11 FW Jim Foley (soccer) MF Lyndon Hooper DF Paul McDonnell DF Matt Kmosko FW Bernie Lilavois FW Shawn Medved MF Steve Provan Mark Thomas MF Armando Valdivia