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Brookhattan was an American soccer club based in
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that was a member of the professional American Soccer League (ASL). Formed in 1933, they joined the American Soccer League and won the first half of the league's 1933 season. Following that league's collapse they joined an identically named league in late 1933. In 1942 they won the
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, and in 1945 the ASL, National Challenge Cup and
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. In 1948, coffee importer Eugene Diaz, previous owner of New York Galicia, bought the team. In that year they finished second in the 1948 National Challenge Cup. During the 1948-49 season, Pito Villanon led the ASL in scoring. In the 1949-50 season,
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was the top scorer in the ASL. Pito Villanon led the ASL in scoring in 1952-53 and was also the ASL MVP. They finished runner-up in the ASL in 1954. The club would later change its name to Brookhattan-Galicia, Galicia, and Galacia-Honduras, before ceasing activity in 1962.


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Men's soccer clubs in New York (state) Defunct soccer clubs in New York City Association football clubs established in 1933 American Soccer League (1933–1983) teams U.S. Open Cup winners 1933 establishments in New York City 1962 disestablishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-footyclub-stub