📸 Chicago Red Stars, United States Women's football club: Photo Gallery (Photo: 19)

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Chicago Red Stars

United States

NWSL

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Chicago Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Chicago metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Chicago Stars were a founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league under the name the Chicago Red Stars. They have played in the NWSL since 2013. The Stars play their home games at Martin Stadium. They have reached the NWSL Championship twice, losing each time in 2019 and 2021.

The team played in WPS in 2009 and 2010. After leaving WPS in December 2010 due to the club's financial issues, the club joined the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the 2011 season. In 2012, the Red Stars co-founded and played in Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL-E): a one-year league which bridged the WPS and the NWSL. The club became a founding member of the NWSL, which was financially supported by the United States Soccer Federation, in 2012. In October 2022, they held the record for the longest active playoff streak (2015–2022) in the NWSL.

It was announced on August 15, 2023 that a group of Chicago business leaders led by Laura Ricketts had agreed in principle to purchase the Chicago Red Stars. On September 1, 2023, it was announced that the club had been acquired for $60 million by the group led by Ricketts.

On October 23, 2024, the team announced a name change to \"Chicago Stars Football Club\" to take effect during the 2024–25 offseason.

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