Chicago Sting (2021–)

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Chicago Sting
Founded2021
LeagueArena Soccer League

The Chicago Sting are a professional indoor soccer team based in Chicago. They are the second team to use this name. This version of the Sting play in the Arena Soccer League while the original Chicago Sting played in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the 1982–83 season and again from 1984 to 1988.

History[]

The Original Sting[]

The Sting were experiencing financial challenges through the 1987–88 MISL season. In the spring of 1988, the owners explored the possibility of moving to Denver.[1] In July 1988, owner Lee Stern announced that the Sting had withdrawn from the MISL, citing falling attendances, failure to find new investors and concerns that the league was on the verge of collapse.[2]

The Sting: Reborn[]

On May 20, 2021, the Chicago Sting was officially announced as a charter teams in the new ASL. [3]

References[]

  1. ^ Leptich, John (March 20, 1988). "If Sting Heads West, Halos Could Be Born". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  2. ^ Leptich, John (1988-07-09). "Sting Quits Misl, But. . ". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ "The Arena Soccer League Announces Future Plans To Include Return of Philadelphia Kixx and Chicago Sting". lastly.com.
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