The New Jersey Rockets were a soccer team based out of New Jersey that played in the Major Soccer League. They played only one season, 1981. Their home arena was Continental Airlines Arena. The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th) - Land 19,231 km² - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... The Major Soccer League, originally called the Major Indoor Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...
Construction on a new arena across NewJersey state highway 20 (now 120) from Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Racetrack began in 1977, and the Brendan Byrne Arena, named after the sitting governor of the state, opened July 2, 1981, with the first of six concerts by NewJersey rock musician Bruce Springsteen.
In 1982, the Colorado Rockies of the NHL relocated to the Meadowlands and became the NewJersey Devils.
On January 4, 1996, the NewJersey Sports and Exposition Authority announced a naming rights deal with Continental Airlines under which the airline, with a hub at nearby Newark International Airport, would pay the NJSEA $29 million over 12 years.
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