North York Astros
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| Full name | North York Astros Soccer Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Astros |
| Founded | November 23, 1990 (as North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club) |
| Ground |
Esther Shiner Stadium Toronto, Ontario |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| League | Canadian Soccer League |
| 2014 | Regular season: 4th Playoffs: Lost in semi-finals |
| Website | Club home page |
The North York Astros are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1990. The team was a member of the Canadian Soccer League. The team played their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a district of the city of Toronto, Ontario. The team's colours are orange and black. Originally went by the name North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club the club witnessed instant success in its initial stages. After a merger with North York Talons, and a relocation to Scarborough the team eventually settled with the name North York Astros. The Astros were a founding member of the Canadian National Soccer League's successor the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998.
North York's time in the CPSL (later Canadian Soccer League) was marked with mixed performances as example reaching the CPSL Championship finals, then going through periods of consecutively failing to secure a postseason berth. In 2013, the Astros merged with Toronto Vasas organization to form Astros Vasas FC. The merger proved a success as the club rebuild itself and became a playoff contender. In 2014, the Canadian Soccer Association De-sanctioned the CSL, and as a result North York withdrew from the league in 2015.
Founded on November 23, 1990 as the North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club and accepted into membership by the National Soccer League Board to participate in the 1991 NSL season. Lamport Stadium served as the club’s first home field. Elio Garro was appointed the club's first head coach. North York tasted success in their debut season as it went on to win the 1991 Peniche Pre-season Tournament over the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League in penalty kicks after a 1–1 tie at Lamport Stadium, the 1991 NSL Ontario Cup over the Toronto Jets (2–0) and the NSL Canadian Cup Championship over the Montreal Dollard (3–2) at Claude Robillard Stadium in Montreal, Quebec.
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