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The New Jersey Americans were a professional soccer club that played for four seasons in the 2nd Division American Soccer League during the late 1970’s.  They shared a brand name with the short-lived New Jersey Americans (1967-1968) basketball team from the ABA, who eventually became the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA.

The Americans started out in 1976 at Wall Stadium, a 9,000-seater which was part of an auto racing track near Asbury Park.  In 1977, the team moved to Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway.  The Americans gained some minor (very minor) attention in 1978 by signing  a pair of aging former Benfica / Portuguese National Team legends of the 1960’s in Tony Simoes and Eusebio.

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