The Columbus Magic was an American soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

 that was a member of the American Soccer League

American Soccer League

The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...

. They played their home games in Franklin County Stadium

Cooper Stadium

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 that they shared with Minor League baseball's Columbus Clippers

Columbus Clippers

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. The Magic held soccer camps located at Fancyburg Park in Upper Arlington, Ohio

Upper Arlington, Ohio

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Former players

Frank Bucci

Frank Bucci

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, GK (1979) Mike Barry (footballer)

Mike Barry (footballer)

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, MF (1979–80) Micky Cave

Micky Cave

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, F (1980) George Dewsnip

George Dewsnip

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, F (1980) Tony Graham

Tony Graham (soccer)

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, M (1980) Wayne Jentas

Wayne Jentas

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, D (1980) Alan Jones

Alan Jones (footballer born 1951)

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, F (1979) Daniel Mammana

Daniel Mammana

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, D (1979–80) Tim Murphy, D (1979) John O'Hara, D (1980) Les Parodi

Les Parodi

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, D (1979) Keith Peacock

Keith Peacock

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, F (1979) Norman Piper

Norman Piper

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, D (1979–80) Bob Rohrbach

Bob Rohrbach

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, D (1980) Ray Schnettgoecke

Ray Schnettgoecke

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, D (1979–80) Roy Sinclair

Roy Sinclair

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, M (1979) Paul Taylor, F (1979) Eugene Van Taylor

Eugene Van Taylor (soccer)

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, GK (1979–80) Graham Tutt

Graham Tutt

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, GK (1980) Roger Verdi

Roger Verdi

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, D (1979) Frank Vizcarra

Frank Vizcarra

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, F (1979) Ron Wigg

Ron Wigg

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, F (1979–80)

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1979	2	ASL	1st, Eastern	Final	Did not enter
1980	2	ASL	4th, National	Did not qualify	Did not enter

The Columbus Magic played their home games at Cooper Stadium, which was Astro-Turf at the time. They shared the stadium with the Columbus Clippers Triple-A baseball team. http://www.clippersbaseball.com/stadium/info/