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Chicago Sting
Full name	Chicago Sting
Nickname(s)	The Sting
Founded	1975
Dissolved	1988
Stadium	Soldier Field; Comiskey Park; Wrigley Field; Chicago Stadium; Rosemont Horizon (both indoor); (Capacity: 55,000 (Soldier Field); 45,000 (Comiskey); 37,000 (Wrigley))
Chairman	Lee Stern
Coach	Bill Foulkes; Malcolm Musgrove; Willy Roy
League	NASL & MISL
Home colors	Away colors

The Chicago Sting (1975-1988) was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1984 to 1988. They were North American Champions in 1981 and 1984.^[1]

The Sting were founded in 1975 by Lee Stern of Chicago. A few years after founding the Sting, Stern brought Willy Roy on as head coach. Roy coached the Sting for the remainder of their outdoor existence.

The team was named in reference to the popular 1973 film, The Sting, whose action was set in Chicago of the 1930s.

The club played at various venues. The outdoor team spread their home games at Soldier Field, Wrigley Field, and Comiskey Park. The indoor entry called both Chicago Stadium and the Rosemont Horizon (now the Allstate Arena) home.

The club played its first NASL home game against the Denver Dynamos on May 2, 1975.^[2]

[edit] Outdoor year-by-year

Year	Record	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
1975	12-10	2nd, Central Division	Did Not Qualify
1976	15-9	1st, Northern Division, Atlantic Conference	Division Championships
1977	10-16	4th, Northern Division, Atlantic Conference	Did Not Qualify
1978	12-18	2nd, Central Division, American Conference	First Round
1979	16-14	2nd, Central Division, American Conference	American Conference Semifinals
1980	21-11	1st, Central Division, American Conference	First Round
1981	23-9	1st, Central Division	NASL Champions
1982	13-19	4th, Eastern Division	Did Not Qualify
1983	15-15	2nd, Eastern Division	Quarterfinals
1984	13-11	1st, Eastern Division	NASL Champions

[edit] Indoor year-by-year

Season	League	Record	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
80/81	NASL	13-5	1st, Central Division	Lost Championship	6,164
81/82	NASL	12-6	1st, Central Division	First Round	13,322
82/83	MISL	28-20	3rd, Eastern Division	First Round	9,201
83/84	NASL	20-12	2nd	First Round	11,974
84/85	MISL	28-20	2nd, Eastern Division	First Round	10,628
85/86	MISL	23-25	6th, Eastern Division	Did Not Qualify	7,345
86/87	MISL	23-29	5th, Eastern Division	Did Not Qualify	5,879
87/88	MISL	24-32	5th, Eastern Division	Did Not Qualify	5,977