Cleveland City Stars
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The Cleveland City Stars were an American professional
The team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium (renamed
History
The Cleveland City Stars were founded in 2006 as a member of the USL Second Division and played their inaugural season in 2007. The team found success early on, going undefeated for the first nine games before losing to the Charlotte Eagles in the tenth game of the season. They ended the regular season undefeated at home, and clinched the second seed for the USL-2 play-offs, where they progressed to the semi-final, and lost to eventual champions Harrisburg 1–0 after extra time.
The team's success continued in 2008 as they finished the regular season unbeaten at home. City posted a 10–3–7 record, which proved good enough for third place in the USL Second Division, and playoff qualification. They faced the Western Mass Pioneers in the quarterfinals and won 4–2. They traveled to Richmond for the semi-final and won 1–0 after extra time. The City Stars hosted the championship game and defeated Charlotte 2–1 for the team's first championship.
During 2007 & 2008 season the Cleveland City Stars operated a reserve team that competed against PDL, international & other U23 teams. The program was lead and coached by Kent Manson, James Jaggard and Marcelo Galvao.
On December 4, 2008 the first team announced that they would compete in the USL First Division for the 2009 season.
Soon after the end of the 2009 USL First Division season, the City Stars club folded due to financial issues.
Players
Final roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. season | Playoffs | Open Cup | Avg. attendance |
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2007
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3 | USL Second Division | 2nd | Semifinals | 2nd Round | 1,417 |
2008
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3 | USL Second Division | 3rd | Champions | 3rd Round | 1,634 |
2009
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2 | USL First Division | 11th | Did not qualify | 2nd Round | 1,491 |
Honors
- USL Second Division
- Winners (1): 2008
Head coaches
Martin Rennie (2007–2008)
Rod Underwood (2009)- James Jaggard (U23 Head Coach) (2007–2008)
Stadia
- Cleveland, Ohio(2007–2008)
- Bedford High School; Bedford, Ohio(2009)
Television
On April 7, 2008, the City Stars announced a deal with
On April 6, 2009, the City Stars announced a new deal with
See also
References
- ^ Cleveland City Stars Release Players from Contracts | IMS Soccer News
- ^ http://clevelandcitystars.com/slides/444-city-stars-to-play-in-bedford
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2009-10-23.