The club were a charter member of the United Soccer Association (USA) in 1967 and played their home games as Yankee Stadium.

One of these groups, United Soccer Association (USA) led by Jack Kent Cooke, selected 12 cities for team locations and the Irving Mitchell Felt purchased a franchise as part of the Madison Square Garden Corporation.

[1] The USA originally planned to start play in the spring of 1968; however the rival National Professional Soccer League, which secured a TV contract from CBS, announced it was ready to launch in 1967.

Not having secured any player contracts, the league imported teams from Europe, Brazil, and Uruguay to represent the franchise cities.

[4] The New York Skyliners finished the season fifth place with a record of 2 wins, 6 ties and 4 losses while drawing an average home league attendance of 8,766.