Houston Stars

Houston Stars
Full name	Houston Stars
Founded	1967
Dissolved	1968
Ground	Astrodome
Capacity	62,000
Owner	Roy Mark Hofheinz
Manager	Martim Francisco (1967) ; Geza Henni (1968)
League	United Soccer Association (1967); North American Soccer League (1968)
1968	2nd of Gulf Division
Home colors	Away colors

The Houston Stars were a soccer team based out of Houston, Texas that played in the United Soccer Association.^[2] The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Houston club was actually Bangu Atlético Clube from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They were owned by Roy Mark Hofheinz, owner of the Houston Astros and played their home matches at the Astrodome, making them the first ever soccer team to play its matches indoors.

Following the 1967 season, the USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American Soccer League with the teams from the former USA having to create their rosters from scratch.

In their inaugural season in 1967, the Houston Stars drew an average home league attendance of 19,802 in six games, the highest of all soccer clubs in the United States that year.^[3]

Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	T	Pts	Regular Season	Playoffs
1967	USA	4	4	4	12	4th, Western Division	Did Not Qualify
1968	NASL	14	12	6	150	2nd, Gulf Division	Did Not Qualify

References

^ http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/a-soccer-history-of-houst
^ Conway, Joe (January 30, 2006). "Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
^ http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?page_id=496

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[1] ttp://www.ussoccerplayers.com/a-soccer-history-of-houst

[2] Conway, Joe (January 30, 2006). "Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2014.

[3] ttp://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?page_id=496

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Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Soccer Bowls	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Predecessors	USA 1967 Final NPSL 1967 Final
Indoor seasons	1971 1975 1976 1978 1979 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1983 1983–84
Conferences	1968 East West 1976–1977 Atlantic Pacific 1978–1980 American National
Related	Soccer Bowl broadcasters NASL Indoor Championship
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¹ United Soccer Association team that did not join NASL upon merger with NPSL. ² National Professional Soccer League team that did not join NASL upon merger with USA.