# Columbus Magic

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American soccer club

Soccer club

Columbus Magic Nickname Magic Founded 1979 Dissolved 1980 Ground Franklin County Stadium League American Soccer League

The **Columbus Magic** was an American [soccer](/source/Soccer) club based in [Columbus, Ohio](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio), that was a member of the [American Soccer League](/source/American_Soccer_League_(1933%E2%80%931983)). They played their home games in [Franklin County Stadium](/source/Cooper_Stadium) that they shared with Minor League Baseball's [Columbus Clippers](/source/Columbus_Clippers). The Magic held soccer camps located at Fancyburg Park in [Upper Arlington, Ohio](/source/Upper_Arlington%2C_Ohio).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In August 1980, the team played against the [New York United](/source/New_York_United) in [Shea Stadium](/source/Shea_Stadium) without its forward, [Bob Rohrbach](/source/Bob_Rohrbach), who had sustained a serious head injury in a match against the [Cleveland Cobras](/source/Cleveland_Cobras) and was in a coma for four days.[1] Other notable players included British expat [Neil Hague](/source/Neil_Hague_(footballer)).[2]

## 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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Lederer, Tom (August 24, 1980). ["Athlete Fights Back After Soccer Injury: Sports"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/121411954/14CDFDBF1B304A9CPQ/1). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [121411954](https://www.proquest.com/docview/121411954). Retrieved August 14, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Defender Hague did not let position stop his goal threat"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/1718373940/fulltext/14CDFDBF1B304A9CPQ/7). *The Plymouth Evening Herald*. September 26, 2015. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [171837940](https://www.proquest.com/docview/171837940). Retrieved August 14, 2024.

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