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| Full name | Cleveland City Stars | ||
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| Nickname(s) | City Stars, City | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Dissolved | 2009 | ||
| Stadium | Middlefield Cheese Stadium Bedford, Ohio | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Jonathan Ortlip | ||
| Head Coach | Rod Underwood | ||
| League | USL First Division | ||
| 2009 | Regular season: 11th Playoffs: DNQ | ||
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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]
- ^ Quarstad, Brian (2009-12-02). "Cleveland City Stars Release Players from Contracts". Insidemn Soccer. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-02-05.