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.

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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

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Frank Klopas memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Sting
Tim Twellman memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Sting
NASL playoffs notableChampionClub Chicago Sting
Frank Klopas playedFor Chicago Sting