Maryland Bays
The Maryland Bays were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988.They were based in Catonsville, Maryland, and played their games at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. The team joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League. After the 1990 season, the club absorbed the Washington Stars, and moved to play in Columbia, Maryland.
For the first Maryland-based team called the Bays in 1967, see Baltimore Bays of the NPSL/NASL. For the second team to use the name in the ASL, see Baltimore Bays (ASL). For the fourth team to use the name in the USISL, see Baltimore Bays (USISL).
Year-by-year[]
Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | 2 | ASL | 2nd, Northern | Semifinals | Did not enter |
1989 | 2 | ASL | 4th, Northern | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
1990 | 2 | APSL | 1st, ASL North | Champion | Did not enter |
1991 | 2 | APSL | 1st, Western | Semifinals | Did not enter |
Owner[]
Coach[]
Lincoln Phillips (1988)
Pete Caringi 1990
Gary Hindley 1991
Honors[]
Championships
- American Professional Soccer Champions 1990 defeated San Francisco Blackhawks in the Finals.[citation needed]
- 1990 Record 20–5–0 Undefeated in Playoffs, including Sweep of Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale in Playoffs.[citation needed]
MVP
- 1990 Philip Gyau
- 1991 Jean Harbor
Leading Scorer
- 1991 Jean Harbor
Coach of the Year
- 1991 Gary Hindley
First Team All Star
- 1988 Rob Ryerson, Elvis Comrie
- 1989
- 1990 Philip Gyau
- 1991 Kevin Sloan, Jean Harbor
References[]
- Defunct soccer clubs in Maryland
- American Soccer League (1988–89) teams
- American Professional Soccer League teams
- 1988 establishments in Maryland
- 1991 disestablishments in Maryland
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1991
- Association football clubs established in 1988
- Soccer clubs in Maryland
- Catonsville, Maryland
- Columbia, Maryland
- Southern United States soccer club stubs
- Maryland sports team stubs