Cleveland City Stars

Cleveland City Stars
Full nameCleveland City Stars
Nickname(s)City Stars, City
Founded2006
Dissolved2009
StadiumMiddlefield Cheese Stadium
Bedford, Ohio
Capacity5,000
OwnerJonathan Ortlip
Head CoachRod Underwood
LeagueUSL First Division
2009Regular season: 11th
Playoffs: DNQ

The Cleveland City Stars were an American professional soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2009.[1] The club folded soon after the 2009 season.

The team played its home games at Bearcat Stadium (renamed Middlefield Cheese Stadium for sponsorship purposes[2]) on the campus of Bedford High School in nearby Bedford, Ohio, where they played in 2009. The team's colors were green, black and white. Their final head coach was Rod Underwood.[3]

  1. ^ Quarstad, Brian (2009-12-02). "Cleveland City Stars Release Players from Contracts". Insidemn Soccer. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  2. ^ "City Stars To Play In Bedford At Newly Named Middlefield Cheese Stadium". clevelandcitystars.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-05.