The St. Louis Stars were a soccer team based out of St. Louis that played in the NASL. They played from 1967 to 1977. Their home field was Francis Field at Washington University. After St. Louis, the team played as the California Surf. The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... In 1967, two pro soccer leagues started in the United States: the FIFA- sanctioned United Soccer Association and the unsanctioned National Professional Soccer League. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The California Surf were a soccer team based out of San Jose that played in the NASL. They played from 1978 to 1981. ...
St. Louis soccer grew very early on, and the leagues have been strong from the beginning, but the city also had a very independent tradition, and even after the local association joined the United States Soccer Federation, it remained somewhat aloof, not fully integrating itself into the national body until 1918.
St. Louis clubs were at a disadvantage due to the lack of stability resulting from their reliance on corporate sponsorship rather than the more stable ethnic social organizations prevalent in other metropolitan areas.
Louis finally got its first fully professional soccer team in 1967 as the St. LouisStars were established as a charter franchise in the National Professional Soccer League.
Orignally known as the St. Louis Giants, the team took on a new name in 1922, it's third season in the original Negro National League.
The club continued to represent St. Louis in the NNL until the collapse of the league at the end of the 1931 season.
The following years held mixed fortunes for the Stars as they came close to a league pennant in 1939, fell in and out of the league over the next several years, ultimately disbanding in the early 1940s.
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