New York Hakoah is a former United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 soccer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

.

New York Hakoah I

Originally formed by former players from SC Hakoah Wien, including among others Béla Guttmann

Béla Guttmann

Béla Guttmann was a Jewish Hungarian footballer and coach. He played as a midfielder for MTK Hungária FC, SC Hakoah Wien, Hungary and several clubs in the United States. However he is perhaps best remembered as a coach and manager of some the world’s leading football teams, including AC Milan, São...

 and Rudolph Nickolsburger

Rudolph Nickolsburger

Rudolph Nickolsburger , also referred to as Nikolsburger Rezső and Rudy Nichols, is a former Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencvárosi TC, SC Hakoah Wien and Hungary...

, they initially played in the Eastern Soccer League in the fall of 1928. In 1929 they won the 1929 National Challenge Cup

1929 National Challenge Cup

The 1928–29 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This edition of the soccer tournament featured 100 entrants...

. In 1930 they merged with Brooklyn Hakoah

Brooklyn Hakoah

Brooklyn Hakoah is a former United States soccer team club based in Brooklyn, New York that played in the American Soccer League.-Brooklyn Hakoah I:Originally formed by former players of SC Hakoah Wien, they played in the American Soccer League in 1929...

 of the 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...

 to become the Hakoah All-Stars

Hakoah All-Stars

Hakoah All-Stars is a former United States football club that played in the American Soccer League between 1930 and 1932. The club was formed after the merger of Brooklyn Hakoah of the ASL and New York Hakoah of the Eastern Soccer League...

.

New York Hakoah II

The name was revived just prior to the 1956-57 season when a revived Brooklyn Hakoah

Brooklyn Hakoah

Brooklyn Hakoah is a former United States soccer team club based in Brooklyn, New York that played in the American Soccer League.-Brooklyn Hakoah I:Originally formed by former players of SC Hakoah Wien, they played in the American Soccer League in 1929...

 merged with New York Americans

New York Americans (soccer)

The New York Americans were an American soccer club founded in 1931. Based in New York, New York, it played in both the first and second American Soccer Leagues.-History:...

 to become the New York Hakoah-Americans. They then became New York Hakoah for the 1962-63 season. They were 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...

 champions three times in a row between 1957 and 1959.

Kurt Lamm

Kurt Lamm

Kurt Lamm was a German-born American soccer player, coach, manager, and administrator.-Early and family life:Lamm was Jewish, and was born in Salmünster, Germany. He came to the United States as a youth, in 1936...

 was coach of the team for 14 years, during which it won three successive American Soccer League Championships, from 1955 to 1958. He was named ASL’s Manager of the Year for the 1957–58 and 1962–63 seasons.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1928-29 1928-29 Eastern Professional Soccer League 1928-29 Eastern Professional Soccer League. The season ran from Fall 1928 to Spring 1929 with a mid winter break. By the end of the first half, only the New York Giants and New York Hakoah had played all eighteen games. New York Celtic had dropped out after eight games and the rest of the teams...	N/A	ESL	2nd	No playoff	Champion
1929 1929 Eastern Professional Soccer League 1929 Eastern Professional Soccer League. The season began on September 2, 1929. By this time, the financial loses suffered by the American Soccer League, SNYSA and ESL had begun to mount. With the stock market crash a month later, the corporate sponsorship on which many of the teams depended...	N/A	ESL	2nd	No playoff	N/A
1956/57	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Finals
1957/58	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	?
1958/59	N/A	ASL	1st	Champion (no playoff)	Quarterfinals
1959/60	N/A	ASL	3rd	No playoff	?
1960/61	N/A	ASL	3rd	No playoff	?
1961/62	N/A	ASL	5th	No playoff	?
1962/63	N/A	ASL	6th	No playoff	?
1963/64	N/A	ASL	5th	No playoff	?

Selected Former Players

Ángel Tulio Zof

Ángel Tulio Zof

Ángel Tulio Zof is a former Argentine footballer and coach.He played for Rosario Central, Huracán, Atlanta and Quilmes as a left winger....

  Austria Béla Guttmann

Béla Guttmann

Béla Guttmann was a Jewish Hungarian footballer and coach. He played as a midfielder for MTK Hungária FC, SC Hakoah Wien, Hungary and several clubs in the United States. However he is perhaps best remembered as a coach and manager of some the world’s leading football teams, including AC Milan, São...

  Austria Rudolph Nickolsburger

Rudolph Nickolsburger

Rudolph Nickolsburger , also referred to as Nikolsburger Rezső and Rudy Nichols, is a former Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencvárosi TC, SC Hakoah Wien and Hungary...