Tacoma Stars

The Tacoma Stars are an American soccer organization that fields teams in both the indoor soccer Major Arena Soccer League and the National Premier Soccer League. Founded in 2003, the indoor team plays at ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington.

This article is about the current Tacoma Stars that play in the Major Arena Soccer League. For the original team, see Tacoma Stars (1983–92).
Tacoma Stars
Founded2003 (2003)
StadiumShoWare Center,
Kent, Washington
Capacity6,500
ChairmanLane Smith
CoachNick Perera
LeagueMajor Arena Soccer League
National Premier Soccer League
2018–192nd, Pacific Division
Playoffs: Division Final
WebsiteClub website

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 1983-1992. 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]

The Stars joined the National Premier Soccer League in 2020, fielding an outdoor team in the Northwest Conference through a partnership with Washington Premier FC. The outdoor team will play at Washington Premier FC Field in Waller, Washington, near Puyallup.[9]

Year-by-year
YearLeagueRecordGFGAFinishPlayoffsAvg. Attendance
2009–10PASL-Premier6–1–150251st, NorthwestWon ChampionshipN/A
2010–11PASL10–61101042nd, WesternLost Quarterfinal331
2011–12PASL3–13921505th, WesternDid Not Qualify242
2012–13PASL8–71161363rd, PacificDid Not Qualify314
2013–14PASL-Premier6–0–255331st, NorthwestEliminated Pool PlayN/A
2014–15WISL8–067251st, WISLWon ChampionshipTBD
2014–151MASL4–161202155th, PacificDid Not Qualify1,038
2015–162 MASL 13–7 116 109 3rd, Pacific Lost first round 2,475
2016–17 MASL 10–10 114 120 3rd, Pacific Did Not Qualify 2,894
2017–18 MASL 11–11 134 134 2nd, Pacific Lost in Divisional Final 2,635
2018–19 MASL 12–12 162 143 2nd, Pacific Lost in Divional Finals 2,672
2019–20 MASL 8–12 112 124 5th, Western Did Not Qualify 2,519

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

2 First full season competing in MASL.

MASL Playoffs
YearWonLostGFGAAvg. Attendance
2011 0 1 6 9 NHG
2016 0 2 10 19 2,036
2018 1 2 10 17 2,386
2019 0 2 9 13 2,412

Personnel

Active players

As of 22 May 2020.[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Mike Arguello
2 DF  USA Chase Hanson
3 DF  USA Cory Keitz
4 MF  USA Troy Peterson
5 FW  USA Dan Antoniuk
7 MF  USA Eddie Na
9 FW  USA Derek Johnson
10 FW  USA Nick Perera
11 MF  USA Jamael Cox
14 FW  USA Vince McCluskey
17 DF  USA Logan Jones
20 DF  USA Evan McNeley
21 DF  USA Adam West
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  USA Sam Zisette
23 MF  USA Raphael Cox
24 GK  USA Danny Waltman
25 MF  PUR Michael Ramos
26 FW  USA Ismael Deluna
27 MF  USA Lamar Neagle
33 MF  USA Adrian Correa
55 MF  USA Mike Palmerin
77 FW  USA Alex Megson
80 MF  BRA Douglas Lima
87 DF  COL Alex Caceres
89 FW  USA Alessandro Canale

Inactive players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  DEN Philip Lund
No. Pos. Nation Player
15  MEX Diego Salas

Arena
  • Starfire Sports Complex (2011-2012)
  • Pacific Sports Center (2012–2013)
  • Tacoma Soccer Center (2004-2011; 2014-2015)
  • ShoWare Center (2015–present)

References
  1. "Tacoma Stars are PASL-Premier Winter Champions". www.arenaleague.com. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  2. "New sports center set to open this Spring". Tacoma Weekly. Tacoma, WA. December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  3. "Tacoma Galaxy to play in regional indoor league as Stars go on hiatus". GoalWA.net. August 23, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. "Public records show Pacific Sports Center is in receivership, could be shuttered". GoalWA.net. January 21, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  5. Weinstein, Arthur (January 13, 2015). "New Seattle soccer team could take over for another, concluding bizarre saga". Sporting News. Charlotte, NC: Perform Media. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  6. Baker, Geoff (January 14, 2015). "Tacoma Stars buy rights to return to the highest level of professional indoor soccer". The Seattle Times. Seattle, WA: The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  7. "Tacoma Stars return to professional ranks in MASL at ShoWare Center this Friday". Major Arena Soccer League. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  8. Ruiz, Don (January 15, 2015). "Tacoma Stars replace Seattle Impact in top-tier MASL". The News Tribune. Tacoma, WA: McClatchy. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  9. "The Tacoma Stars Join the NPSL for the 2020 Season" (Press release). National Premier Soccer League. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.


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