Chicago Sting
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The Chicago Sting was a professional soccer club based in Chicago that competed in the North American Soccer League and later the Major Indoor Soccer League during the 1970s and 1980s.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct soccer club
ⓘ
soccer club ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairman | Lee Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipCount | 2 NASL championships ⓘ |
| competitionType |
indoor soccer
ⓘ
outdoor soccer ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1988 ⓘ |
| founded | 1974 ⓘ |
| homeArena |
Chicago Stadium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosemont Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
Comiskey Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soldier Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrigley Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indoorLeagueEntry | 1982 ⓘ |
| indoorLeagueExit | 1988 ⓘ |
| indoorLeagueStatus | defunct MISL franchise ⓘ |
| indoorTeamName | Chicago Sting (indoor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league |
Major Indoor Soccer League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueStatus | defunct NASL franchise ⓘ |
| location | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoach |
Karl-Heinz Granitza (player-coach)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willy Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Arno Steffenhagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franz Mathieu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingo Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl-Heinz Granitza NERFINISHED ⓘ Pato Margetic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRival |
New York Cosmos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tampa Bay Rowdies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Lee Stern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInEra |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | later Chicago professional soccer clubs ⓘ |
| region | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCityInSport | Chicago professional soccer ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| teamColors |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
NASL Soccer Bowl 1981
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NASL Soccer Bowl 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.