In 1947, coffee importer Eugene Diaz, owner of New York Galicia, bought the Brookhattan team, withdrew Galicia from the
National Soccer League of New York and transferred its players to Brookhattan.[10][11][12] The merged team, renamed Brookhattan–Galicia, reached the final of the
1948 National Challenge Cup.[3]
During the
1948-49 season, Brookhattan's
Pito Villanon led the ASL in scoring.[13] In the
1949-50 season,
Joe Gaetjens was the top scorer in the ASL.[14] Pito Villanon led the ASL in scoring in
1952-53 and was also the ASL MVP.[13] Brookhattan finished runner-up in the ASL
in 1954.[15]
In
1961 Galicia merged with Honduras, a non-ASL team, to form Galicia–Honduras.[16]
Sources
Brucato, Thomas W. (2001). Major Leagues. Scarecrow Press.
ISBN9780810839083.
^"Brookhattan". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
^Dave Litterer (March 31, 2005).
"The American Soccer League". The Year in American Soccer - 1945. Archived from
the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2020.