Baltimore Comets
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Full name | Baltimore Comets | ||
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Founded | 1974 | ||
Dissolved | 1975 | ||
Stadium | Memorial Stadium, 1974–75 Burdick Field, 1975 | ||
Capacity | 47,855 (1974–75) 6,000 (1975) | ||
Chairman | Lou Foreaker | ||
Manager | Doug Millward | ||
League | North American Soccer League | ||
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The Baltimore Comets were a soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland that played in the North American Soccer League.[1] They played from 1974 to 1975. Their home field was Memorial Stadium. Early in the 1975 season the team was evicted from Memorial Stadium due to non-payment of rent, and had to move to Towson University and Burdick Field.[2]
After the 1975 season, the franchise moved to San Diego to become the San Diego Jaws.[3]
Year-by-year
Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs |
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1974 | NASL | 10 | 8 | 2 | 105 | 2nd, Eastern Division | Lost Quarterfinal (Boston Minutemen) |
1975 | NASL indoor | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 3rd, Region 3 | Did not qualify |
1975 | NASL | 9 | 13 | — | 87 | 5th, Eastern Division | Did not qualify |
Honors
NASL MVP
- 1974: Peter Silvester[4]
NASL All-Stars
- 1974: Geoff Butler, Peter Silvester[5]
Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame members
- 2019: Alan Mayer[6]
See also
- Baltimore Bays
- Baltimore Bays (1972–73)
- Baltimore Bays (1993–98)
- Maryland Bays
- Crystal Palace Baltimore
References
- ^ Nigro, Ken (December 5, 1973). "Baltimore returns to soccer league". Baltimore Sun. p. C1. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Lowenberger, William (May 29, 1975). "Moved Comets hope to 'teach' soccer better at Towson State". Baltimore Sun. p. C4. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Lowenberger, William (October 10, 1975). "Comets to move to Calif". Baltimore Sun. p. C7. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Silvester MVP in NASL". Baltimore Evening Sun. August 20, 1974. p. C1. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Janofsky, Michael (August 15, 1974). "Comet Coach Cool, But Players Aren't". Baltimore Evening Sun. p. D1. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". indoorsoccerhall.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
Categories:
- Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
- Defunct soccer clubs in Maryland
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) teams
- Soccer clubs in Baltimore
- 1974 establishments in Maryland
- 1975 disestablishments in Maryland
- Soccer clubs in Maryland
- Association football clubs established in 1974
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1975
- Southern United States soccer club stubs
- Maryland sports team stubs