The New Jersey Stallions were an American soccer team, founded in 1996, which competed in various divisions of the United Soccer Leagues until 2004, after which the team left the league and the franchise was terminated. The club originally started in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey Stallions in the original USISL Select League, before moving to Toms River, New Jersey and becoming the New Jersey Stallions in 1999. They moved to Union Township, Union County, New Jersey in 2000, and then to Wayne, New Jersey in 2003, before demoting themselves to the USL PDL for the 2004 season, their final one in competition.
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| Full name | New Jersey Stallions | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Stallions | ||
| Founded | 1996 | ||
| Stadium | DePaul Catholic HS Stadium | ||
| Chairman |  Rich Gentile | ||
| League | USL Premier Development League | ||
| 2004 | 7th, Northeast Division | ||
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They played their final home games in the stadium at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey, 19 miles north of the state’s largest city, Newark. The team's colors were blue, white and black.
Year-by-year
edit| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 1996 | 2 | USISL Select League | 6th, North Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | 3 | USISL D-3 Pro League | 4th, Mid-Atlantic | Division Finals | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | 3 | USISL D-3 Pro League | 3rd, Mid-Atlantic | Division Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 4th, Northern | Conference Semifinals | 1st Round |
| 2000 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 1st, Northern | Final | 2nd Round |
| 2001 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 3rd, Northern | Conference Finals | 2nd Round |
| 2002 | 3 | USL D-3 Pro League | 3rd, Atlantic | Did not qualify | 1st Round |
| 2003 | 3 | USL Pro Select League | 2nd, Atlantic | Semifinals | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 7th, Northeast | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Honors
edit- USL D-3 Pro League Northern Division Champions 2000
Stadia
edit- Stadium at DePaul Catholic High School, Wayne, New Jersey 2004
Notable players
edit- Giuseppe Rossi
- Andrian Gómez
- Juan Lo
- Daniel Campos
- Frantz Jean-Charles
- Matt Miazga
- Marcelo Fracchia
- Frank Giuliano
- Travis Morrow
- Julio Cesar
External links
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