Baltimore Americans
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Baltimore Canton/S.C./Americans
The Baltimore Canton was an American soccer club based in Baltimore, Maryland that was a member of the American Soccer LeagueAmerican Soccer League
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The team began in 1917 as the True American Club. They were the first uniformed boys team in the state and won the junior state title in the 1920-21 season. A year later they changed their affiliation to Canton. Before the 1936/37 season, the club became known as Baltimore S.C.. After the 1941/42 season, the first Baltimore Americans folded (see below) so Baltimore S.C. took the name, Baltimore Americans, for themselves.
The Americans won the Lewis Cup in 1947.
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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1934/35 | N/A | ASL | 6th | No playoff | ? |
1935/36 | N/A | ASL | 2nd | No playoff | ? |
1936/37 | N/A | ASL | 2nd, American | 1st Round | ? |
1937/38 | N/A | ASL | 4th, American | Did not qualify | ? |
1938/39 | N/A | ASL | 5th, American | Did not qualify | ? |
1939/40 | N/A | ASL | 2nd(t) | No playoff | Co-champion |
1940/41 | N/A | ASL | 3rd | No playoff | ? |
1941/42 | N/A | ASL | 5th | No playoff | ? |
1942/43 | N/A | ASL | 5th | No playoff | ? |
1943/44 | N/A | ASL | 3rd | No playoff | ? |
1944/45 | N/A | ASL | 4th | No playoff | ? |
1945/46 | N/A | ASL | 1st | Champion (no playoff) | ? |
1946/47 | N/A | ASL | 4th | No playoff | ? |
1947/48 | N/A | ASL | 4th | No playoff | ? |
1948/49 | N/A | ASL | Withdrew after 3 games | N/A | N/A |
Baltimore German/Americans
The Baltimore German was an American soccer club based in Baltimore, Maryland that was a member of the American Soccer LeagueAmerican Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
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After their first season, the club was renamed the ASL's first Baltimore Americans. After the original Americans folded following the 1941/42 season, Baltimore S.C., Baltimore's other ASL club, took the Americans nickname for themselves (see above).
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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1938/39 | N/A | ASL | 6th, National | Did not qualify | ? |
1939/40 | N/A | ASL | 11th | No playoff | ? |
1940/41 | N/A | ASL | 9th | No playoff | ? |
1941/42 | N/A | ASL | 10th | No playoff | ? |