The National Soccer League of New York (also known as the National League of New York) was an amateur U.S. soccer league which served as a lower division for the de facto first division American Soccer League

American 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...

 from the 1920s into the 1950s. The league began to decline in the second half of the twentieth century and was displaced by the German American Soccer League

German American Soccer League

The German American Soccer League is the previous name of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League, a semi-professional and amateur soccer league which was founded in 1923. The league competes primarily in the New York metropolitan area and northern New Jersey.-History:In 1923, five teams, S.C. New York,...

 (GASL) as the dominant New York amateur league. In 1974, the NSL merged with the GASL.

History

Much of the early history of the league remains obscure. However, in 1928 an NSL select team played Scottish club Rangers F.C.

Rangers F.C.

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 in Brooklyn. Rangers won that game 8-2.^{http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1928.html} In 1941, another NSL select team toured Haiti

Haiti

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 during which it played a team featuring future National Soccer Hall of Fame

National Soccer Hall of Fame

The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a private, non-profit institution established in 1979 that honors soccer achievements in the United States.-History:...

 forward Joe Gaetjens

Joe Gaetjens

Joseph Edouard Gaetjens was a Haitian soccer player who played for the United States national team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, scoring the winning goal in the 1–0 upset of England.- Early life :...

. This led to him moving to the U.S. and subsequently scoring the winning goal in the U.S. victory over England

England national football team

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 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup

1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...

.^{http://national.soccerhall.org/famers/joe_gaetjens.htm} In 1974, the NSL merged with the German American Soccer League

German American Soccer League

The German American Soccer League is the previous name of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League, a semi-professional and amateur soccer league which was founded in 1923. The league competes primarily in the New York metropolitan area and northern New Jersey.-History:In 1923, five teams, S.C. New York,...

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Champions

• 1939 Danish
• 1940 Swedish
• 1941 Healy
• 1942 Bigelow Sanford
• 1943-1945 No competition
• 1947 Bigelow-Sanford
• 1948 Segura F. C
• 1949 Segura FC
• 1950 Paterson F.C.
• 1951 Paterson F.C.
• 1952 Paterson F.C.
• 1953 Ukrainian Americans
• 1954 Gjoa
• 1955 Ukrainian
• 1956 Brooklyn Italians
• 1961 Gjoa
• 1962 Gjoa
• 1964 Brooklyn Celtic
• 1966 Brooklyn Celtic
• 1968 Maccabi
• 1969 Palermo
• 1972 Palermo