Cincinnati Comets

The Cincinnati Comets was an American soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that was a member of the American Soccer League. The Comets won the ASL in 1972, led by 16-year-old Costa Rican-American midfielder Ringo Cantillo who won Most Valuable Player that year. At the time Cantillo was a high school student at McNicholas High School and living with head coach Nick Capurro.^[1] Cantillo went on to win MVP three more times in the ASL. The following year in 1973 the Comets advanced to the championship again ultimately losing to the New York Apollo.

Coaches

Nick Capurro (1972–73)

Stadiums

1972: St. Xavier High School
1973: Nippert Stadium (playoff game against Cleveland played at St. Xavier High School)
1974–75: Trechter Stadium, Cincinnati Technical College, now Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Year-by-year

Honors

League Championship

Winner (1): 1972
Runner Up (1): 1973

League MVP

1972: Ringo Cantillo
1974: Ringo Cantillo

Leading Scorer

1973: Eddy Roberts

Leading Goalkeeper

1973: Antion Cruz

Coach of the Year

1972: Nick Capurro

References

^ "Vault: Cincy won pro soccer championship in 1972". 11 October 2018.