Chicago Sting (Arena 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.[1]

Chicago Sting
Founded2021
OwnerArena Soccer League
LeagueArena Soccer League

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the owners explored the possibility of moving to Denver.[2] In July 1988, owner Lee Stern announced that the Sting had withdrawn from the MISL, citing falling attendances, failure to find new investors and concerns that the league was on the verge of collapse.[3]

The Sting: Reborn

On May 20, 2021, the new Sting was officially announced as a charter teams in the new ASL.[4]

References
  1. "Chicago Sting - Fun While It Lasted". 20 July 2013.
  2. Leptich, John (March 20, 1988). "If Sting Heads West, Halos Could Be Born". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  3. Leptich, John (1988-07-09). "Sting Quits Misl, But. . ". Chicago Tribune.
  4. "The Arena Soccer League Announces Future Plans To Include Return of Philadelphia Kixx and Chicago Sting". lastly.com. 20 May 2021.


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