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The Tacoma Stars were a franchise in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. The team existed from 1983 - 1992 and is notable for two reasons. First, the team holds the record for the largest crowd to witness an indoor soccer game with 21,728 people packing the Tacoma Dome to see Tacoma fall to the Dallas Sidekicks 4-3 (OT) in Game 7 of the 1986-1987 MISL Championship. Also, Tacoma was the only team in MISL history to defeat the San Diego Sockers in a playoff series. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Old Town neighborhood in Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background Nickname: The City of Destiny Official website: http://www. ... The Major Soccer League, originally called the Major Indoor Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. ... Indoor soccer game in Mexico Indoor soccer is a game derived from association football, (soccer) adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. ... The Tacoma Dome is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Completed in 1983, the arena seats 17,100 for basketball. ... The San Diego Sockers is a name that has been used by two different soccer teams // Original Team The San Diego Sockers were one of the most successful indoor soccer teams in the sports short history. ...


Notable players

Tony Chursky (born on June 13, 1953 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Canadian national soccer team and NASL player. ... Tyree Ricardo Davis aka Ricky (born September 23, 1979) is a professional basketball player currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Bio Davis was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the First Round, as the 21st pick overall. ... Gordon Hill, (born April 1, 1954 in Surrey), was an English football player. ... Bob Lenarduzzi (born 1 May 1955 in Vancouver) is a former North American Soccer League star, Canadian International, and coach of the Canadian national and olympic soccer teams. ... Dale Mitchell (born April 21, 1958 in Vancouver) is a former top-level professional soccer who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 90s and is tied for having scored the most career goals for the Canadian national team, having scored 19 times in 55 appearances. ... Predrag Radosavljevic (Serbian: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the best players in the history of Major League Soccer. ... Roy Wegerle (born March 19, 1964 in Pretoria) is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. ... Slavisa Steve Zungul (born July 28, 1954 in Yugoslavia) is a Croat soccer player, who spent most of his career playing in the United States. ...

Year-By-Year Record

Year GP W L GF GA PCT Finish Playoffs
1983-84 48 22 26 226 232 .375 5th West Out of Playoffs
1984-85 48 17 31 207 263 .354 6th West Out of Playoffs
1985-86 48 23 25 208 232 .479 3rd West Lost Semifinal
1986-87 52 35 17 249 211 .673 1st West Lost Championship
1987-88 56 27 29 259 285 .482 4th West Lost Division Semifinal
1988-89 48 23 25 208 207 .479 4th MISL Lost Wild Card
1989-90 52 20 32 191 217 .385 4th West Out of Playoffs
1990-91 52 25 27 254 259 .481 3rd West Lost Division Semifinal
1991-92 40 18 22 228 242 .450 6th MISL Out of Playoffs

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