Toronto Shooting Stars were an indoor soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the defunct NPSL. The team began play in the 1996-1997 season, with home games taking place at Maple Leaf Gardens.[1] However, the ownership of the franchise collapsed just 3 games into its first season, forcing the league to take control of the team's operations for the remainder of the season.[2] After losses of nearly $1 million, the team suspended operations for the 1997-1998 season.[3][4] It was reported that the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs held negotiations to purchase the team, but it never returned to play.[4]
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| Full name | Toronto Shooting Stars |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 (Francois Glasman) |
| Dissolved | 1997 |
| Stadium | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Capacity | 15,726 |
| League | NPSL |
Year-by-year record edit
| Year[5] | League | Reg. season | GF | GA | Pct | Finish | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | NPSL | 6-34 | 416 | 685 | .150 | 4th North | Out of playoffs | 3,008[6] |
References edit
- ^ Mauntah, Richard (October 18, 1996). "Shooting Stars in danger of fading away". Financial Post. p. 48.
- ^ Da Costa, Norman (November 2, 1996). "League bails out soccer's Stars". Toronto Star. p. E7.
- ^ "Hamilton in the running for moving Stars". Hamilton Spectator. 1997-03-11.
- ^ a b "Shooting Stars to go on hiatus for one season". Toronto Star. August 15, 1997. p. E5.
- ^ "Final Standings". National Professional Soccer League. Archived from the original on 1997-06-11. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "NPSL attendance". kenn.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
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