Cincinnati Comets

Cincinnati Comets
Founded	1972
Dissolved	1975
Stadium	Nippert Stadium
Coach	Nick Capurro
League	American Soccer League

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 would win Most Valuable Player that year. At the time Cantillo was a high school student at McNicholas High School and living with head coach .^[1] Cantillo would go on to win MVP 3 more times in the ASL. The following year in 1973 the Comets would advance to the championship again ultimately losing to the New York Apollo.

Coaches[]

(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[]

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1972	2	ASL	1st, Midwestern	Champion	Did not enter
1973	2	ASL	1st, Midwest	Final	Did not enter
1974	2	ASL	2nd, Midwest	Playoffs	Did not enter
1975	2	ASL	2nd, Midwest	Did not qualify	Did not enter