Tacoma Stars

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 to 1992. The Stars won two PASL-Premier Championships (Summer 2004 & Winter 2009-2010).{{cite web|title=Tacoma Stars are PASL-Premier Winter Champions|url=http://www.arenaleague.com/home/407688.html|website=www.arenaleague.com|access-date=May 6, 2010}}

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.

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. On January 10, 2014, the Pacific Sports Center was placed into receivership, putting the future of the facility and the franchise in question.

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.

The Stars joined the National Premier Soccer League in 2020, and planned to field an outdoor team in the Northwest Conference through a partnership with Washington Premier FC. The outdoor team planned to play at Washington Premier FC Field in Waller, Washington, near Puyallup.{{cite press release |date=January 10, 2020 |title=The Tacoma Stars Join the NPSL for the 2020 Season |url=https://www.npsl.com/13709/ |publisher=National Premier Soccer League |access-date=January 11, 2020}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic NPSL halted play in the 2020 season, and the Northwest division did not play in 2021. Tacoma left NPSL in 2022 without having played a match.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

In 2023, the Tacoma Stars won the North American Sand Soccer U.S. Men's Open Division Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with a 3-2 victory over Maryzillians in the final.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-11 |title=News: STARS WIN NORTH AMERICAN SAND SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP! - Tacoma Stars |url=https://www.tacomastars.com/news/stars-win-north-american-sand-soccer-championship |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.tacomastars.com |language=en}} The team, which went 6-0 in the tournament, included Nick Perera, Cory Keitz, and Fellipe Souza, along with former players Chris Toth, Alessandro Canale, and Mike Palmerin. Perera was named the Tournament MVP, and Toth received the Top Goalkeeper award.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-11 |title=News: STARS WIN NORTH AMERICAN SAND SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP! - Tacoma Stars |url=https://www.tacomastars.com/news/stars-win-north-american-sand-soccer-championship |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.tacomastars.com |language=en}}

On January 4, 2024, the Tacoma Stars was announced as an expansion team for the outdoor USL League Two, joining the Northwest Division. The team will play their home matches at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma.{{cite press release |date=January 4, 2024 |title=Tacoma Stars joining USL League Two in 2024 |url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/news_article/show/1295950-tacoma-stars-joining-usl-league-two-in-2024 |publisher=USL League Two |accessdate=January 4, 2024}} An affiliated women's team, named the Tacoma Galaxy, will play in the USL W League beginning in 2024.{{cite news |last=Oshan |first=Jeremiah |date=February 2, 2024 |title=Tacoma Galaxy will join USL's W League |url=https://www.sounderatheart.com/2024/02/tacoma-galaxy-usl-w-league/ |work=Sounder at Heart |accessdate=February 4, 2024}}

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

{{sup|2}} First full season competing in MASL.

* The Stars had no home games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

* The Stars had no home games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Men's Open - North American Sand Soccer Championship (NASSC) (2023).{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=Tacoma Stars Win NASSC Championship |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/tacoma-stars-win-nassc-championship/n-5974311 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}

As of 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maslsoccer.com/stats#/192/team/281790/roster|title=Stars - Stats - Major Arena Soccer League|publisher=MASL}}

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{{Fs player|other=|no=0|pos=GK|nat=USA|name=Luis Birrueta}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=2|pos=DF|nat=USA|name=Chase Hanson}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=3|pos=DF|nat=USA|name=Cory Keitz}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=4|pos=FW|nat=USA|name=Logan Jones}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=5|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Kyle Rivers}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=7|pos=DF|nat=USA|name=Alex Caceres}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=8|pos=MF|nat=DEN|name=Philip Lund}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=9|pos=FW|nat=GUM|name=Eddie Na}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=10|pos=FW|nat=USA|name=Nick Perera}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=11|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Jamael Cox}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=13|pos=DF|nat=USA|name=Tyler John}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=17|pos=FW|nat=USA|name=Gilbert de la Luz}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=20|pos=DF|nat=USA|name=Evan McNeley}}

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{{Fs player|other=|no=21|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Willie Spurr}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=22|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Nani Mendoza}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=23|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Raphael Cox}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=25|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Mike Ramos}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=29|pos=DF|nat=PAN|name=Roman Torres}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=31|pos=GK|nat=USA|name=Chris Toth}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=33|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Adrian Correa}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=41|pos=GK|nat=USA|name=Michael Herrera}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=55|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=Matt Braem}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=77|pos=FW|nat=USA|name=Alex Megson}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=89|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Alessandro Canale}}

{{Fs player|other=|no=99|pos=MF|nat=USA|name=Sebastian Navarro}}

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1. {{note|c}}As Tacoma Galaxy
2. {{note|a}}Starfire has both indoor and outdoor facilities.
3. {{note|b}}ShoWare is primarily a hockey arena.

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{{cite news |newspaper=Tacoma Weekly |title=New sports center set to open this Spring |url=http://www.tacomaweekly.com/news/view/new-sports-center-set-to-open-this-spring/ |date=December 22, 2011 |access-date=December 4, 2012}}

{{cite web |title=Tacoma Galaxy to play in regional indoor league as Stars go on hiatus |publisher=GoalWA.net |date=August 23, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2013 |url=http://goalwa.net/2013/08/23/tacoma-galaxy-to-play-in-regional-indoor-league-as-stars-go-on-hiatus/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140126112614/http://goalwa.net/2013/08/23/tacoma-galaxy-to-play-in-regional-indoor-league-as-stars-go-on-hiatus/ |archive-date=January 26, 2014 }}

{{cite news |publisher=GoalWA.net |title=Public records show Pacific Sports Center is in receivership, could be shuttered |url=http://goalwa.net/2014/01/21/public-record-show-pacific-sports-center-is-in-receivership-could-be-shuttered/ |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=January 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140126112625/http://goalwa.net/2014/01/21/public-record-show-pacific-sports-center-is-in-receivership-could-be-shuttered/ |archive-date=January 26, 2014 }}

{{cite news |first=Arthur |last=Weinstein |work=The Sporting News |title=New Seattle soccer team could take over for another, concluding bizarre saga |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2015-01-13/tacoma-stars-major-arena-soccer-league-seattle-impact-fc-masl-trouble-dion-earl-western-indoor |date=January 13, 2015 |access-date=January 14, 2015}}

{{cite news |first=Geoff |last=Baker |work=The Seattle Times |title=Tacoma Stars buy rights to return to the highest level of professional indoor soccer |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/othersports/2025464362_tacomastars15xml.html |date=January 14, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2015}}

{{cite web |publisher=Major Arena Soccer League |title=Tacoma Stars return to professional ranks in MASL at ShoWare Center this Friday |url=http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_265279 |date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2015 |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214122553/http://pointstreaksites.com/view/masl/news/news_265279 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news |first=Don |last=Ruiz |work=The News Tribune |title=Tacoma Stars replace Seattle Impact in top-tier MASL |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/15/3590298_tacoma-stars-replace-seattle-impact.html?sp=/99/512/&rh=1 |date=January 15, 2015 |access-date=January 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116183240/http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/15/3590298_tacoma-stars-replace-seattle-impact.html?sp=%2F99%2F512%2F&rh=1 |archive-date=January 16, 2015 }}

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