The Elizabeth Falcons were an American soccer club based in Elizabeth, New Jersey that was a member of the American Soccer League. After the 1958-59 season, the club became simply Falcons S.C. and became known as Falcons-Warsaw before the 1962-63 season.
After the 1963-64 season, the team became the Newark Falcons.
The club won the Lewis Cup in 1957.
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