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This article is about the former indoor soccer team.
The New York Express were a soccer team based out of Uniondale, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played only one season, the 1986-1987 season. Their home arena was Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. They were owned by Stan Henry.
The Express were an expansion team for the 1986-87 season, owned in part by New York Cosmos goalie Shep Messing, who saw limited action for the team. The Express also featured former Cosmos star and U.S. National Team player Rick Davis and Iran National Team Star Andranik Eskandarian. The team managed only a 3-23 record and folded at the All-Star Break due to financial problems.
Roster
Oscar Albuquerque
Amr Aly- Hubert Birkenmaier
Marcelo Carrera- Michael Collins
- Gustavo Crnko
Fred Grgurev- Rick Davis
Andranik Eskandarian- Peter Jianette
- Mark Liveric
- Steve McLean
- Kevin Maher
- Shep Messing
- Njego Pesa
- Chuck Schimpf
- Joel Alligood
- Tom Mulroy
- Kazbek Tambi
- Alex Tarnoczi
Chris Whyte
Former coaches
- Ray Klivecka
- Don Popovic
- Mark Steffens
References
Categories:- New York Express
- Defunct indoor soccer clubs in the United States
- Sports in Long Island
- New York men's soccer teams
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) teams
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