Tacoma Stars (2003)

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Tacoma Stars
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Founded 2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Stadium ShoWare Center,
Kent, Washington
Ground Capacity 6,500
Chairman Lane Smith
Coach Darren Sawatzky
League Major Arena Soccer League
2014–15 5th, Pacific Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page

The Tacoma Stars are an American indoor soccer team founded in 2003 as a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL-Premier). The team is named after the Tacoma Stars that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1983-1992. The Stars won two PASL-Premier Championships (Summer 2004 & Winter 2009-2010[1]).

The Stars made the transition to professional status and joined the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) for the 2010-11 season. In 2012–13 season, the head coach was Joe Waters as the team moved into the new Pacific Sports Center.[2]

The Stars went on hiatus on August 23, 2013. An amateur version of the club participated in the Premier Arena Soccer League as the Tacoma Galaxy in the 2013-14 season.[3] On January 10, 2014, the Pacific Sports Center was placed into receivership, putting the future of the facility and the franchise in question.[4]

In June 2014, it was announced that the Tacoma Stars would return to play in the Western Indoor Soccer League (WISL) at the Tacoma Soccer Center.

In January 2015, team owner Lane Smith acquired the assets of the failed Seattle Impact of the Major Arena Soccer League and announced that the Stars would complete the Impact's 2014–15 season at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington, while completing their WISL obligations.[5][6][7][8]

Year-by-year

Year League Record GS GA Finish Playoffs Avg. Attendance
2009–10 PASL-Premier 6-1-1 50 25 1st, Northwest Won Championship N/A
2010–11 PASL 10-6 37 34 2nd, Western Lost Quarterfinal 331
2011–12 PASL 3-13 92 150 5th, Western Did Not Qualify 242
2012–13 PASL 8-7 116 136 3rd, Pacific Did Not Qualify 314
2013-14 PASL-Premier 6-0-2 55 33 1st, Northwest Eliminated Pool Play N/A
2014-15 WISL 8-0 67 25 1st, WISL Won Championship TBD
2014–151 MASL 4–16 120 215 5th, Pacific Did Not Qualify 1,038

1 Completing last 7 games of 20-game season after taking over for the Seattle Impact.

Current squad

As of 05 November 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
24 United States GK Danny Waltman
12 United States FW Dan Antoniuk
14 United States FW Tyrone Hall
25 United States MF Michael Ramos
10 United States MF Duncan McCormick
11 United States MF Jamael Cox
17 United States MF Joey Gjertsen
32 United States MF Jamar Beasley
8 United States DF Elliot Fauske
2 United States DF Chase Hanson
21 United States DF Adam West
3 United States DF Cory Keitz
No. Position Player
99 United States GK Christopher Kintz
9 United States FW Derek Johnson
15 United States FW Mark Lee
23 United States FW Vince McCluskey
7 United States MF Raphael Cox
16 United States MF Joseph Cairel
4 United States MF Troy Peterson
5 United States MF Cam Vickers
United States MF Micah Wenzel
6 United States DF Jeff Bader
5 United States DF Trevor Jensen

Arena

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