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Tacoma Stars

Founded	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Stadium	accesso ShoWare Center, Kent, Washington Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma, Washington
Capacity	6,500
Chairman	Lane Smith
Coach	Adam Becker
League	Major Arena Soccer League USL League Two
2022–23	4th, Western Division Playoffs: Play-in Round
Website	http://www.tacomastars.com
Home colors Away colors

The Tacoma Stars are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). The franchise also operates in USL League Two, a minor outdoor league. Founded in 2003, the indoor team plays its home games at ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. First playing in 2024, the outdoor men's team and outdoor women's team, the Tacoma Galaxy, play home games at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma.

The club also fields an indoor women's side under the Tacoma Galaxy name. The club fields two reserve teams both with the name Tacoma Stars Reserves, in the indoor WISL junior league, and the outdoor youth Cascadia Premier League.

Men's Indoor MASL Men's Outdoor USL2 Women's Outdoor USL-W

History

The Stars were 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 to 1992. The Stars won two PASL-Premier Championships (Summer 2004 & Winter 2009-2010).

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.

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. On January 10, 2014, the Pacific Sports Center was placed into receivership, putting the future of the facility and the franchise in question.

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.

The Stars joined the National Premier Soccer League in 2020, and planned to field an outdoor team in the Northwest Conference through a partnership with Washington Premier FC. The outdoor team planned to play at Washington Premier FC Field in Waller, Washington, near Puyallup. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic NPSL halted play in the 2020 season, and the Northwest division did not play in 2021. Tacoma left NPSL in 2022 without having played a match.

In 2023, the Tacoma Stars won the North American Sand Soccer U.S. Men's Open Division Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with a 3-2 victory over Maryzillians in the final. The team, which went 6-0 in the tournament, included Nick Perera, Cory Keitz, and Fellipe Souza, along with former players Chris Toth, Alessandro Canale, and Mike Palmerin. Perera was named the Tournament MVP, and Toth received the Top Goalkeeper award.

On January 4, 2024, the Tacoma Stars was announced as an expansion team for the outdoor USL League Two, joining the Northwest Division. The team will play their home matches at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma. An affiliated women's team, named the Tacoma Galaxy, will play in the USL W League beginning in 2024.

Year-by-year

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

First full season competing in MASL.

* The Stars had no home games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional playoffs

* The Stars had no home games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament victories

U.S. Men's Open - North American Sand Soccer Championship (NASSC) (2023).

Personnel

Active players

As of 2024.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  USA Luis Birrueta 2 DF  USA Chase Hanson 3 DF  USA Cory Keitz 4 FW  USA Logan Jones 5 MF  USA Kyle Rivers 7 DF  USA Alex Caceres 8 MF  DEN Philip Lund 9 FW  GUM Eddie Na 10 FW  USA Nick Perera 11 MF  USA Jamael Cox 13 DF  USA Tyler John 17 FW  USA Gilbert de la Luz 20 DF  USA Evan McNeley

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  USA Willie Spurr 22 MF  USA Nani Mendoza 23 MF  USA Raphael Cox 25 MF  USA Mike Ramos 29 DF  PAN Roman Torres 31 GK  USA Chris Toth 33 MF  USA Adrian Correa 41 GK  USA Michael Herrera 55 DF  FRA Matt Braem 77 FW  USA Alex Megson 89 MF  USA Alessandro Canale 99 MF  USA Sebastian Navarro

Venues

1. As Tacoma Galaxy
2. Starfire has both indoor and outdoor facilities.
3. ShoWare is primarily a hockey arena.

References

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2. "Stars Reserves - Tacoma Stars". www.tacomastars.com.
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External links

• Official website

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• Tacoma Stars (2003)
• 2003 establishments in Washington (state)
• Association football clubs established in 2003
• Major Arena Soccer League teams
• Sports in Tacoma, Washington
• Soccer clubs in Washington (state)
• Western Indoor Soccer League teams
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