Cincinnati Silverbacks

Cincinnati Silverbacks

Full name	Cincinnati Silverbacks
Nickname(s)	Silverbacks
Founded	1995
Dissolved	1998
League	NPSL

The Cincinnati Silverbacks was an indoor soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. They performed under the leadership of All-Star goalkeeper, Carlos Pena. Other star players included Gino DiFlorio (who scored a team record 10 points in his Silverback debut against rival Cleveland Crunch), Franklin McIntosh, and Dennis Brose. Games were held at the Cincinnati Gardens for their first two seasons before moving downtown along with the Cincinnati Cyclones where they would compete at The Crown (now known as US Bank Arena) for their final year of competition. Despite their performance and fan support, the Silverbacks were discontinued due to not generating enough revenue.^{[citation needed]}

The team was previously known as the Dayton Dynamo, from 1987/88-1994/95.

Silverbacks year-by-year

Year	GP	W	L	%	GB	GF	GA	League	Avg. Attendance	Division	PLAYOFFS
1995/96	40	14	26	.350	17	496	579	NPSL	3,759	5th, American	DNQ
1996/97	40	21	19	.525	8	570	517	NPSL	3,172	2nd, American Central	Conference Semifinals
1997/98	40	15	25	.375	13	563	604	NPSL	4,900	3rd, American Central	Conference Quarterfinals

1995-96: The Inaugural Season

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Mark Simpson 01 GK John Mers 1 GK Carlos Pena 2 DF Jeff Popp 3 FW Jason Maricle 5 FW Scott Lawler 5 DF Scott Cannon 7 DF Vincent Beck 8 MF Chris King 9 FW Jimmy Glenn 10 DF Mike Gosselin 11 FW Dennis Brose 14 MF Chris Pfau 20 MF Doug Tegge 22 DF Willy Merrick

No. Position Player 25 MF Tony Bono Jeff Alcala Michael Araujo FW Terry Brown DF Chuck Codd FW Dan Creech FW George Fernandez MF Lyndon Hooper DF Paul McDonnell DF Matt Kmosko FW Bernie Lilavois FW Shawn Medved MF Steve Provan Mark Thomas MF Armando Valdivia