The first Philadelphia Ukrainians team, also known as the "Philadelphia Tridents", Tryzub FC (Ukrainian Sports Association Philadelphia Tridents, in ), was an American
soccer
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club based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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and was a member of the
American Soccer League. The Ukrainian Nationals were six (6) time American Soccer League Champions: in 1960-61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1967–68 and 1970. The team's colors are red and black. The Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals were the first team in United States history to have home games televised, and played in the first regulation indoor soccer game in Atlantic City's Convention Center in New Jersey.
Throughout its history the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals have hosted international friendly matches with teams such as
Manchester United F.C.
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,
Austria Wien
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,
VfB Stuttgart
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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
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Eintracht Frankfurt
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Manchester City F.C.
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Dundee F.C. and
Nottingham Forest F.C.
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History
Philadelphia Ukrainians
The club was suspended by the
USSFA one week into its first professional season, following a complaint by the
Penn State Association.
[Great Philly soccer teams: Ukrainian Nationals]
The Philly Soccer Page. Ed Farnsworth, January 21, 2010. "As the Philadelphia Ukrainians, they first took the field in 1950 and by 1956 had reached the finals of the National Amateur Cup, losing to St. Louis Kutis S.C. The Philadelphia Ukrainians decided to turn pro after that and joined the ASL for the 1957-58 season. For reasons that are at present unknown to me, the Philadelphia Ukrainians were suspended by the United States Soccer Football Association one week into the season. The Ukrainian Nationals were formed in their place, taking part of their name from the by now defunct Philadelphia Nationals."
Year-by-year
Ukrainian Nationals/Philadelphia Ukrainians
The Ukrainian Nationals was an American
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
club based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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that was a member of the
American Soccer League.
After the ''Philadelphia Ukrainians'' was suspended a week into the season, a new Philadelphia franchise, the Ukrainian Nationals, was awarded and took the former Philadelphia Ukrainians' spot in the league.
For the 1964/65 second season, the club joined the "super-league"
Eastern Professional Soccer Conference. After the EPSC folded at the end of its only season, the team returned to the ASL.
The club became known as the Philadelphia Ukrainians before the 1968 season.
After the 1970 season, the team moved to the amateur
German American Soccer League
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.
The club completed the "double" in 1961 and 1963, winning the league and the
National Challenge Cup
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. The club also won the league cup (the
Lewis Cup
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) in 1959 and were runners-up in 1958 and 1963.
Year-by-year
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Honors
* American Soccer League Champion: 6
::1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1970
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*Philadelphia Soccer League Champion: 1
::1955-56
References
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External links
Футбол - Українська футбольна діаспора
History of the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals at their 60th anniversary - "America" news article
Historical standings of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League (German-American Football Association)
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