The Syracuse Scorpions was an American soccer club based in Syracuse, New York

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

 that was a member 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...

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The club folded after the 1970 season, but was revived and renamed the Syracuse Suns. The club folded again after the 1971 season, but was revived again before the 1973 season. The team folded 5 games into the 1974 season and forfeited the rest of their games. A new Scorpions team will start up for the 2011-12 MISL season. The team officially announced that it would be called the Syracuse Silver Knights for the 2011 MISL league.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1969	2	ASL	1st, Northern	Final	Did not enter
1970	2	ASL	4th	No playoff	Did not enter
1971	2	ASL	4th	No playoff	Did not enter
1972	Franchise dormant
1973	2	ASL	4th, Northeast	Did not qualify	Did not enter
1974	2	ASL	5th, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not enter