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) |
| Stadium | McHugh Park Windsor, Ontario |
| Stadium capacity |
1,000 |
| Owner | Filip Rocca |
| Coach | Steve Vagnini |
| League | League1 Ontario |
| 2014 | League1 Ontario, 6th |
| Website | Club home page |
Windsor Stars are a Canadian soccer team based in Windsor, Ontario, that were founded in 2004. They competed in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) and Canadian Soccer League (CSL). Throughout their tenure in the CPSL/CSL, Windsor won two Open Canada Cup, one American Indoor Soccer League (AISL) Championship, and maintained a status of regular playoff contender. Around the 2008 CSL season, the club faced financial, and player commitment problems which resulted in the league revoking the franchise. In 2011, former Windsor and CSL Defender of the Year Filip Rocca was granted a franchise and brought back Windsor to compete in the Canadian Soccer League. Following the de-sanctioning of the CSL by the Canadian Soccer Association the club joined the newly formed League1 Ontario in 2014.
The team play their home games at McHugh Park. The team's colors are sky blue and white.
On December 23, 2003 the Canadian Professional Soccer League granted a franchise to Windsor under the joint ownership of former soccer player Jeff Hodgson, John Dowhan, and Gary Maccagnone. Windsor received territorial rights to the Detroit–Windsor area, and Windsor Stadium as their home venue. These marked a return of professional soccer to the Windsor area since the 1980s when the Windsor Wheels competed in the Canadian National Soccer League. On January 24, 2004 the Windsor Border Stars were revealed to the public, and former Blackburn Rovers player Pat Hilton was announced the club's first head coach. The original roster was a mixture of former National Professional Soccer League, and Windsor Croatia players. Notable acquisitions were Alan Placek, Jeremy Harkins, Tati Errecalde, Tino Scicluna, Filip Rocca, Chris King, and Scott Patriquin.
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