Windsor Stars
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| Full name | Windsor Stars Pro Soccer | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Stars | ||
| Founded | 2004 (as Windsor Border Stars) 2011 (as Windsor Stars) |
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| Ground | Windsor Stadium Windsor, Ontario (Capacity: 3,000) |
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| Owner |  Filip Rocca |
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| Coach |  Steve Vagnini & Jeff Hodgson |
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| League | Canadian Soccer League | ||
| 2011 | Regular season: 13th Playoffs: DNQ |
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| Website | Club home page | ||
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Windsor Stars are a professional Canadian soccer team based in Windsor, Ontario. The club plays in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), the third tier of soccer in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic pro league in Canada. The team play their home games at Windsor Stadium in the city of Windsor, Ontario.
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[edit] History
The club was originally founded as the Windsor Border Stars and joined the Canadian Soccer League in 2004 but would later fold in 2008. In early 2011, the league announced that former Border Star defender, Filip Rocca, was awarded a franchise and would resurrect the club in Windsor. The Border Stars were re-branded as Windsor Stars Pro Soccer and returned to the CSL for the 2011 season.
Rocca pledged to build strong connections with the local soccer community and district association, Essex County Soccer Association, in order to avoid the failure that saw the Border Stars fold. The club owes its history and its name to the Windsor Stars of the 1970s and the Windsor Wheels of the 1980s from the Canadian National Soccer League, the predecessor of the CSL.[1]
The team has two head coaches, Steve Vagnini and Jeff Hodgson, who were announced as head coaches in February 2011.[2] The team's colors are sky blue and white.
[edit] Current Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Notable Former Players
Stephen Ademolu - Canadian international striker who had spells in Europe with Trelleborgs FF, Tromsø IL, Løv-Ham and FK Ekranas. Currently playing for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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| 2004 (as Border Stars) | "1" | CPSL | 3rd, Western | Quarter-Finals |
| 2005 (as Border Stars) | "1" | CPSL | 3rd, Western | Semi-Finals |
| 2006 (as Border Stars) | "1" | CSL | 4th, National | Semi-Finals |
| 2007 (as Border Stars) | "1" | CSL | 4th, National | Quarter-Finals |
| 2008 (as Border Stars) | "1" | CSL | 5th, National | Did Not Qualify |
| 2011 | "1" | CSL | 13th | Did Not Qualify |
[edit] Titles
as Windsor Border Stars
- AISL Championship: 1
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- 2005
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ D. Waddell (2011-01-27). "Rocca brings back pro soccer". Windsor Star. http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=691dbe0b-6391-45ee-a56f-58c55b58f8d2. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ https://atvsports.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/soccer-is-back/ Soccer is Back
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