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| Full name | North York Astros Soccer Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Astros | ||
| Founded | November 23, 1990 (as North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club) | ||
| Stadium | Esther Shiner Stadium Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| League | Canadian Soccer League | ||
| 2014 | Regular season: 4th Playoffs: Lost in semi-finals | ||
| Website | http://www.northyorkastros.ca | ||
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The North York Astros were a Canadian soccer team that was founded in 1990. The team initially played in the National Soccer League. The team played their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a district of the city of Toronto, Canada. The team's colours were orange and black. The club was originally named North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club, and witnessed instant success in its initial stages. After a merger with North York Talons, and a relocation to Scarborough the team was eventually renamed the North York Astros. The Astros were a founding member of the Canadian National Soccer League's successor league the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998.
North York's time in the CPSL (later renamed Canadian Soccer League) was marked with mixed results for example reaching the CPSL Championship finals then going through periods of consecutively failing to secure a postseason berth. In 2013, the Astros merged with Toronto Vasas organization to form Astros Vasas FC. The merger proved a success as the club rebuild itself and became a playoff contender. In 2014, the Canadian Soccer Association De-sanctioned the CSL, and as a result North York withdrew from the league in 2015.