Centreville A.C.
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| Full name | Centreville Athletic Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1895 |
| Dissolved | 1899 |
| League | National Association Football League |
Centreville Athletic Club (Centerville A.C.) of Bayonne, New Jersey was a U.S. soccer team which competed in the National Association Football League, winning two championships.
In April 1895, the Centreville A.C. joined the newly establish National Association Football League (NAFBL), a professional soccer league encompassing northern New Jersey and New York City.[1] The team had been in existence previously as a recreational club. The first season in the NAFBL went well for Centreville as it took the title.[2] However, the records for the league's second season have not been fully reconstructed and the final standings are unknown. Centreville earned their second championship in the 1896–97 season.[3] The onset of a major recession combined with the Spanish–American War led to a suspension of the league in 1899.[4]