For the collegiate baseball team, see New York Generals (ACBL)

The New York Generals were a soccer team based out of New York

New York

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 that played in the non-FIFA

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 sanctioned National Professional Soccer League

National Professional Soccer League (1967)

The National Professional Soccer League was a North American professional soccer league that existed for only the 1967 season before merging with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. It had ten charter members, nine from the United States and one from Canada...

. Their home field was Yankee Stadium. Their colors were gold and green (similar to the New York Cosmos

New York Cosmos

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 colors) and they were owned by RKO General

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, then owners of WOR-TV

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.

Following the 1967 season, the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association

United Soccer Association

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 to form the North American Soccer League

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. It would be the Generals who would represent New York in the NASL in 1968, as the USA's New York Skyliners

New York Skyliners

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folded. The Generals played only that 1968 NASL season before closing up shop.

Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	T	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs
1967	NPSL	11	13	8	143	3rd, Eastern Division	Did not qualify
1968	NASL	12	8	12	164	3rd, Atlantic Division	Did not qualify